The Cradle Will Fall Author:Mary Higgins Clark The heroine is Katie DeMaio, a bright, ambitious young prosecutor in a small New Jersey town, recently widowed. A driving accident brings her to Westlake Hopsital with minor injuries, where she sees a familiar figure carrying a woman's body to his car in the middle of the night...When the woman is found dead in her bed the nexst day and declared... more » a suicide, Katie determines to find out the truth, and soon unovers the nidden scandals and fears in the the lives of a number of people who seem on the surface, to be solid, respectable citizens.« less
This book was written in 1988 when she was really writing books and not just knocking them off in rapid succession. Very suspenseful, quick read and a Mystery Guild Main Selection.
Katie DeMaio, a bright, ambitious, attractive young prosecutor in a small New Yersey town, recently widowed. A driving accident brings her to Westlake Hospital with minor injuries, where she sees-or thinks she sees a familiar figure carrying a woman's body to his car in the middle of the night. When the woman is found dead in her bed the next day and declared a suicide, Katie determines to find out the truth, and soon uncovers the hidden scandals and fears in the lives of a number of people who seem, on the surface, to be solid, respectable citizens.