You Don't Own Me

✍ Scribed by Clark, Mary Higgins;Burke, Alafair

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

The extraordinary new novel from the grande dame of suspense, Mary Higgins Clark, and Alafair Burke.

Mary Higgins Clark published her first suspense thriller in 1974, and has been writing ever since. Each of her 51 books has been a bestseller and all of her novels remain in print, with her debut,Where are the Children, now in its seventy-fifth printing. In 2014, Clark joined forces with novelist Alafair Burke to begin the Under Suspicion series, about television producer Laurie Moran and her crew tracking down and solving unsolvable cold-cases.

Laurie and her team have uncovered the worst of humanity over the years, from the murder of a rich woman at the Met Gala ball to the gunning-down of Laurie's own husband. And now Laurie and her crew will be faced with their most difficult case yet...

The novels of Mary Higgins Clark are perfect for fans of Sabine Durant, Shari Lapena and everyone who loves a good mystery...

* Praise for Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke *

'I adore Mary Higgins Clark' Karin Slaughter

'Trust Mary Higgins Clark to know what frightens us to death' New York Times

'Clark plays out her story like the pro that she is . . . flawless' Daily Mirror

'Should come with a warning: start in the evening and you'll be reading late into the night'USA Today

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About the Author

Alafair Burke is the Edgar-nominated, New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels, including The Wife, The Ex, If You Were Here, Long Gone, and the Ellie Hatcher series. A former prosecutor, she is now a professor of criminal law and lives in Manhattan.

Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

You Dont Own Me

1

Five years later, Caroline was still working in that same carriage house, but so much had changed. Mindy and Bobby were no longer her little babies. They were nearly finished with the first and third grades. They rarely cried anymore, even when the subject of their father came up.

And Mrs. BellKendra, as Caroline often called her nowwell, she was an entirely different woman. She no longer slept away the days. She was a good mom. And she worked, which is why it would fall to Caroline to pick the children up from their twice weekly visit to their grandparents apartment on the Upper East Side. It was a task that neither of them enjoyed. Dr. Bells parents made their son look like a free spirit compared to them.

Caroline had made it out of the apartment and halfway to the elevator when she heard the childrens grandmother call out behind her. She turned to see both grandparents standing side by side outside their door. Dr. Bell was thin, almost to the point of being gaunt. His wispy hair was combed sideways across the dome of his head. As chief of vascular surgery at prestigious Mount Sinai Medical Center, he had grown accustomed to getting his own way. Nine years into retirement the scowl he had brought to the hospital every day had not diminished in the least.

Cynthia Bell, now in her eighties, showed little sign of the beauty that had once been hers. Her long hours in the sun had left her skin wrinkled and dry. Her lips were turned down at the corners, giving the impression of a permanent pout.

Yes? Caroline inquired.

Did Kendra even try to get that television producer interested in Martins case? Dr. Bell asked.

Caroline smiled politely. Its really not for me to say who Mrs. Bell speaks to

You mean Kendra, he said sternly. My wife is the only Mrs. Bell. That woman is no longer married to my son, because my son was shot to death in his driveway.

Caroline continued to force a pleasant expression. Oh, how she remembered the drama that had unfolded in the living room six months earlier over the subject of that television producer. Robert and Cynthia had asked to come to the house following Mindys after-school dance recital. They told Kendra all about Under Suspicion, a television show that reinvestigated cold cases. Without notifying Kendra, they had sent a letter to the studio asking them to look into Martins unsolved murder.

The official Mrs. Bell, Cynthia, interjected. Kendra tells us that the producer, a woman named Laurie Moran, passed on the case.

Caroline nodded. Thats exactly what happened. Kendra was at least as upset about it as you are. Now, I need to get your grandchildren home before my shift ends, she added, even though she was never one to watch a clock.

As the elevator made its way down from the Bells penthouse apartment to the lobby, she had a feeling that the couple wasnt going to let this subject drop. She was going to hear the name Laurie Moran again.

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