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Reading
Mary Higgins Clark always reminds me of watching Murder She Wrote.
The show usually had three plotlines --- the standard "rule
of three" --- and by the end of the hour it had was wrapped
neatly like a nice package with Angela Lansbury tying up the loose
ends by solving the case brilliantly. Though we knew the formula,
it never kept us from tuning in, usually for the sheer pleasure
of escape and watching the story unfold.
The three plots in ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT concern a stolen
chalice, a missing baby and a will which seems to be fraudulent.
To solve the mystery, she revives her beloved characters Alvirah
and Willy Meehan --- the former cleaning woman and plumber who won
the lottery and left their life in Jackson Heights, Queens for an
apartment on Central Park. Like Angela Lansbury, the two of them
have fun along the way to solving the puzzle.
The pace is swift and the story is a pure escape --- totally fun
Mary Higgins Clark. I admit however, that I am still trying to conjur
up what melody of the song, "All Through the Night" sounds
like.
This holiday season, put aside your chores and curl up on the couch
with ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT. When you close it you will be relaxed
and more ready to enjoy the festivities. And then you might just
want to tuck a copy into someone's stocking or gift bag, as well.
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