We'll Meet Again

"We'll Meet Again" is a mystery about a woman who is convicted and serves time for killing her husband. Although, she doesn't believe she could take another human life, and her memory of the night her husband was murdered is very foggy. I am a new reader of mysteries and the only other one I've read was "The Cradle Will Fall" also by Clark. The plot in the beginning appears to be very similar, malpractice of hospitals and the beautiful woman is the main character. But, this is no ordinary novel. Once I really got to know the characters and got more into the plot, it became very interesting book. Clark does a very good job with description in her writing. The different scenes and characters throughout the novel are so well described, as to when you get to middle of the book you feel as if your just looking on, in these peoples lives. This quote is from the beginning, when the main character, Molly, comes back to her house to describe it, "...touching her grandmother's ornate silver tea service in the dining room while willing herself not to think of the prison dining room, the coarse plates, the meals that had been like ashes in her mouth. Everything seemed so familiar, yet she couldn't help feeling herself to be an intruder." Clark does a great job of incorporating personality characteristics, while still describing the setting as in the above quote. Not only does she describe scenes well, but also she describes characters very well also. "Her body filled out, and like her mother and sister she was now size 14. The dark hair that used to bounce on her shoulders was a trim curly cap around her heart shaped face." Her wording in how she writes, is amazing to me how she can she can find simple descriptive words like "curly cap" and "heart shaped face" and uses the same creative style throughout. Besides being very descriptive, she also creates irony in both this story and "The Cradle Will Fall." Situational irony is used a lot by her which makes the novel that much more suspenseful. You know what the other character's in the book are thinking and planning on doing, but at the same time the other character is oblivious and usually a character or two gets themselves into trouble. It raises this urge in you to scream "No, Don't go there!" Overall, the book, plot and characters were very well described and easy to follow. Sometimes it almost seems like her description of some items almost too overwhelming, and repetitive. But it's a very good book, and has an interesting twist at the end!

I've read many of Mary Higgins Clark's books. With most, it's no surprise "who did it". It wasn't until almost the end of the book before I even guessed who the real culprit was. An excellent book that I found difficult to put down.

We'll Meet Again was my first Mary Higgins Clark, and I was very impressed. You can't help but feel sorry for the main character, Molly Carpenter Lasch, who was put in jail for the murder of her husband, a murder that she believes she didn't commit. Now out of jail on parole, she is detirmined to prove her innocence with the help of Fran Simmons, an old school friend; and Philip Matthews, her lawyer who would do anything to keep her from getting hurt. A great suspensful, edge of your seat mystery.

In my opinion, the best mystery writer ever! As in all of her books, the characters and plot are sensational. Never a dull moment and as always, a surprise ending.

This book is wonderful!! One of Mary Higgins Clark's best! A woman has been charged with her husband's death, and everyone believes that she has done! She truthfully can't remember the horrifying night!! I could not stop listening to it, and would recomend that everyone read it!! You would never guess the person who does it, and will be totally, and completely suprised as the novel summs up!! A definite must read!!