Customer Reviews

Where Are the Children?

5 star:		(57)
4 star:		(36)
3 star:		(17)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I think Mary Higgins Clark was at her best with this book; Where Are the Children. It was well written, and it kept me thinking constantly throughout the book. She made the story seem so realistic by letting the characters feelings and emotions relate to what other people in the same circumstances would have felt like. I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very descriptive about what was happening to the characters. Mary Higgins Clark makes reading enjoyable and relaxing. I did find the book a little hard to follow in the beginning, but the rest of the book made up for it. So, I decided to give Where Are the Children 5 stars. It was about a lady named Nancy Eldredge and her family. She was married to Carl Harmon and had two children, Peter and Lisa. She was very happy, and then one day her children disappeared. Her children were found dead and Nancy was framed for the murders. During the trial her husband and closest friend went against her. She decides to start a new life, and so she changed her appearance. She moved to Cape Cod and married Ray Eldredge, so that she could try to get rid of her horrible memories from the past. Nancy and Ray had two children named Mike and Missy, who were helping her move on with her life. Just when her life is going the way she wanted it to, Mike and Missy disappeared, leaving nothing but a little red mitten as a clue for the police to follow. Nancy couldn't remember much from the day her kids disappeared, so the police thought that it was her again. Will Nancy be committed for the crime again, or will it be someone else this time? The book has a very surprising ending. Read the book to answer all of the puzzling questions, and to find out what happens to Nancy and her family. In my opinion it's a book well worth reading.

This is the first book i read of mary higgins clark and it is one of my favorites. It is so suspensefull and an incredibly enjoyful read. I could not put it down if your reading this review you should so get this book! it is excellent.

This boook is called "Where are the Children" by Mary Higgins Clark. The publisher is "Dell Publishing CO. INC.". The price of this book is $7.99. "Where are the Children?" is a chilling mystery. It takes place on Cape Cod and the main character is Nancy, a stay at home mom. Many years ago Nancy was accused of murdering her two missing children. ONce she was set free from trial she moved and started a new family and had two more kids. When these children go missing the story takes you on a whinding twists and turns as police try to find the children and find the killer. Nancy goes through hard questioning which forces her to confess all of her darkest secrets. But the many people involved with the case only have little time because who knows who could have the children now. I loved this book because at times you thought you knew who had taken the children but then later you get completly thrown off track. This story kept me reading for hours at a time. I would reccomend this book to anyone who is looking for a good reading that hooks you on the first page and keeps you hanging until the very end.

This is the best book that I have read by Mary Higgens Clark. It is full of suspense and keeps you on the edge of your seat until the end! You will sympathize with Nancy Eldredge as she stands accused of the unthinkable - the cause of the disappearance of her children.

Nancy and her husband ray have two children, Mike & Missy. She seemed to have the picture perfect life. When the children are missing, Nancy is devastated. Or is she? Seven years earlier, Nancy Harmon was found guilty of the murder of her children, Peter and Lisa. She was so hated by the public that she changed her appearance and changed her name. Is history repeating itself? You will not be able to put this one down until you find out!

This is one of Mary Higgins Clark's best books ever. The best part of this book was the suspense she keeps you in. Where she flips from different characters and different parts of the story makes and keeps the book interesting. The story of a mother who is charged of killing her first two children and seven years later has to relive it with her new family and kids. The mystery throughout the book is to know who's doing what and what is going on in different places, which is terrific. The different characters that were brought in made this story great. Clark describes everything so well; you can picture yourself there trying to solve the mystery with the characters.

When I started to read this book it, immediately drew me into the story. The first part starts off talking about the death of her children and brought you into the action. It makes you wonder what is going to happen later in the story. Continuously throughout the book more and more information leads you to find out exactly where the children had disappeared to. Also throughtout the story she brought in more characters that knew little bits and pieces about the missing children. Finally it all came together. It was a very well written piece. Clark is very descriptive in what she is describing. You get your own visual of the setting. This is one of those stories that you know all the information and you want to tell the characters in the story. Clark really has a way of writing and making the reader enjoy her stories. I really enjoyed reading it and finished it within a few days cause I couldn't set it down.

I have read all of her books and I found this "too light", without much suspense and surprises.Not recommendable at all

This is such an excellent mystery! A woman with a terrible past, and only her husband and one friend know about it. The world thinks she escaped justice when the trial over her 2 murdered kids is thrown out because of mistrial, and a key witness running off. It happened on her birthday. She rebuilt her life, has 2 more little kids, and they go missing. This proves she's a monster, right? Things like this just don't happen twice without direct reason. Did she do it? Is their any chance her children are still alive???? This book has twists, and I was shocked at what really happended and why.

I found this book very fascinating. As others have mentioned, the plot is about a woman named Nancy whose children were kidnapped and murdered on her birthday. Everyone pointed their fingers at Nancy, but she left the courtroom on a technciality.

Seven years later, Nancy is remarried and has two more children. However, one morning Nancy goes outside where her children were supposed to be playing and finds them gone. Now everyone thinks Nancy abducted these children too.

It is made very clear that Nancy is innocent. I guessed who kidnapped Nancy's children very early in this book, and my guess turned out to be right. However, this still is a great book.

I thought this one was really good, although some of her other ones are better. Her stories always keep me hooked and they are never predictable. This is no exception! I suggest you pick this one up today, it's a great read.