No Place Like Home: A Novel
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9 CDs, unabridged; Read by Jan Maxwell; running time about 10 hours
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9 CDs, unabridged; Read by Jan Maxwell; running time about 10 hours
If you are new to BookCrossing and found this book and this site, Welcome!
You have in your hands a free gift. This book is yours to do with as you wish...read it, share it, keep it, pass it on!
I've registered this at BookCrossing.com so that I can keep up on where it goes, who reads it, and what they thought of it. If you like the BookCrossing concept, you might want to register yourself with a screen name, so that you can keep up on this book, and maybe release others also! It’s all confidential (you’re known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), fascinating, and fun!
Thank you for picking up this book. I'd love to see an entry letting me know it is safe with you. Do with it as you please... read it (or not!), give it to a friend, keep it, leave it in the wild - it's up to you! Enjoy! If you like you can mention me, booklady331, as the one who referred you.
From Publishers Weekly
Clark's clever use of a bit of New Jersey real estate code fits perfectly into her usual formula for minting bestsellers in a novel about past deadly secrets coming to haunt the present. At One Old Mill Lane, in Mendham, N.J., 10-year-old Liza Barton wakes to find her stepfather, Ted Cartwright, attacking her mother, Audrey. Liza grabs a gun in defense, but in the ensuing melee Audrey is killed and Ted is wounded. Dubbed "Little Lizzie Borden," Liza is taken away and almost convicted of murdering her mother and attempting to kill the lying, scheming Ted. Twenty-four years later, Liza, now known as Celia Foster Nolan, has just been presented with a surprise birthday present from her new husband, Alex: the house at One Old Mill Lane. Alex doesn't know Celia is really Liza, and he doesn't know the house's grim past—but thanks to a real estate code obligating agents to notify prospective buyers if a house could be considered "stigmatized property," he's about to find out about the latter at least. As Celia fights to keep her dark secret hidden, their real estate agent turns up dead. More folks are killed and Celia comes under suspicion. But in typical Clark style, most of the characters look a little guilty. Some readers will get annoyed by Celia's tendency to do things that reinforce the cops' suspicions, but Clark's steadfast fans will suspend all necessary disbelief and play along.
From AudioFile
Now in her 70s, Mary Higgins Clark is still the Queen of Suspense. Celia Nolan (born Liza Barton) is hiding a terrible secret, even from her new husband, Alex. At age 10, she accidentally shot and killed her own mother. Now Alex has surprised her with a gift---the very house where the murder took place. With sympathy and strength, Jan Maxwell steadily builds the fearful and dangerous path Celia follows to the truth, exposing the sham of her life and the identity of a new killer. This is a standard Higgins Clark formula, but a solid production and tempo offer a hefty helping of chills.
Clark's clever use of a bit of New Jersey real estate code fits perfectly into her usual formula for minting bestsellers in a novel about past deadly secrets coming to haunt the present. At One Old Mill Lane, in Mendham, N.J., 10-year-old Liza Barton wakes to find her stepfather, Ted Cartwright, attacking her mother, Audrey. Liza grabs a gun in defense, but in the ensuing melee Audrey is killed and Ted is wounded. Dubbed "Little Lizzie Borden," Liza is taken away and almost convicted of murdering her mother and attempting to kill the lying, scheming Ted. Twenty-four years later, Liza, now known as Celia Foster Nolan, has just been presented with a surprise birthday present from her new husband, Alex: the house at One Old Mill Lane. Alex doesn't know Celia is really Liza, and he doesn't know the house's grim past—but thanks to a real estate code obligating agents to notify prospective buyers if a house could be considered "stigmatized property," he's about to find out about the latter at least. As Celia fights to keep her dark secret hidden, their real estate agent turns up dead. More folks are killed and Celia comes under suspicion. But in typical Clark style, most of the characters look a little guilty. Some readers will get annoyed by Celia's tendency to do things that reinforce the cops' suspicions, but Clark's steadfast fans will suspend all necessary disbelief and play along.
From AudioFile
Now in her 70s, Mary Higgins Clark is still the Queen of Suspense. Celia Nolan (born Liza Barton) is hiding a terrible secret, even from her new husband, Alex. At age 10, she accidentally shot and killed her own mother. Now Alex has surprised her with a gift---the very house where the murder took place. With sympathy and strength, Jan Maxwell steadily builds the fearful and dangerous path Celia follows to the truth, exposing the sham of her life and the identity of a new killer. This is a standard Higgins Clark formula, but a solid production and tempo offer a hefty helping of chills.
I enjoyed the book, but I found it very predictable. I figured out the story and the ending long before the end.
I am reserving the book for my CD audio bookbox round 2. Since round 1 is only on its 2nd person, it will be a few months.
I am reserving the book for my CD audio bookbox round 2. Since round 1 is only on its 2nd person, it will be a few months.
Journal Entry 4 by booklady331 at U.S. Postal Mail in By Mail, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Friday, April 18, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (4/18/2008 UTC) at U.S. Postal Mail in By Mail, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases
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going in my CD only book box to replace *What Came Before He Shot Her* by Elizabeth George.
going in my CD only book box to replace *What Came Before He Shot Her* by Elizabeth George.
Took out of CD audio bookbox.
I finally got around to listening to this book. Typical Clark mystery, but I enjoyed it and I liked the narrator.
Journal Entry 7 by carlissa at Booklady331 CD only audio bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (4/14/2009 UTC) at Booklady331 CD only audio bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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In booklady331's audio bookbox
In booklady331's audio bookbox
Picked this out of the box. Looks like this little book rather like sunny Florida and is reluctant to leave!
Thanks you two for organizing the audio book boxes! They are always filled with good stuff!
Thanks you two for organizing the audio book boxes! They are always filled with good stuff!
Listened to this on a trip to Tampa. Enjoyable story, nice twist of plot. I jut finished Patterson's 6th Target before this, and by comparison, this reader is not as good, though it's still a nice read.
Now giving this back to Azuki.
Now giving this back to Azuki.
Well, as I don't read mysteries often, I didn't find the plot predictable, though it did cross my mind who the real killer may be. Quite an enjoyable listening experience, in spite of the main character's tendency to act in ways that make you want to yell to the speaker.
Now putting into whichever audio box coming my way.
Now putting into whichever audio box coming my way.
Journal Entry 11 by Azuki at Audio Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (1/28/2010 UTC) at Audio Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Putting into indygo88's audio box.
I quite enjoyed this book so hope the next reader would too.
Putting into indygo88's audio box.
I quite enjoyed this book so hope the next reader would too.
Arrived home in my bookbox. I think I may have read at least one Higgins Clark in the past. I'll give this one a try too!