The Melody Lingers On
Mary Higgins Clark
Simon &
Schuster, Jun 23 2015, $26.99
ISBN
9781476749112
Just when his investment con collapses, hedge fund billionaire
Parker Bennett vanishes while sailing the Caribbean. He leaves behind a stunned widow Anne and an
equally shocked adult child Eric. Angry
investors who lost five billion and law enforcement believe Parker’s grieving
survivors especially his son were partners in his nefarious schemes and perhaps
murdered him to distant themselves from Parker if he is even dead.
No longer able to live the lifestyle of the Greenwich 1%, Eric
buys a condo in Bergen County, New Jersey
for his mom. They hire Manhattan interior
designer Glady Harper to fix up her new home. When Gladys’s thirtyish assistant and single
mom of a five old, Elaine Harmon and Eric meet, each feels an attraction. While the Feds hound Eric to reveal where his
father hides and to confess his own role in the scam; he employs a firm to
prove his innocence. Filled with rage
over Parker’s swindle but unable to get even directly; recently widowed Ranger
plans to murder Eric and Anne. At the
same time undercover FBI agent Russo becomes Anne’s neighbor.
This is a captivating suspense in which the audience wonders what
Parker’s plan is (readers will assume he lives) and if Eric abetted him in his
scheme. Although none of the key players
feel fully developed or likable, Mary Higgins
Clark’s fans will appreciate her latest thriller.
Harriet Klausner
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