My Gal Sunday (Hardcover)

~ Mary Higgins Clark (Author) "'Beware the fury of a patient man,'" Henry Parker Britland IV observed sadly as he studied the picture of his former secretary of state..." (more)
Key Phrases: missing papers, Secret Service, Lillian West, New Jersey (more...)

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Amazon.com Review

The queen of suspense has a new book of short stories and a new set of sleuths. The setting is the nation's capital, and the detective team, a mere ex-president and his congresswoman wife. They find themselves immersed in a number of intrigues, rescuing the well-connected and powerful from scoundrels of all stripes. Although the setup has promise (a sort of "Thin Man Goes to Washington"), the book doesn't deliver the suspense and plot development that has made Mary Higgins Clark a bestseller. Fans of The Lottery Winner may be disappointed--and not only by the absence of the beloved team of Alvirah and Willy.

From Publishers Weekly

An appealing husband-and-wife sleuthing team are the stars of the four stories in Clark's new collection. Her protagonists are Henry Parker Britland IV, the 44-year-old former president of the U.S., and his recent bride, plucky congresswoman Sandra ("Sunday") O'Brien Britland. Debonair, wealthy Henry and smart-as-a-whip Sunday enjoy their estates in New Jersey, Florida, the Bahamas and Provence, and other perks of Henry's patrician background, such as a private jet and an elegant yacht. But they keep getting embroiled in dicey situations. The best entry, "They All Ran After the President's Wife," features two genuinely eccentric and creepy evildoers and a kidnapped Sunday in peril. Although nicely set up and suspenseful, it suffers from a rushed denouement. A pleasant diversion, "Hail, Columbia," takes place aboard the Britlands' yacht, from which the prime minister of Costa Barria had disappeared 32 years earlier after having given the then 12-year-old Henry an envelope, which has also vanished?until clever Sunday finds the missing link. A kidnapper from the wrong side of the tracks who improbably speaks fluent French is the drawback to credibility in "Merry Christmas/Joyeux Noel," and the lead entry, "A Crime of Passion," is a clunky no-brainer. But Clark uses every occasion to celebrate her gorgeous newlyweds' delirious happiness and misses no opportunity to cater to those readers who favor a little romance with their mild suspense. 800,000 first printing; Literary Guild main selection.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Bk. Club Ed. edition (October 22, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684832291
• ISBN-13: 978-0684832296
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,613,571 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, May 25, 2000

By	"bluesvixen123" (Odessa, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Gal Sunday : Henry and Sunday Stories (Hardcover)

Mary Higgins Clark has created perfect plots and a little addedromance to her short stories. The two main charectors are perfectly created. They show emotions and compassion and brawn and brilliance. They are not too smart or lovey-dovey, but they are not dumb or cold. The stories comply with whay happens in the world today. The author has made a story of the real world.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Watching a wheel go round is more fun that reading this!, November 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: My Gal Sunday (Mass Market Paperback)

Having read a few of Mary Higgins Clark's books I could not believe that this book was written by the same person. I have not been able to finish this book; it's so very very boring! This is a miserable collection of short stories and a complete waste of precious paper! I wish I could send it back for a refund - reason : lack of content, please recycle!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I was not impressed, April 24, 2000

By	Carrie Trevino (Denver) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Gal Sunday (School & Library Binding)

My gal Sunday was very unimaginative. I kept hoping that the book would get better but it never did. This is the first book by Mary Higgins Clark that I have read, and I was not impressed. The charecters in the book were boring and they really weren't anyone I would want to met because they weren't interesting enough. I would not recommend this book to anyone unless you need a book to help you fall asleep.