My Gal Sunday » (Abridged)

Mary Higgins Clark likes to delve into different worlds in her crackerjack novels of suspense; but while the milieus change, her stories are always compelling. As she puts it: "I write about people going about their daily lives, not looking for trouble, who are suddenly plunged into menacing situations."

Henry Parker Britland IV is wealthy and worldly -- a beloved former president who, still youthful, is enjoying early retirement. His new wife, Sunday, is beautiful, smart and seventeen years younger than he, and has just been elected to Congress in a stunning upset victory that has made her the darling of the media.

Henry and Sunday make a formidable team of sleuths -- and never more so than when they set out to solve crimes occurring among their friends in political high society. With cases ranging from a crime on the presidential yacht to a mysterious murder implicating the former secretary of state, there is never a dull moment!

With her wit and gift for characterization, the creator of the popular Alvirah and Willy stories brings us another marvelously endearing sleuthing duo, destined to return again and again.

New York Times - Justine Elias

Anyone looking for a modern-day Nick and Nora Charles will be disappointed by this slender collection of short stories.... The most vivid characterizations — a fashion-obsessed terrorist, a dictator's spineless henchman and a small child lost in the woods — exist on the fringes of the action, reminders that Ms. Clark can be a far more engaging writer than she's letting on here.