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When investigative journalist Gina Kane receives an email from a "CRyan" describing her "terrible experience" while working at REL, a high-profile television news network, including the comment "and I'm not the only one," Gina knows she has to pursue the story. But when Ryan goes silent, Gina is shocked to discover the young woman has died tragically in a Jet Ski accident while on holiday.
Meanwhile, REL counsel Michael Carter finds himself in a tricky spot. Several female employees have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct. Carter approaches the CEO, offering to persuade the victims to accept settlements in exchange for their silence. It's a risky endeavor, but it could well make him rich.
As more allegations emerge and the company's IPO draws near, Carter's attempts to keep the story from making headlines are matched only by Gina Kane's determination to uncover the truth. Was Ryan's death truly an accident? And when another accuser turns up dead, Gina realizes someone--or some people--will go to depraved lengths to keep the story from seeing the light.
Author Notes
Mary Higgins Clark was born in the Bronx, New York on December 24, 1927. After graduating from high school and before she got married, she worked as a secretary, a copy editor, and an airline stewardess. She supplemented the family's income by writing short stories. After her husband died in 1964, leaving her with five children, she worked for many years writing four-minute radio scripts before turning to novels. Her debut novel, Aspire to the Heavens, which is a fictionalized account of the life of George Washington, did not sell well. She decided to focus on writing mystery/suspense novels and in 1975 Where Are the Children? was published. She received a B.A. in philosophy from Fordham University in 1979.
Her other works include While My Pretty One Sleeps, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Moonlight Becomes You, Pretend You Don't See Her, No Place Like Home, The Lost Years, The Melody Lingers On, As Time Goes By and Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry. She is the author of the Alvirah and Willy series, which began with Weep No More, My Lady. She is also the co-author, with her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, of several holiday crossover books including Deck the Halls, He Sees You When You're Sleeping, Santa Cruise, The Christmas Thief, and Dashing Through the Snow. She writes the Under Suspicion series with Alafair Burke. In 2001, Kitchen Privileges: A Memoir was published. She received numerous honors including the Grand Prix de Literature of France in 1980), the Horatio Alger Award in 1997, the Gold Medal of Honor from the American-Irish Historical Society, the Spirit of Achievement Award from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University the first Reader's Digest Author of the Year Award 2002 and the Christopher Life Achievement Award in 2003.
Many of her titles have made the best sellers list. Her recent books include All By Myself, Alone, I've Got My Eyes On You, and You Don't Own Me.
Bestselling suspense novelist, Mary Higgins Clark died on January 31, 2020 at the age of 92.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Early in this enjoyable standalone from MWA Grand Master Clark (You Don't Own Me), New York City investigative reporter Gina Kane checks her email after being away for more than a week in a part of the world without internet service. One email that arrived the day Gina left on her trip is from fellow Boston College grad Cathy Ryan, who has had "a terrible experience" with one of the higher-ups at the headquarters of REL, the global news conglomerate where Cathy works. Cathy wants to meet with Gina to talk about the situation. Cathy doesn't respond to Gina's emails, and later Gina discovers that Cathy recently died in an accident while on vacation in Aruba. With the help of Cathy's family, Gina starts to put together clues that lead her to Brad Matthews, REL's top newscaster. Meanwhile, Gina's boyfriend gets the chance to be a part of REL's initial public offering through his bank, posing a potential conflict of interest, and Gina's widowed father becomes the romantic target of a woman whose motives she doesn't trust. No surprise, the good guys prevail, and the bad guys get their just desserts. Clark's many fans will be more than satisfied. Agent: Bob Barnett, Williams & Connolly. (Nov.)
Kirkus Review
The doyenne of damsels in distress enters the brave new world of #MeToo.Returning from a trip to Hong Kong, investigative journalist Gina Kane is eager to see her boyfriend, banker Ted Wilson, and nearly as eager to hear from CRyan, the mysterious correspondent who'd emailed her about "a terrible experience with one of the higher-ups" at REL News. But Ted has just left on a business trip of his own, and despite Gina's repeated attempts, CRyan doesn't reply. By the time Gina has identified her as Catherine Ryan, she's been killed in a jet ski accident in Aruba. Since Cathy was an old hand at jet skiing whose death seems suspiciously timed, Gina, with the blessing of Geoffrey Whitehurst, the incoming editor at Empire Review, takes off for Aruba, where she satisfies herself that this was no accident. A long flashback to two years earlier shows REL associate producer Lauren Pomerantz reporting to Michael Carter, a lawyer in the news organization's HR department, that venerable anchor Brad Matthews has harassed her and that she's gotten some convincing proof that will put paid to he-said, she-said. The next hundred pages mark a notable stretch for Clark (I've Got My Eyes on You, 2018, etc.), who clearly relishes the opportunity to show a bunch of high-priced lowlifesMatthews, Carter, CEO Richard Sherman, and Frederick Carlyle Jr., son and heir apparent to REL's founderscrambling to cover up Matthews' bad behavior without leaving any trace that they're doing so. Back in the present, Gina leans on enough sources to link Cathy Ryan's death to Matthews' serial abuse, but at considerable cost. Her relationship with Ted, who's helping handle REL's move to turn itself into a public corporation, is seriously jeopardized by her sleuthing. She can barely spare the time it takes to fly to Buffalo to check out the bona fides of her recently widowed father's much younger new girlfriend. And savvy readers will realize long before Gina does that one of the conspirators at REL whose wings she plans to clip has ideas about clipping hers first.Clark's usual mixture now updated, with surprising and welcome assurance, for a new generation of imperiled women. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Excerpts
Excerpts
Prologue Prologue October 12 Gina Kane stretched in her window seat. Her latest prayer had been answered. The door of the jumbo jet was closing and the flight attendants were preparing for takeoff. The middle of the three seats on her side was empty and would remain that way for the sixteen-hour direct flight from Hong Kong to JFK in New York City. Her second piece of luck was the passenger on the other side of the empty seat. Immediately after buckling himself in, he had taken two Ambien. His eyes were already closed and would remain that way for the next eight hours. That was perfect. She wanted time to think, not make small talk. It was a trip her parents had spent over a year planning, and they were so excited when they called her to say they had sent in the deposit and were "committed to going." She remembered her mother saying, as they often did, "We want to do this before we get too old." The notion of either of them getting old had seemed so foreign. Both were outdoors enthusiasts, always hiking, walking, and biking. But at her mother's annual physical, her doctor had spotted an "abnormality." It was shocking, an inoperable cancerous tumor. She went from being the picture of health to gone in four months. It was after the funeral that Dad brought up the trip. "I'm going to cancel. When I see the other couples from the hiking club together, it will be too depressing to do it alone." Gina had made her decision on the spot. "Dad, you're going, and you're not going to be there alone. I'm going with you." They had spent ten days hiking through small villages in mountainous Nepal. After flying with her to Hong Kong, he had taken the direct flight to Miami. It had been so easy to see and choose the right thing to do. Her father had thoroughly enjoyed the trip. She had as well. She had never once second-guessed her decision to go. But where was that ability to decide and plow forward when it came to Ted? He was such a good guy. Both of them were thirty-two. He was absolutely certain that she was the person he wanted to spend his life with. Although disappointed that they would be apart for so long, he had encouraged her to accompany her father. "Family should always come first." It was a line he had said to her many times as they went to gatherings with his bewildering array of relatives. All that time to think and she was no closer to knowing what to say to Ted. He had a right to know where they were going. How many times can I say, "I just need a little more time" ? As usual, her reflection ended in a stalemate. Longing for any distraction, she opened her iPad and entered the password for her email. The screen immediately filled with "new" messages, ninety-four in total. She typed several keystrokes to make the screen display the emails by the name of the sender. There was no response from CRyan. Surprised and disappointed, she hit NEW, typed in CRyan's address, and began writing: Hi C, I hope you received the email I sent ten days ago. I'm very interested in hearing about your "terrible experience." Please be in touch at your earliest convenience. Best regards, Gina. Before pressing SEND, she added her phone number after her name. The only other email she opened was from Ted. She was sure it would say that he had made a plan for them to meet for dinner. And talk. It was with a mixture of relief and disappointment that she read his note. Hi Gina, I've been counting the days until I get to see you. I'm sorry to say I'm going to have to keep counting. I leave tonight for a special project the bank put me on. Will be in LA for at least a week. I can't tell you how disappointed I am. I promise to make it up to you when I get back. Call you tomorrow. All my love now, Ted A voice came over the PA announcing they had been cleared for takeoff and ordering that all electronic devices be powered down. She closed her iPad, yawned, and propped her pillow between her head and the side of the cabin. The email from ten days earlier, the one that would put her life in danger, remained on her mind as she slowly dozed off. Excerpted from Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry: A Novel by Mary Higgins Clark All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
