Loves Music, Loves to Dance (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Mary Higgins Clark (Author) "The room was dark..." (more)
Key Phrases: answering personal ads, copycat murder, mismatched shoes, Erin Kelley, New York, Nan Sheridan (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This suspense story of a murderer whose victims are found wearing one dancing shoe was a Literary Guild main selection and spent 22 weeks on PW 's hardcover bestseller list, achieving the
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From School Library Journal

YA-- Darcy Scott and Erin Kelley, best friends since college, decide to help Nona Roberts with her research for a television documentary dealing with the types of people who place and answer personal ads. It starts out as a lark, but it turns to tragedy as Erin is found murdered after one of her dates. When her body is discovered, there is a clue that connects her death to those of seven other women in the New York area. In an attempt to find her friend's murderer, Darcy sets out to date the men Erin met through the personals. One of them could be the killer--but which one? Clark weaves a terrifying tale of life in the '90s that is sure to draw YAs into its web of suspense. Engrossing, even for reluctant readers. --Roberta Lisker, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax,
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Pocket; 10th THUS edition (March 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671758896
• ISBN-13: 978-0671758899
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (115 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #271,367 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite books!!!!!!!!!!!, September 17, 2000

By A Customer

This was a wonderful book by MHC. I had to stop reading it when I was alone in my house. It kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole book. Darcy and Erin have been best friends since college and now they both live in NY. The two of them start answering personal ads as a favor to a friend. Erin and Darcy have fun comparing who they meet until the day Erin mysteriously disappears. Her body is found on an abandoned pier. She is oddly wearing a dancing slipper on her foot. Though the police disagree, Darcy knows Erin was murdered by the person Erin answered the personal ad to. Darcy is determined to find Erin's killer. Little does she know, Darcy is the next victim!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, March 24, 2005

By	Rajiv "rajiv_thatsme" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

Being a fan of Mary Higgins Clark's books, I decided to buy this book to see whether it would be as good as her others. After reading it, I must say that I am not disappointed at all with this book.

`Loves Music, Loves To Dance' is about Darcy Scott and Erin Kelly, who are best friends, and decide to answer some personal ads, as sort of an experiment for their TV producer fried Nona Roberts, who is doing a segment on what type of people place personal ads. Unknowing to them, there is a serial killer who places his ads on the paper, and kills women who answers his `special ad'. Unfortunately for Erin and Darcy, they both send responses to this guy, not knowing who he really is. A few days later, Erin is found brutally murdered, with a dancing shoe on one feet and an ordinary shoe on the other, which is the way the serial killer leaves all his victims. Feeling guilty and determined on catching the killer, Darcy decides to meet the dates that Erin went out with through the personals ( which was not a problem since they both responded to the same ads).

As the story progresses, we are introduced to many suspects who could be the killer. There's Gus Boxer, the disgusting superintendent of the building where Erin worked; Doug Fox (Doug Fields) who was a suspect to a previous murder and was one of Erin's dates through the ads; Jay Stratton, who hired Erin Kelly to design jewelry for a customer; and Len Parker, a weirdo who follows all his dates he meets though the personals, including Erin and now Darcy.

Mary Higgins Clark did a wonderful job writing `Loves Music, Loves To Dance'. It has suspense, romance, horror, and a surprising climax; everything that you would want to read in a good thriller. It is fast-paced and keeps the reader interested throughout. All in all, it's a good read. Once you start reading, you will be completely absorbed in the book that you won't notice the time fly.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Great Book, January 5, 2002

By	Marys Fan (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LOVES MUSIC, LOVES TO DANCE (Hardcover)

Out of all of Clarks books, this was the first and best I have yet to read. When Erin and Darcy start to answer personal columns in the newspaper, they dont know that it will turn deadly. Erins body is found with one sneaker on her foot, on the other a beautiful dancing slipper. Darcy is determined to find Erins killler, even if she has to put her life in danger. What Darcy doesn't know is that Erin wasn't the first victim to answer to "Loves Music, Loves to Dance". Darcy finds herself getting closer and closer to the killer,and the story unfolds as a true Mystery, with lots of twist and turns in the plot to keep you guesing who dun it?