Moonlight Becomes You Kindle Edition

Ok, but not one of her best. The book starts out with an exciting suspense/horror prelude. Then I slogged through most of the book hoping to get to the bit that was described in the beginning of the book. And I do mean slogged. Very slow going. Maggie seems a bit vapid to me. Liam invites her to go with him to his family reunion. Then, as soon as they enter he walks off and leaves her alone, so she does her own exploring and finds her stepmother from more than 20 years ago. There are no truly complex characters. Maggie's stepmother seems like someone who would be fun to be around. At first, Earl is Liam's friend but as the book progresses, Earl gets more and more weird. The book was very well edited. There is violence, there is mild profanity but no "F" bombs, there is no sex. Most of the book is a cozy mystery with the thriller coming closer to the end.

It’s been a while since I’ve read a book by Mary Higgins Clark. I was anxious to try this one because of a plot thread regarding Victorian burial customs. Maggie Holloway reconnects with her stepmother, Nuala, at a cocktail party. The two women haven’t seen each other since Maggie was a child but their connection is immediate. Shortly afterward, Nuala is murdered by an unknown assailant and Maggie inherits her home.The plot involves residents of Latham Manor, a luxury living center for seniors, complete with medical staff on the premises. Maggie becomes friendly with one of Nuala’s friends, only to have that woman die unexpectedly. She soon realizes that several residents of Latham Manor have passed away in a short amount of time, and while visiting their graves discovers Victorian burial bells by their tombstones. Although this isn’t the main thread of the story, it adds an interesting twist.There are a lot of characters to keep track of, and the book bogs a bit as each are introduced and their connections to the others become apparent. The story starts with a bang then slows down for quite a while before gaining momentum again, but it’s worth sticking with. While I deduced the identity of the killer around the 60% mark, it was entertaining to see the mystery unravel. The suspenseful ending, along with a nice wrap for the various plot threads made for a satisfying read.

Several friends highly recommended this author’s books, so I finally bought this—my first Mary Higgins Clark novel—in September 2017. I’ve picked it up more than a dozen times and managed to read to the 25% mark.By page 49, approximately twenty-five characters are introduced—most wealthy & many aspiring to be wealthier. Too many characters and it’s only page 49.Oddly, I didn’t learn Maggie’s surname until page 24. Had I not been seeking it, I’d have missed it.The author introduces a world of excesses—which Maggie and the other characters inhabit. Reminded me of old TV shows like Dynasty.Thought balloon, Maggie: “I hate cocktail parties.” Well, of course it’s merely a cocktail party if you leave The Four Seasons before dinner . . . in the Grill Room. Also, not excusing herself to the host/hostess and abandoning her date. Maggie likes Il Tinello (said Liam), went to boarding school & Carnegie-Mellon, and rubs along comfortably with wealthy blue bloods in Newport. Maggie is used a wealthy life, seems to be a perfect person, everyone seems to love/like her, and three men are lusting for her.Before the plot managed to manifest itself, I was bored. DNF the Kindle version and same for the Audible version.

Another really good mystery by Mary Higgins Clark. All about greed, deception and murder.I just knew "that guy"was too good to be true but didn't see why til the end. Loved all the characters. There are a couple stories within this one mystery, but then that's what makes it so interesting. Glad Maggie ended up with who she did.I recommend this and all her books-you won't be disappointed.

I gobble up every book written by this author but the premise of the story was too far fetched to be realistic, which is not what I normally expect from Clark. Not to give it away for those who want to read it no matter what but the clue to the people being murdered was too unrealistic to make the deaths suspicious.

As usual, Mary Higgins Clark never disappoints. Moonlight Becomes You is a good read. Not her best, but very good. I gave it three stars because I compared it with several of her other books and decided this one was average compared to what she normally writes. She is, in my opinion, one of the best authors releasing books today.

This story revolves around a step daughter and her return to her family only to become the victim of a unknown sociopath. Follow the heroine through many unsuspected perils to finding who killed six older ladies in a nursing home. Enjoy.

This was definitely not one of my favorites for MHC. Although it was still an enjoyable read, it was slower moving and more repetitious in places. It got more lively toward the end but dragged on too long in places along the way.

As with all of Clark's books, I enjoyed myself immensely reading this book. I found myself sympathizing with Maggie, who after discovering her ex-step-mom after many years has to lose her to death - and in this case murder. From joy to despair in a few days.While the identity of the murderer is clouded from the beginning a couple of questions appear quite early:Not all is as it should be in the home that Nuala had considered entering (Latham Manor). It is suspicious that the people who have died recently there are people without close family nearby. And why was it that Nuala withdrew her application shortly before death?Maggie's cousin Earl is a bit screwy. But is he screwy enough to kill or is he just obsessed with his field of study (death-rituals)?The culprit (or culprits) become(s) more and more apparant as the storyline develops. But knowing who the culprit(s) is/are does not lessen the enjoyment. Clark is too good a writer for that to happen.I hope you enjoy the books as much as I did.

MHC does it again. This time we are at an old peoples home where ladies are dying a bit too often for no apparent reason except perhaps old age. Nuala Moore was thinking to join her friends in the home, but decides not to due to her suspicion that all is not what it seems.During a party Nuala meets up with her step daughter whom she hasn't seen for years, invites her to her house, but before she can confide her suspicions Nuala is murdered.Easy read with lots of twists an turns. Would recommend.

This is a good book by a good author. Good story.

Picked it up. Read it. Finished in one go. Enough said.

As this was ordered by mistake I tried to return it. Was informed by yourselves that I could keep if asa gift and I therefore gave to an elderly friend of mine who cannot read very well nowadays and was informed she thoroughly enjoyed it.