6 reviews for As Time Goes By
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As Time Goes By
by Mary Higgins Clark
Description:
In this exciting thriller from Mary Higgins Clark, the No.1 New York Times bestselling Queen of Suspense, a news reporter tries to find her birth mother just as she is assigned to cover the high-profile trial of a woman accused of murdering her wealthy husband.
Television journalist Delaney Wright is on the brink of stardom after she begins covering a sensational murder trial for the six p.m. news. She should be thrilled, yet her growing desire to locate her birth mother consumes her thoughts. When Delaney’s friends Alvirah Meehan and her husband Willy offer to look into the mystery surrounding her birth, they uncover a shocking secret they do not want to reveal.
On trial for murder is Betsy Grant, widow of a wealthy doctor who has been an Alzheimer’s victim for eight years. When her once-upon-a-time celebrity lawyer urges her to accept a plea bargain, Betsy refuses: she will go to trial to prove her innocence.
Betsy’s stepson, Alan Grant, bides his time nervously as the trial begins. His substantial inheritance hangs in the balancehis only means of making good on payments he owes his ex-wife, his children, and increasingly angry creditors.
As the trial unfolds, and the damning evidence against Betsy piles up, Delaney is convinced that Betsy is not guilty and frantically tries to prove her innocence. A true classic from Mary Higgins Clark, As Time Goes By is a thrilling read by a master of the genre.
About The Author
Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney ( born December 24, 1927), known professionally as Mary Higgins Clark, is an American author of suspense novels. Each of her 51 books has been a bestseller in the United States and various European countries, and all of her novels remained in print as of 2015, with her debut suspense novel, Where Are The Children, in its seventy-fifth printing.
Higgins Clark began writing at an early age. After several years working as a secretary and copy editor, she spent a year as a stewardess for Pan-American Airlines before leaving her job to marry and start a family. She supplemented the family’s income by writing short stories. After her husband died in 1964, Higgins Clark worked for many years writing four-minute radio scripts until her agent persuaded her to try writing novels. Her debut novel, a fictionalized account of the life of George Washington, did not sell well, and she decided to leverage her love of mystery/suspense novels. Her suspense novels became very popular, and as of 2007 her books had sold more than 80 million copies in the United States alone.Her daughter, Carol Higgins Clark, and former daughter-in-law Mary Jane Clark, are also writers.
Skryf Review
“Good Reading”
parth
Mary Higgins Clark is not called the Queen of Suspense for nothing. Forty one years ago she wrote ‘Where Are The Children?’ and I read it while a senior in high school. I haven’t miss a book of hers since. I own all her mysteries. I just have to get her latest on release day! I can’t miss a Mary Higgins Clark book!The thing I love about her books most, well, two things: she never uses profanity or vulgarity. That’s proof you can tell a good story without those two elements. She consistently is a New York Times Bestseller author with over a hundred million books in print the the USA alone. The other thing I love about her books is that she is always adding layers to her mysteries and more characters, so that it’s almost impossible to get a clue who the culprit is. The woman is 88 years old and still going strong, still has her touch. Love her!
arif
Delaney, while waiting on Alvirah and Willy, is reporting on the Betsy Grant murder trial. Betsy has been accused of killing her husband, a rich doctor who was victim of early onset Alzheimer’s after he erupted and hit her at a birthday dinner in front of two former medical associates, their wives, and his grown bum of a son who is deep in debt and a creep. I loved how the story unfolded so smoothly and the ending was fantastic. I figured out some things midway but it did not diminish the pleasure of a well-plotted and well-written story.
Kalgi
I finished the book. liked reading this story. It was short and entertaining. However, It did not contain the kind of suspense and mystery I am used to in a Mary Higgins Clark novel. The two main characters are Delaney, a reporter who is covering a murder trial and also has a desperate need to find her birth mother. Betsy Grant is accused of murdering her husband, Ted Grant. Ted was suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s disease. I liked Clark’s presentation of the disease, showing that a patient could easily become violent because of his confusion. There are two other suspects and I was not surprised by the outcome of the case. Alvirah and her husband Willy, whom Clark introduced in earlier novels, are determined to help Delaney find her birth mother. It was a good book. Just not as good as some of the other novels written by “the Queen of Suspense”. There wasn’t enough suspense and mystery for me.
pankti
Mary Higgins Clark is one of my favorite authors. I treasure her suspense novels and keep a complete set on hand to reread on occasion. The older ones are my favorites, but I enjoy all of them. There is just a certain class and storytelling to her books that is like sliding on a cozy, favored sweater and wrapping cold fingers around a mug of steaming tea. Extra points when the weather is foul or spooky-windy and so was the case with my first reading of this book.”As Time Goes By” is classic Mary Higgins Clark. The characters are likable, the plot is suspenseful, the scenery descriptions enjoyable, and the overall tone is a win for me. Although parts of the plot were predictable and there wasn’t really a cliffhanger to speak of, it felt like a mini vacation to the Manhattan/New Jersey area of most of MHC’s works, visiting people I feel I would like in real life. Or, in the case of the villains, despise in real life.
I’m very thankful for the shelf filled with MHC novels, because the wait until the next new novel being a year away would be very hard to endure without them.
Helly
Is “feel-good murder mystery” a book category? If it is, I nominate this one for inclusion. It’s a relatively quick read, with a stress-free and for the most part predictable plot. It’s also easy to put down when need be – perfect for on the beach when you need to keep one eye on the munchkins or an unexpectedly long wait in the doctor’s office. Delaney is convinced that Betsy is innocent. Meanwhile, she’s chasing demons of her own past: Adopted as a newborn, Delaney is almost desperate to find her birth mother. Add two of her friends who won the lottery and thus are willing and able to track down the mother and a potential love interest who’s trying to find out who sold the drugs to a wealthy young man that caused his death and you’ve got no shortage of sub-plots (and characters) to keep straight.Everything gets tidied up nicely by the end, though, when I found myself channeling Dana Carvey’s SNL Church Lady character, thinking, “Well, isn’t that special.” There’s nothing mind-bending here and at no time will your fingernails be in any danger, but if you like your murders on the lighter side – and every once in a while I do – it’s ideal.