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All Around the Town

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I am amazed that I was kept on the preverbial 'edge of my seat' with this book! I read it in 6 hours and could not put it down! The suspense and twists were enough to make me wince and become anxious! Unbelievable suspense from what I now refer her to, THE Queen of Suspense, Mary Higgins Clark...

~'All Around the Town' is a simple childs rhyme, but not to little four year old Laurie Kenyon. She has been abducted and held mercilessly for two long and torturous years, suffering abuse and horrible mind games so severe that when she is released at age six, she doesn't even remember what has happened to her!
Now at age 21 she is found accused of murdering her English professor, Allan Grant, but she has no memory of the gruesome crime!

Apparently during those horrible years of being held prisoner, she has developed multiple personalities, one of which is a sex kitten calling herself "Leona". Leona has been writing crazed love letters to Allan Grant and has been secretly entering his home! She watches him sleep and wishes she could be with him...but the host personality, Laurie, is unaware of the many other 'people' living inside of her.

When things seem to go farther downhill for a suffering Laurie, her sister and best friend, a reknowned prosecutor,Sarah, takes up her defense and brings her to a psychiatrist Justin Donnelly, a specalist in MPD, Multiple Personality Disorder. Justin must be the one to help Laurie unlock her forbidden memories from those missing two years of captivity. But evil is lurking in the shadows...Laurie's abductor, now a famous televison evangelist, is still hopelessly obsessed with little Laurie and is determined to get to her one last time.

This story has twists upon twists that will leave you gasping for air and wanting more! The sad tale of a tortured woman trying to save herself by remembering who she is and what has happened all those years past. We get to see her world through her mind's eye and what we see is horrible and obscene. The preacher will never let her remember, but can Laurie beat him to the punch? A real rollarcoaster thrill-ride packed with suspense, enough to keep you on the edge of your seat until the wee hours of the night!

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ALL AROUND THE TOWN by Mary Higgins Clark is a murder mystery involving two sisters. Laurie Kenyon is the younger sister, and her story starts with her kidnapping years ago when she was only 4 years old. She disappeared for 2 years, only to be found again, but never to be the same happy child she once was. Sarah Kenyon is her older sister. She watched as her family fell apart while her parents tried desperately to find their daughter. With this in mind, Sarah becomes Laurie's protector, and vows to always be there when Laurie needed her.

The story revolves around the two women, as a murder mystery unfolds where Laurie is the accused murderer. As the story progresses, Sarah, who is now an attorney, tries to save her sister. But the more Sarah learns, the worse it looks. Laurie is discovered to have multiple personalities, and could one of her personalities have been the murderer?

I've read many Mary Higgins Clark books, and this is probably one of her best. It left me on the edge of my seat and was so riveting that it took me only two days to read it. I highly recommend this book!

All Around the Town is a book about a girl, Laurie Kenyon, who was kidnapped at the age of four. Her kidnappers abused her while she was in their custody and somehow managed to form multiple personalities. Unfortunately Laurie was unaware of them, but when she was returned to her family they supposedly disappeared. Now at the twenty-one she is accused of murdering her English professor, Allan Grant, although she has no recollection of the murder at all. One of her many personalities had fallen in love with him and constantly wrote him letters under the name Leona. Laurie's sister, Sarahm does not believe this could be happening and since she is a lawyer quickly goes to her sister's defense. I had a wonderful time reading this book, once I started it I could barely put in down. The suspense was just too thrilling. There was not a single part of this book that I did not enjoy. I just kept on wanting to know what was going to happen next. This is a great book and I recommend it to everyone, even those people who do not enjoy reading suspense novels will certainly enjoy this book.

This was my first MHC book to read, and I really enjoyed it. I thought the plot twists were suprising and kept me guessing and turning the page. I am looking forward to my next MHC read.

Good book for vacation, I like that the chapters are short so your not hanging in the middle of one when you have to put it down.

Mary Higgins Clark did a wonderful job of profiling the impact of childhood trauma on young adulthood. Well do we all know that that if you create a distrubed child you can be assured of a psychologically disturbed adult.

Little Laurie was traumatized when she was abducted at age 4. At age 18, she is a psychologically disturbed young college students. This book delves into multiple personalities and the impact these personalities have on little Laurie and those around her.

Do give this book a good read and see what you think. ---Beverly C. Sanders

I stayed up half the night with this novel and read between classes to get to the bottom of this mystery. I reccomend this any time! Two thumbs up! My favorite book!

IT WAS A VERY GOOD BOOK AND IT KEPT YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT.
VERY WELL WRITTEN MARY HIGGINS CLARK IS A GREAT WRITER.
I HOPE IN THE FUTURE SHE HAS MORE BOOKS.

I recently read the book by Mary Higgins Clark entitled All Around the Town. It was very suspeseful and impossible to put down. With all the twists and turns in the plot, there's never a dull moment. It's about a girl who is kidnapped at a young age and how this experience haunts her in her later years. I hated when the book ended. I just had to read it more! All Around the Town is a great book that you can read over and over again and never get tired of.

'all around the town' is an excellent thriller of suspense. laurie, abducted and abused at young age, suffers from split personalities. written in a direct, fast-paced style, higgens cleverly portrays her alter personalities--leona, a sex bomb, over-protective karen,a troubled 4-year old debbie and lee, a smart boy who trys to keep her from trouble. her ex-abductors have witfully transformed themselves as a pair of god-fearing preachers, the Hawkins. donnelly,her psychologist is extremely concerned about her severe state. but it seems that they are determined to silence her. what laurie goes through is sheer hell. the hawkins are putting knives--anything, to remind her of her childhood. then laurie is been falsely accused of murdering her professor, grant. so who is the killer? clarke brilliantly spices up her story. 'all around the town is a must-read' for anyone--clark is a great writer.