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Kaleidoscope – Dorothy Gilman

Most famous for her Mrs. Polifax series, Dorothy Gilman didn’t limit herself to stories about the gutsy elderly detective. In “Kaleidoscope,” we see a whole new female sleuth, Madame Karitska. First introduced in Gilman’s book “The Clairvoyant Countess,” Karitska is a displaced countess of former wealth who went through a terrible period in her life and is now virtually penniless, living in a humble apartment from where she does psychic readings. Karitska’s good friend Pruden is on the police force and often comes to her for advice. She helped rescue his lady love in the first novel, and in this … Continue reading →

Let Me Call You Sweetheart – Mary Higgins Clark

Kerry McGrath is a divorced prosecutor with a ten-year-old daughter, Robin. One night while out with her father, Robin is involved in a car accident which showers glass all over her face. The hospital staff calls in Dr. Charles Smith, a renowned plastic surgeon, and he works his miracles on Robin’s face. She still has some red lines, but the doctor assures Kerry that the marks will go away in time. When Kerry takes Robin in for a check-up, she sees a woman leaving the office who looks strangely familiar to her. She wracks her brain, but can’t come up … Continue reading →

The Second Time Around – Mary Higgins Clark

In “The Second Time Around,” we meet Carley DeCarlo, a journalist who writes financial advice columns. Her baby died ten years ago from a heart defect, and her husband couldn’t take the stress and left. Now alone and supporting herself, Carley feels like she’s put her life back together, but she hesitates to trust again. Her mother has remarried, and her step-father’s daughter, Lynn, is cool and distant. Lynn’s husband, Nicholas Spencer, is everything Lynn is not. He’s charming, warm, and personable. He owns a company called Gen-stone which is devoted to seeking out a cure for cancer. He believes … Continue reading →

I Heard That Song Before – Mary Higgins Clark

Fans of Mary Higgins Clark rejoiced to hear that she released a new novel earlier this year. There’s almost nothing we like better than a new Mary Higgins Clark. Kay Lansing is the daughter of a landscaper, the employee of a rich family by the name of Carrington. One afternoon, six-year-old Kay went to work with her father and wandered into a forbidden part of the house to hear a woman and a man arguing. She doesn’t tell anyone about it because she doesn’t want to get in trouble for wandering off, but later, a woman who had been at … Continue reading →