Two Little Girls in Blue

I absorbed this one in one sitting. Fast paced and full of suspence. I'm fairly new to her books but I'm going to stock up so I have plenty for the beach or a rainy afternoon. Don't miss this one

I enjoy this book as I have the many others she has written.

Too many characters! My gosh! It was kind of difficult to follow, especially the involvement & backstory of the Pied Piper. I enjoy the foolishness of the kidnappers & the mistakes that they made. I appreciated the intelligent police officers on the case & how each jurisdiction came together. The passion & dedication of the mother though; I felt that. As a mother, I appreciated the ending. I do not think that I'd recommend this book though. It was so much going on at once. I think that I might read another MCH novel to see how I feel about her writing style.

This book keeps you holding your breath until the last chapter. Truly an amazing read. It is about twin telepathy and a mother's search for her missing children. When Margaret and Steve Frawley come home to Connecticut from a black-tie dinner in New York, their three-year-old twins, Kathy and Kelly, are gone. The police found the babysitter unconscious, and a ransom note from the "Pied Piper" demands eight million dollars. After paying the ransom they go to retrieve the twins but only Kelly is in the car. The dead driver's suicide note says he inadvertently killed Kathy. At the memorial, Kelly tugs Margaret's arm and says: "Mommy, Kathy is very scared of that lady. She wants to come home right now." Only Margaret believes that the twins are communicating and that Kathy is still alive. This book is one you won't want to put down. It is a great thriller,a suspenseful story, and an all around good book.

I used to be an avid Nicholas Sparks fan. His last few novels, however, have been very drab. So, I went looking for something on the "New Fiction" shelf of my library. And found "Two Little Girls In Blue". It's my first mystery and what a way to introduce someone to the genre! From the very first page, you can get the eery feeling of what is to come. This book was an easy read and ran smoothly, with no excessive babbling on. Every 2-3 pages, a new chapter would begin. This was a wonderful bonus for me because when I put down a book to do something else, I like to end the chapter first. No "wait 30 minutes to finish the chapter" with this book.. This was the first book in YEARS that I had to keep reading, I couldn't put it down. Literally! I would often quickly finish my daily chores just to hurry up and get back to the book! I suggest everyone go read it.

I was once a huge fan of Mary Higgins Clark, but several books ago tired of her young woman in jeopardy theme and said "no more." However, the buzz on this one lured me back one more time and I'm glad. She returns to the subject she did so well in her very first (and still the best) novel, "Where Are the Children?" Two beautiful three-year-old twins are taken from their home while their parents are at a party and the baby sitter is overcome by the kidnappers. It's every parent's worst nightmare and MHC excels in showing the anguish Margaret and Steve Frawley feel when Kelly and Kathy are abducted from their own bedroom. The most interesting part of this story, however, is the telepathy the three-year-olds have. When one twin is returned safely and the other one is feared dead, only Margaret believes Kelly is communicating with the still-missing Kathy. But soon the police, FBI, and everyone involved becomes a believer and a desperate chase from New York to Cape Cod ensues. The chapters are brief and riveting, the characters well-defined, and the suspense all-encompassing as readers experience the trauma and abuse inflicted on the children by the kidnappers. There are lots of red herrings and only the savviest reader may figure this one out before the finale.

With Daddy's Little Girl, Mary Higgins Clark began experimenting with first person point of view writing ("I"). Personally, I can't stand 1st person POV, especially in a suspense novel! It takes away from the suspense in a major way. Unfortunately, the last few books have also been in 1st POV. One of them, I skipped to the end to find out who "the Owl" was (and never finished it), and the others I had to force myself through. One of them, I didn't read at all. I was DELIGHTED that Two Little Girls In Blue was written in third person POV...classic Mary! YAY! I can't remember the last time I was so engrossed in a novel. I HAD to finish it...and just kept reading...and reading...and reading. (Exactly what I used to do in Junior High when I read MHC's books!) It's a shame that Publisher Weekly (and the dust jacket) lets out so much "spoiler" information and I'm not going to add to it here. Let me just say that the novel is plot driven, for the most part, but the kidnapped twins offer a good bit of character driven angles, too. It's obvious that MHC did a lot of homework concerning telepathy in twins, and it was fascinating to see this type of interaction played out in Two Little Girls in Blue. I admit, I usually know who the culprit is early on, but THIS time, I honestly wondered if two main characters close to the twins had something to do with the kidnapping! Kudos, Mary, for keeping us up all night once again. Please keep them coming--and in third person POV!

In addition to 25 novels, Mary Higgins Clark has written short stories, a memoir and co-authored three suspense novels with daughter Carol Higgins Clark. She's one of the most popular storytellers in the world, as seen in the sale of more than 80 million of her books. Her newest endeavor, TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE, is a chilling and timely tale that explores the phenomenon of "twin telepathy" and "twin talk" in the context of a brutal kidnapping. Clark explains the genesis of this novel in her own words: "The telepathy that exists between some people has always fascinated me. From early childhood I can remember my mother, a worried frown on her face, saying, 'I have a feeling about...' And as sure as day follows night, that person was experiencing...a problem. I have used telepathy to a degree in some of my books, but the bond that exists between twins, particularly identical twins, is nothing short of fascinating. This subject has been growing in my mind as the plot of a novel for a long time." TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE immediately captures the reader's attention. A new job has brought young Margaret and Steve Frawley and their two daughters to Connecticut, where they bought and moved into an old farmhouse, a "fixer-upper." And as the book opens readers learn, "Today...was the third birthday of the identical twin girls" and they were wearing identical blue dresses. Nineteen-year-old Trish Logan was hired for the day to help with the party, then to stay for the evening while the parents [Margaret and Steve Frawley] attended a black-tie dinner in New York." Trish is relaxing on the phone with her boyfriend when she thinks she hears one of the girls crying. She "put down her cell phone, got up...and hurried across the living room. After the excitement of the party, I'd have thought the kids were dead to the world, [she] thought as she started up the stairs, headed to the twins' room. Near the top...she paused. The light she had left on in the hall was off." In such old houses fuses burn out all the time, she mused. But at once she noticed that the door to the children's room was closed and she was absolutely sure she left it open. "Suddenly frightened, she listened intently...[and] in an instant of sickening awareness...[she heard] soft footsteps. A hint of equally soft breathing. The acrid smell of perspiration." Before she could scream or run she was grabbed from behind, a cloth was crushed against her nose and mouth, and she crumpled to the floor. When she's completely unconscious the intruders, two unhinged men, take the twins and bring them to a dilapidated shack where the psycho girlfriend of one of them is waiting to "be their mother." The young parents are broken and in deep shock. But Margaret keeps holding and touching the blue dresses --- they are a link to something, but she just can't get information into a clear memory. When the ransom call comes, the couple is told to address the caller as the "Pied Piper." His ransom demand is