Helpful Score: 4
Clark's books have been reduced to simplistic, predictable formulas with little innovation or creativity to spark them to life. Even the villain was predictable given Clark's over-worn habit of repeatedly choosing the same character type as the villain.
The plot depends on a series of highly improbably coincidences bordering on the absurd. The characters are stereotypes from her previous novels. Clark does remain exceedingly good at writing a flowing, rhythmic narrative. At times I found myself yelling at the heroine because she made so many dumb moves guaranteed to have a bad outcome.
Clark remains one of my favorite authors, but I feel she didn't work very hard earning her paycheck on this book.
The plot depends on a series of highly improbably coincidences bordering on the absurd. The characters are stereotypes from her previous novels. Clark does remain exceedingly good at writing a flowing, rhythmic narrative. At times I found myself yelling at the heroine because she made so many dumb moves guaranteed to have a bad outcome.
Clark remains one of my favorite authors, but I feel she didn't work very hard earning her paycheck on this book.
Helpful Score: 2
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 pastâbut 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
Helpful Score: 1
Mary Higgins Clark did it again! This book kept me in surprise the whole time and always had me guessing who did "it?" If you like her other books you must read this one. This lady has a talent for suspenseful writing.
The story is about a litte girl, Lizzy, who accidentally shoots her mother trying to protect her from the stepfather. The murder is ruled an accident but town gives her the name Lizzy Borden. She is adopted by new parents who change her entire identity and allow her to begin a new life. As an adult she is widowed with a son but is happily remarrying a lawyer who gives her a huge gift... the house she killed her mother in!
The story is about a litte girl, Lizzy, who accidentally shoots her mother trying to protect her from the stepfather. The murder is ruled an accident but town gives her the name Lizzy Borden. She is adopted by new parents who change her entire identity and allow her to begin a new life. As an adult she is widowed with a son but is happily remarrying a lawyer who gives her a huge gift... the house she killed her mother in!
Helpful Score: 1
A 10yr old girl shoots her mother whilst trying to protect her from her stepfather. Years later, the girls new husband buys her old house as a surprise, not knowing who she really is. Then some people are murdered and she becomes the suspect.
Helpful Score: 1
This one was one of the best. could not resist the desire to keep turning the pages. Ignore the need to do the chores, just read the words and enjoy.
Helpful Score: 1
a little far-fetched that a child who accidentally killed her mother would move back into her childhood home when her new hubby bought it for her without her knowledge; especially, when no one knew who she really was (not even hubby) and lots of murders take place around her...
it was good winter night reading material; as ever, clark writes extremely well. just not well enough for the story to be believable...but thats ok too.
it was good winter night reading material; as ever, clark writes extremely well. just not well enough for the story to be believable...but thats ok too.
Helpful Score: 1
In a riveting thriller from the #1 bestselling Queen of Suspense, a young woman is ensnared into returning to the childhood home she wanted to leave behind forever - and where her hidden past emerges wit a new and deadly twist.
Helpful Score: 1
Excellent book filled with twists and turns. Liza accidently shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her stepfather. Adopted and her name changed, she tries to erase all traces of her past. Her birthday present from her husband is the house where she killed her mother. Threatening letters sprayed on the lawn, the real estate agent's husband murdered, she becomes a suspect.
Gripping story.
Gripping story.
Helpful Score: 1
Mystery done right. 10 yr Liza shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her stepfather. That was years ago. Now Liza (renamed Celia) has moved back into the house where it happened with her own family. There she finds that there is no way to escape the past-or a murderer
Helpful Score: 1
It has been a while since I picked up a Mary Higgins Clark mystery, but I'm so glad I picked up this one. I really enjoyed it. It was suspenseful and hard to put down.
Helpful Score: 1
love this book ... awesome story my first book by her not my last.
great fst mystery read
Can't go wrong with Mary Higgins Clark.
another great from mary
Ten-year old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her violent husband - Liza's stepfather. While the death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden. Liza is adopted and her name is changed to Ceila. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son, Jack she remarries a young lawyer who on her birthday presents her with a gift - the house where she killed her mother. When the real-estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect.
Mary's latest paperback.Very good read.
Yet another good mystery from Mary Higgins Clark!
Liza Barton accidentally shot and killed her mother when she was a child. She has changed her name and her life and is now a grown woman with a husband and a child that know nothing of her past. To her surprise, her husband buys her childhood home where the shooting took place. Can she still continue to hide her past or will it come back to haunt her?
Great book! I love how well-hidden Mary Higgins Clark keeps her "baddies"... I'm always surprised at the end and this book is no different! Fast read and interesting!
Liza Barton accidentally shot and killed her mother when she was a child. She has changed her name and her life and is now a grown woman with a husband and a child that know nothing of her past. To her surprise, her husband buys her childhood home where the shooting took place. Can she still continue to hide her past or will it come back to haunt her?
Great book! I love how well-hidden Mary Higgins Clark keeps her "baddies"... I'm always surprised at the end and this book is no different! Fast read and interesting!
great book!!
What can I say about Mary Higgins Clark that everyone doesn't already know? I will say that this one kept me on the edge of my seat for a long time. I thought I had it figured out, but I didn't! Bet you won't either!
Another good read by MHC.
Great read - totally suspenseful, one of her best.
She always writes great mysteries..
great beach read
If you like suspense - this is great - didn't want it to end...............
The ending as always is not who you would suspect (unless you are familiar with her books). I couldn't put it down until I got to the end.
Celia is stalked by her past when her husband buys her a surprise house that ends up being her childhood home where her mother was murdered.
Always a great plot! A really good read!
One of Mary Higgins Clarks' better books. Very good reading
Loved it. Love Mary Higgins Clark.
Another great Mary Higgins Clark mystery! Kept me guessing until the end!
Great story, well told. One of her better ones!
I really enjoyed reading this book... Just like all of her books they hold you to the very end... Great read
great book - hard to figure out the twist
Good easy read mystery/thriller.
Great mystery
A riveting thriller about a young woman ensnared into returning to the childhood home she wanted to leave behind forever, and where her hidden past emerges with a new and deadly twist. Very intriguing.
Good book, keeps you guessing throughout.
four star this is a very good read
Like most of Mary Higgins Clark's novels, this was a page turner. I was a little disappointed at first, because I thought I had solved the mystery, but was pleased when there were some twists thrown into the story along the way, especially the one at the very end. I did not see that coming until very late in the story. This is one of the reasons that I enjoy reading Mary Higgins Clark's novel so much - she is always able to provide a surprise at the end, but doesn't leave us hanging. I finished this book over a weekend - did not want to put it down.
This one is my #1 Mary Higgins Clark book! Sometimes it takes me a while to read a book, but I dove right in to this one & loved it!
I really enjoyed reading this book. It had a lot of suspense for me. I had to keep reading, and just when I had thought I new who the killer was something would happen to that person. Great ending! A must read
Mary Higgins Clark is a great storyteller. I really enjoyed this book from its first page to the last. Great plotting, plenty of action and intrigue. A must read!
Ten year old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to perfect her from her violent husband, Liza's stepfather. While the death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden. Liza;s adoptive parents change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son, Jack she remarries a young lawyer. Celia is happy until on her birthday, he presents her with a gift, the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words Little Lizzie's Place-Beware painted in red letters on the lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Celia and her little son are being stalked by the killer.
One of my favorites of Ms. Clark's...a very good read!
Mary Higgins Clark has done it again! I couldn't put this book down! It was so well written and had you guessing after the first chapter!!!
Absolutely fantastic book! I loved the Lizzie Borden angle!
This book had so many twists and turns. I suspected everyone and couldn't put it all together until the very end. I like that, the suspence, the danger, the conclusion!
This book was interesting. I liked it, but It seemed a little far fetched. But, then that's why it's a work of fiction and not reality!
A young woman is ensnared into returning to the childhood home she wanted to leave behind forever-and where her hidden past emerges with a new and deadly twists. Great book.
My first MHC book to read. I am so hooked. Loved it!
Very rarely do I find a Mary Higgins Clark mystery that is not thrilling and this one is no exception! She holds your interest from cover to cover. I just can't second guess her!
Excellent Book!
Great mystery, full of suspense; definitely a page turner.
Another excellent read by MHC. She never fails to impress me with her writing. Fast read, nice twist at the end...loved it!
a best seller. a cunning variation on the haunted house theme.
I really enjoyed this book and you will too. It's a great suspense. I really love the way Mary Higgins Clark weaves a tale if you haven't tried her yet you must!!! I promise you will be hooked.
another great read by Mary Higgins Clark
A young women is ensnared into returning to the childhood home she wanted to leave behind forever-and where her hidden past emerges with a new and deadly twist! Great Read! I couldn't put it down!
A young women is ensnared into returning to the childhood home she wanted to leave behind forever-and where her hidden past emerges with a new and deadly twist! Great Read! I couldn't put it down!
Great story...Kept me reading for hours.
great mystery suspense
A great book about a woman finding out her true identity and the consequences of it.
A great book with a twist near the end
Suspense! Mystery! Loved it!
Ten-year-old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her violent husband - Liza's stepfather. While the death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden. Liza's adoptive parents change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celia is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift - the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIE'S PLACE - BEWARE painted in red letters on the lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Celia and her little son are being stalked by the killer. A good book, lots of twist, held your attention to the end!
Classic Mary Higgins Clark, must read!
Ten year old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her violent husband - Liza's stepfather. While the death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden. Liza's adoptive parents change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son, Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celia is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift - the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIE'S PLACE - BEWARE painted in red letters on their lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Celia and her little son are being stalked by the killer.
EXCELLENT! Highly recommend it!
Loved It!!!
Excellent! Never saw the ending coming!
Very Good! The ending was a complete surprise.
Excellent! Loved it!
The murder of a fifteen year old girl haunts the whole family. When the killer has served his time, her sister does everything she can to keep him in prison. His wealthy family can pay off as many people as they want, but that won't make him innocent. Laying the blame on a simple minded man won't do it either. She cannot let him harm anyone else. Her obsession with proving his guilt to the world bears fruit when she discovers that this wasn't the first time he killed. Things get dangerous for her before she proves he is what she always believed him to be, a cold-blooded murderer. With the proof comes peace and some healing of her family.
great book. MHC is one of the best. She out did her self once again. Made you feel as you were there.
MHC. Need I say more
Clark serves up her usual tasty tale of a woman threatened by a tragedy in her past, complete with multiple suspects and tangled web of mayhem.
Can't say enough about MHC! Any of her books are awesome! She gets you from about the 3rd page on! Recommend any of her books!
Typical of the latest books by Mary Higgins Clark, this book is too formulaic and predictable. The ending is a letdown because it is obvious in the last 3rd of the book what is going to transpire. The ending is trite and MHC has wrapped everything up in a nice little package.
Another good book from Mary Higgins Clark!
A bit draggy in places but still a good story. Quick read.
I loved this book! It was a murder mystery without any sex or foul language. It was wonderful. The book is about a young girl who accidently shoots and kills her mother. The girl is sent to live with distant relatives, changes her name, and tries to hide from her past. Then, many years later, her husband unknowingly buys her childhood home. She has hidden her past from him, but now must face it. Strange things begin happening when she returns home.
This is a great suspenseful book. I stayed up until 3:00am to finish it because I couldn't put it down. Like always, the end was thrilling and quite a surprise.
From the back cover:
Ten-year-old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her violent husband-Liza's stepfather. While the death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden.
Liza's adoptive paretns change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son, Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celia is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift-the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIE'S PLACE-BEWARE painted in red letters on teh lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Celia and her little son are being stalked by the killer.
From the back cover:
Ten-year-old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her violent husband-Liza's stepfather. While the death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden.
Liza's adoptive paretns change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son, Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celia is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift-the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIE'S PLACE-BEWARE painted in red letters on teh lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Celia and her little son are being stalked by the killer.
Got this book from PBS - first Higgins Clark book I have read, but it certainly won't be my last - I loved it and I never would have guessed the ending.
A great read!
This is one of Mary Higgins Clarks best ever written books. The subject of the story is a very likeable person ( young lady ) who grows up in the book. She has suffered a lot in her young live and then is made to suffer more in her adult life! Very suspense full and very enjoyable read!
Another excellent Mary Higgins Clark book designed to be read quickly.
The story line was pretty good, but I figured it would be since I love this author's work. But the ending was a bit reaching in my opinion.
loved this one. higgins-clark's best in a long time.
Really good.
In a riveting new thriller a young women is ensnared into returing to a place she had wanted to leave behind forever. Very good read.
EXCELLENT BOOK! I have yet to read a book of Mary Higgins Clark I didn't like. Read this one in 2 1/2 days. What a page turner!
Great book! I didn't know who did it until the last4 pages!
Not quite up to the expected Clark suspense, but still a good read.
Very predictable and it felt like I had read it before.
Very good book!!
Love all her stuff. Good read.
Great book, read in one day and didn't see the ending twist coming!
Very good book. I love all of Mary Higgins Clark books
A very enjoyable mystery. Great characters.
GREAT book! My mom read it in 24 hours and then I did the same...proves why Mary Higgins Clark is so good at what she does. "A young woman is ensnared into returning to the childhood home she wanted to leave behind forever- and where her hidden past emerges with a new and deadly twist"
you can't put it down!!
In this riviting thriller, a young woman is ensnared into returning to the childhood home she wanted to leave behind forever - and where her hidden past emerges with a new and deadly twist.
Great book with a surprise ending
This is Higgins at Her best. It catches you from page one and won't let go. A must read for Mystery Fans.
A great read. I could hardly stand to put it down.
This is one of the best Clark books I've read in a while. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down.
Clark creates several characters in this book and her writing was excellent in this book. I did figure out the "whodunit" part to a certain extent but not completely, so I was still surprised at the end.
A riveting thriller where a young woman returns home to a place she did not want to return to.
Mary Higgins Clark always has a surprise at the end. This book won't disappoint.
FANTASTIC.
Ten-year-old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her violent husband-Liza's stepfather. while the death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden.
Liza's adoptive parents change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son,Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celia is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift-the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIE'S PALCE-BEWARE painted in red letters on the lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Celia and her litlle son are being stalked by the killer.
Liza's adoptive parents change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son,Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celia is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift-the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIE'S PALCE-BEWARE painted in red letters on the lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Celia and her litlle son are being stalked by the killer.
Really, really exciting read !! I really do not want to give it away, so suffice to say that she outdid herself with this book as it is SO interesting and SO suspenseful! One of my very favorites by this author so far!!!
From the back of the book:
"Ten-year-old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her violent husband--Liza's stepfather. While th death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden. Liza's adoptive parents change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son,Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celi is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift--the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIES'S PLACE-BEWARE painted in red letters on the lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Cilia and her little son are being stalkd by the killer."
"Ten-year-old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her violent husband--Liza's stepfather. While th death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden. Liza's adoptive parents change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son,Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celi is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift--the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIES'S PLACE-BEWARE painted in red letters on the lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Cilia and her little son are being stalkd by the killer."
From the back cover:
Ten-year-old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her violent husband-Liza's stepfather. While the death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden.
Liza's adoptive paretns change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son, Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celia is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift-the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIE'S PLACE-BEWARE painted in red letters on teh lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Celia and her little son are being stalked by the killer.
"Mary Higgins Clark [possesses an] awesome gift for storytelling... A cunning variation on the haunted-house theme." --The New York Times
Ten-year-old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her violent husband-Liza's stepfather. While the death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden.
Liza's adoptive paretns change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son, Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celia is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift-the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIE'S PLACE-BEWARE painted in red letters on teh lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Celia and her little son are being stalked by the killer.
"Mary Higgins Clark [possesses an] awesome gift for storytelling... A cunning variation on the haunted-house theme." --The New York Times
Liza Barton moves into a neighborhood where she has been compared since childhood to Lizzie Borden. Why? Read the book to find out....
Another winner. Kept me on the edge of my seat all thru the book. I have never read one of her books that I did not like.
Can't put this book down. Excellent
Excellent Reading
A suspenseful story of a young woman who has a murder in her childhood that continues to haunt her. Her past becomes a daily reminder, as well as the reason for more murders when her husband unknowingly purchases her childhood home in which the original murder took place. Will keep you guessing until the end exactly who the killer is.
A young woman is ensnared into returning to the childhood home she wanted to leave behind foreever-and where her hidden past emerges with a new a deadly twist.
An enjoyable suspense.
I've read many MHC books and I have to say so far this is one of my favorites!! The ending is a great surprise!!
Good read! Definitely had a surprise ending...
You can't go wrong with a MHC book. This is a good story with a bit of a twist at the end.
I always enjoy suspense and books about women, even involving their children. You will too.
Liza Barton shot her mother at age ten, trying to protect her from Liza's stepfather. At 32, fate puts her back into the same house. On the day they move into the house "Beware" is painted on the lawn. When the real estate agent is murdered, Liza becomes a suspect. As she fights to prove her innocence, she is not aware that she and her son are now the targets of a killer.
New York Times bestseller.
In a riveting thriller of suspense, a young woman is ensnared into returning to the childhood home she wanted to leave behind forever and where her hidden past emerges with a new and deadly twist.
In a riveting thriller of suspense, a young woman is ensnared into returning to the childhood home she wanted to leave behind forever and where her hidden past emerges with a new and deadly twist.
very good read.
Excellent read. I am so addicted to Higgins Clark that I can no longer wait for the paperback versions.
A page turner. An old Murder, a new murder, and unforeseen danger around the corner. All this set in and around quiet, suburban (Mendham?) New Jersey. A "who done it" that you can't wait to solve.
This was a very good book. I got it from another paperbackswapper and it looks like it was a library book.
This book caught my attention, held it and gave me the creeps when i finished it. GREAT, fast, scary read!
America's "Queen of Suspense" has done it again.
When she was only 10 years old, Liza Barton acidentally kills her mother while trying to protect her from her abusive husband, Lisa's stepfather. The child is adopted, grows up, marries and has a son. When her husband dies, Liza's second husband finds a house she will love - only it turns out to be the home in which she shot her mother. Was the choice of homes a strange coincidence - or the action of a man intent on destroying her?
When she was only 10 years old, Liza Barton acidentally kills her mother while trying to protect her from her abusive husband, Lisa's stepfather. The child is adopted, grows up, marries and has a son. When her husband dies, Liza's second husband finds a house she will love - only it turns out to be the home in which she shot her mother. Was the choice of homes a strange coincidence - or the action of a man intent on destroying her?
Ten-year-old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her violent husband â Liza's stepfather. While the death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden.
Liza's adoptive parents change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son, Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celia is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift â the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIE'S PLACE - BEWARE painted in red letters on the lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Celia and her little son are being stalked by the killer.
Awesome book..Very surprised ending!
Liza's adoptive parents change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son, Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celia is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift â the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIE'S PLACE - BEWARE painted in red letters on the lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Celia and her little son are being stalked by the killer.
Awesome book..Very surprised ending!
A young woman is ensnared into returning to a place she had wanted to leave behind forever---her childhood home. There, at the age of ten, Liza Barton had shot her mother, trying desperately to protect her from her estranged stepfather, Ted. Despite his claim that the shooting was a deliberate act, the Juvenile Court ruled the death an accident. To erase Liza's past, her adoptive parents change her name to Celia. At age twenty-eight, a successful interior designer, she marries a childless sixty-year-old widower, Laurence Foster, and they have a son. Before their marriage, she revelas to him her true identity. Two years later, on his deathbed, he makes her swear never to tell anyone so that their son, Jack, will not carry the stigma of her past. Two years later, Celia is happily remarried. Her peace of mind is shattered when her new husband, Alex Nolan, surprises her with a gift---the house in Mendham, New Jersey, where she killed her mother.
You just have to read it to see what happens..
