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A Stranger is Watching
A Stranger is Watching
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
ISBN-13: 9780671230715
ISBN-10: 0671230719
Publication Date: 2/15/1978
Pages: 314
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 21 ratings
Publisher: Simon Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
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TakingTime avatar reviewed A Stranger is Watching on + 1072 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
One of Mary Higgins Clark's best performances....a son watches his mothers death... the wrong person is to be executed...and another bides his time to complete the job.
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Helpful Score: 1
Awesome book ... keeps you on your toes!
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Helpful Score: 1
I have never read a Mary Higgins Clark that did not satisfy. A very good suspense novel.
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Helpful Score: 1
Very good!!!
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Helpful Score: 1
WOW! This is one of Mary Higgins Clark's early books and it is great! Meeting while debating the death penalty on the Today Show, the main characters fall in love. A kidnapping takes place and the plot thickens, in fact it becomes so intense I had to take a break several times and calm myself down before reading on. This is a true horror mystery. I'm glad I didn't miss this suspensful page turner.
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Boring story that is supposed to be a thriller.
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A very intense mystery thriller. It will keep you guessing.
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Good read
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I enjoyed reading this book. MHC is one of my favorites so like all her stories. Will read all her books. I reccommend this to anyone who likes her writing.
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Ronald Thompson knows he never killed Nina Peterson... yet in two days the state of Connecticut will take his life, having found him guilty via due process of law. But Thompson's death will not stop the pain and anger of Nina's husband, Steve. Thompson's death will not still the fears of Nna's six-year-old son, Neil, witness to his mother's brutal slaying. Not even the love and friendship of Sharon Martin, a journalist who is slowly becoming a part of their world, will ever erase their bitter memories. Only time, perhaps, will heal their wounds. But in the shadows a stranger waits, a cunning psychopath who has killed before, who has unfinished business at the Peterson home...
nascargal avatar reviewed A Stranger is Watching on + 352 more book reviews
A very exciting thriller.
None of them could forget the tragic, brutal murder of Nina Peterson. Not her husband, Steve Peterson, ravaged by her loss and raging for revenge, nor his six-year-old son Neil, a terrified witness to his mother's slaying. Not Sharon Martin, who loves them both and wishes only to ease their pain and hurt, nor Ronald Thompson, who sits wrongly convicted of the murder on the eve of his execution. Certainly not the stranger who had killed once in psychopathic glee, who has not finished with any of them, who lives for the moment when he can kill again and again.
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good read
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Great thriller in true Mary Clark fashion.
AsYouWish54 avatar reviewed A Stranger is Watching on + 14 more book reviews
Great Mystery Suspense!! Loved every minute of it! First time reading Clark and she is definitely on my list of authors I'd read more of!
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I love Mary Higgins Clark. Her books are really good thrillers.
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very good
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He knows something they don't, his identity.
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This is a very interesting read. It keeps you guessing and takes several unexpected turns.
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"Terrifying...Once a STRANGER IS WATCHING gets a hold of you...it doesn't let go!" - The Washington Post
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Someone is about to die for a murder they did not commit.
nascargal avatar reviewed A Stranger is Watching on + 352 more book reviews
Love this book...
From the cover...None of them could forget the tragic, brutal murder of Nina Peterson. Not her husband, Steve Peterson, ravaged by her loss and raging for revenge, nor his six-year-old son Neil, a terrified witness to his mother's slaying. Not Sharon Martin, who loves them both and wishes only to ease their pain and hurt, nor Ronald Thompson, who sits wrongly convicted of the murder on the eve of his execution. Certainly not the stranger who had killed once in psychopathic glee, who has not finished with any of them, who lives for the moment when he can kill again and again.
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Ronald knows he never killed Nina Peterson...yet in 2 days the state will take his life. Neil (Nina's 6 year old son) was a witness to his mother's slaying. But in the shadows a stranger waits, a cunning psychopath who has killed before, who has unfinished business at the Peterson home...
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Ronald Thompson knows he never killed Nina Peterson...yet in two days the state of Connecticut will take his life,having found him guilty via due process of law. But Thompson's death will not stop the pain and anger of Nina's husband, Steve. Thompson's death will not still the fears of Ninas six year old son, Neil, witness to his mothers's brutal slaying.
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Ronald Thompson knows he never killed Nina Peterson... yet in two days the state of Connecticut will take his life, having found him guilty via due process of law. But Thompson's death will not stop the pain and anger of Nina's husband, Steve. Thompson's death will not still the fears of Nina's six-year-old son, Neil, witness to his mother's brutal slaying. Not even the love and friendship of Sharon Martin, a journalist who is slowing becoming a part of their world, will ever erase their bitter memories. Only time, perhaps, will heal their wonds. But in the shadows a stranger wait, a cunning psychopath who has killed before, who has unfinished business at the Peterson home...
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Ronald Thophson knew he never killed Nina Perterson...yet in two days will take his life, having been found guilty due to via process of law. Thomphson death will not stop the pain and anger of Nina's husband, Steve. Thomphson's death will not still still the fears of Nina's six year old son. Niel, witness to his mother's brutal slaying. Not even the love and friendship of Sharon Martin, a journalist who is slowly becomming a part of their world. Only time perhaps, will heal their wounds, but in the shadowsn a stranger waits, a cunning psychopath who has killed beforl, who has unfinished business at the Peterson home.
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Ronald Thompson knows he never killed Nina Peterson..Yet in two days the state of Connecticut will take his life,having found him guilty via due process of the law. But Thompson's death will not stop the pain and anger of Nina's husband ,Steve. thompson's death will not still the fears of Nina's six-year-old-son, Neil. Witness to his mother's brutal slaying. Not even the love and friendship of Sharon Martin, a journalist who is slowly becoming a part of their world, will ever erase their bitter memories. Only time, perhaps, will heal their wounds. But in the shadows a stranger waits, a cunning psychopath who has killed before. Who has unfinished business at the Peterson home.