The Second Time Around - by Mary Higgins Clark (Paperback)

About the Book

When the charismatic head of a medical research company suddenly disappears, he's accused of having stolen huge sums of money from the company. Now his wife and sister-in-law must find what he was really hiding.

Book Synopsis

A corporate scandal and a family's fight for truth unfolds in this nail-biting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling Queen of Suspense.

When Nicholas Spencer, the charismatic head of a company that has developed an anticancer vaccine, disappears without a trace, reporter Marcia "Carley" DeCarlo is assigned the story. Word that Spencer, if alive, has made off with huge sums of money--including the life savings of many employees--doesn't do much to change Carley's already low opinion of Spencer's wife, Lynn, who is also Carley's stepsister and who everyone believes is involved. But when Lynn's life is threatened, she asks Carley to help her prove that she wasn't her husband's accomplice. As the facts unfold, however, Carley herself becomes the target of a dangerous, sinister group that will stop at nothing to get what they want.

Review Quotes

Plays out her story like the pro that she is ... flawless

-- "Daily Mirror"

"There's something special about Clark's thrillers....A smoothly told tale....Solid storytelling."

About the Author

The #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark wrote forty suspense novels, four collections of short stories, a his­torical novel, a memoir, and two children's books. With bestselling author Alafair Burke she wrote the Under Suspicion series including The Cinderella Murder, All Dressed in White, The Sleeping Beauty Killer, Every Breath You Take, You Don't Own Me, and Piece of My Heart. With her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, she coauthored five suspense novels. More than one hundred million copies of her books are in print in the United States alone. Her books are international bestsellers.