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WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
Mary Higgins Clark
Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-4165-6638-0
April 2008
Mystery
Ten years before this book begins, twenty-one year
old Charles MacKenzie, Jr. (aka Mack) disappears
abruptly from his apartment in New York City. A college
student already accepted to law school, a wealthy,
supportive family and lots of friends, his disappearance
is a mystery. This is especially true
since disappearing he always calls home sometime on
Mother’s Day, making the ritual phone call sometime
during the 24 hour period.
Mack’s sister is Carolyn, now twenty-six and a
successful lawyer in her own right. Their father
perished in the Towers on 911 and their mother still
lives in the same apartment the family shared in the
early years. Carolyn, who has run the gamut of emotions
about her brother’s behavior, is determined to track him
down after the most recent call. When a note advising
her not to attempt this shows up in the communion plate
at her priest uncle’s Catholic parish, she is even more
convinced that she has to find out what happened to Mack
so many years previously.
Secondary characters include Mack’s roommates when he
lived in the apartment, an old girlfriend, Mack’s drama
coach (murdered), the landlords of his apartment, and
Carolyn’s mother and the family’s investment counselor.
They all float around each other in bits and pieces of
the story like a swirling mass of disconnected plot
lines that by the conclusion coalesce into a firm and
satisfying novel. My only wish for this book (and it is
a small one!) is that readers could have seen more of
the romance between Carolyn and Nick DeMarco, Mack’s old
roommate, now a successful club/restaurant owner.
That said, this ability to tell a well-plotted, complex
story is why I read every book that Mary Higgins Clark
publishes. As always, readers of this author will be
treated to a superbly written book with
a very surprising ending. This latest is sure to delight
readers but please plan to have lots of time
because it is nearly impossible to put down!
Reviewed by: Jeri Neal
Rating: 4 ½ |
