Silent Night: a Christmas Suspense Story

Brief Description: During the Christmas season, a young boy sees a woman steal his mother's wallet and follows her into the subway, where the most dangerous adventure of his young life begins. Review Quotes: "Genuinely thrilling and suspenseful."-- "Detroit News" Review Quotes: "Genuinely thrilling and suspenseful."-- "Detroit News"Review Quotes: "The New Yorker" Mary Higgins Clark is truly a mistress of high tension. Review Quotes: "USA Today" Mary Higgins Clark does a fine job with this duo. The collection of...stories ends too soon... Review Quotes: "The tense-but-tender tale of the most harrowing Christmas Eve any mother could imagine . . . with an ending that's nothing short of miraculous. We promise there won't be a dry eye in the house!" -- "Literary Guild"Review Quotes: "Genuinely thrilling and suspenseful." -- "Detroit News"Publisher Marketing: Mary Higgins Clark'S Christmas gift for listeners of all seasons. From America's most beloved writer of suspense comes a very special story about the power of love, and of a child's courage and faith. When her husband is diagnosed with leukemia, Catherine Dornan and their two young sons accompany him to New York, during the Christmas season, for a life-saving operation. Hoping to divert them from worry about their father, Catherine takes the boys to see some of the city's Christmas Eve sights. When they stop to listen to a street musician, Brian, the younger boy, sees a woman find his mother's wallet, which also holds a precious family memento he believes will save his father's life. Unable to get his mother's attention, Brian follows the woman into the city's subways -- beginning a journey that will threaten his life and change that of his mother and of the woman as well. Written with warmth, yet set against a background of menace and thrilling suspense, "Silent Night" sings with the spirit of the season, celebrating the mysteries of faith renewed and faith rewarded that we honor every holiday season. Publisher Marketing: Mary Higgins Clark, the "Queen of Suspense," has crafted a very special holiday story about a child's courage in the face of danger, and the power of love. Charged with menace and thrilling suspense, it is the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author's gift to readers for all seasons. When Catherine Dornan's husband, Tom, is diagnosed with leukemia, she and their two young sons travel with him to New York during the holiday season for a lifesaving operation. On Christmas Eve, hoping to lift the boys' spirits, Catherine takes them to see Rockefeller Center's famous Christmas tree; while there, seven-year-old Brian notices a woman taking his mother's wallet. A St. Christopher medal tucked inside the wallet saved his grandfather's life in World War II, and Brian believes with all his heart that it will protect his father now. Impulsively, Brian follows the thief into the subway, and the most dangerous adventure of his young life begins... Review Citations:

Library Journal Prepub Alert 06/15/1995 pg. 52 (EAN 9780684815466, Hardcover)

Library Journal Prepub Alert 06/15/1995 pg. 52 (EAN 9780684815459, Hardcover)

Booklist 09/15/1995 pg. 116 (EAN 9780684815459, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 09/11/1995 pg. 74 (EAN 9780684815459, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 09/01/1995 pg. 1203 (EAN 9780684815459, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 02/01/1996 pg. 131 (EAN 9780684815459, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/1996 pg. 16 (EAN 9780684815459, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2000 pg. 125 (EAN 9780684815459, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 176 (EAN 9780684815459, Hardcover)

Library Journal Prepub Alert 06/15/1995 pg. 52 (EAN 9780671537227, Analog Audio Cassette)

Publishers Weekly 10/14/1996 (EAN 9780671000424, Mass Market Paperbound)

Contributor Bio:  Clark, Mary Higgins Mary Higgins Clark, #1 international and "New York Times "bestselling author, has written thirty-four suspense novels; three collections of short stories; a historical novel, "Mount Vernon Love Story"; two children s books, including "The Magical Christmas Horse"; and a memoir, "Kitchen Privileges. "With her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, she has coauthored five more suspense novels. She also wrote "The Cinderella Murder "with bestselling author Alafair Burke. Her books have sold more than 100 million copies in the United States alone.