Synopses & Reviews
A young woman probing into the mysterious circumstances of her husband's death receives a message from a medium claiming to be his channel in Mary Higgins Clark's #1 bestselling thriller,andlt;Iandgt; Before I Say Goodbye.andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;When Nell MacDermott learns that her husband, architect Adam Cauliff, and three of his business associates have died in an explosion of his new cabin cruiser, she is not only devastated but wracked with guilt. The last time she saw Adam, they had a bitter quarrel over her plan to run for the congressional seat long held by her grandfather; she had told him not to come home.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;As the investigation into the boat's explosion proceeds, Nell learns that it was not an accident but a bomb. Despite her skepticism, Nell is swayed by her great-aunt Gert, a believer in psychic powers, to see a medium claiming to be Adam's channel.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;While trying to unravel the threads of Adam's past and his violent end, Nell consults the medium, who transmits messages to her with instructions from Adam. The story reaches a powerful climax in Nell's final encounter with the medium, in which she learns the truth about the explosion -- truth she can't be allowed to live and tell.
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andlt;Iandgt;The New York Times Book Reviewandlt;/Iandgt; Mary Higgins Clark knows what she's doing....This savvy author comes up with something unexpected....A hold-your-breath ending.
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Tulsa World(OK) Yet another pearl Clark can add to her worldwide bestsellers.
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andlt;Iandgt;The Christian Science Monitorandlt;/Iandgt; Clark holds the reins the whole way through this tale of mischief and secrets, allowing us to unwind her labyrinth of hidden clues only as she wants them to unfold.
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New York Post A smooth and easy read.
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andlt;Iandgt;The Anniston Starandlt;/Iandgt; (AL) Fascinating enough that I read it through in one sitting....Well worth reading for all your mystery fans.
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andlt;Iandgt;Midwest Book Reviewandlt;/Iandgt; Fun and exciting....Clark provides her myriad of fans with another enthralling tale filled with action and adventure.
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andlt;Iandgt;Los Angeles Timesandlt;/Iandgt; For someone who loves plot, Mary Higgins Clark's andlt;Iandgt;Before I Say Good-byeandlt;/Iandgt; should be like manna from heaven....America's "Queen of Suspense" clearly knows what her readers want. Here she provides it, in spades.
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andlt;Iandgt;Publishers Weeklyandlt;/Iandgt; Romantic suspense has no more reliable champion than Mary Higgins Clark. Her characters are...breezy and fun, and so is this confection of a book.
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andlt;Iandgt;The Hartford Courantandlt;/Iandgt;(CT) The storytelling skills of the newest grand master of mystery writing have never been better.
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The Knoxville News-Sentinel(TN) Hard to put down....It's what a vacation book should be.
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andlt;Iandgt;New York Postandlt;/Iandgt; A smooth and easy read.
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andlt;Iandgt;The Knoxville News-Sentinelandlt;/Iandgt;(TN) Hard to put down....It's what a vacation book should be.
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andlt;Iandgt;Tulsa Worldandlt;/Iandgt;(OK) Yet another pearl Clark can add to her worldwide bestsellers.
Synopsis
A young woman probing into the mysterious circumstances of her husband's death receives a message from a medium claiming to be his channel in Mary Higgins Clark's #1 bestselling thriller, Before I Say Goodbye.
When Nell MacDermott learns that her husband, architect Adam Cauliff, and three of his business associates have died in an explosion of his new cabin cruiser, she is not only devastated but wracked with guilt. The last time she saw Adam, they had a bitter quarrel over her plan to run for the congressional seat long held by her grandfather; she had told him not to come home.
As the investigation into the boat's explosion proceeds, Nell learns that it was not an accident but a bomb. Despite her skepticism, Nell is swayed by her great-aunt Gert, a believer in psychic powers, to see a medium claiming to be Adam's channel.
While trying to unravel the threads of Adam's past and his violent end, Nell consults the medium, who transmits messages to her with instructions from Adam. The story reaches a powerful climax in Nell's final encounter with the medium, in which she learns the truth about the explosion -- truth she can't be allowed to live and tell.
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A young woman probing into the mysterious circumstances of her husband's death receives a message from a medium claiming to be his channel in Mary Higgins Clark's #1 bestselling thriller,
BEFORE I SAY GOOD-BYE.
When Nell MacDermott learns that her husband, architect Adam Cauliff, and three of his business associates have died in an explosion of his new cabin cruiser, she is not only devastated but wracked with guilt. The last time she saw Adam, they had a bitter quarrel over her plan to run for the congressional seat long held by her grandfather; she had told him not to come home.
As the investigation into the boat's explosion proceeds, Nell learns that it was not an accident but a bomb. Despite her skepticism, Nell is swayed by her great-aunt Gert, a believer in psychic powers, to see a medium claiming to be Adam's channel.
While trying to unravel the threads of Adam's past and his violent end, Nell consults the medium, who transmits messages to her with instructions from Adam. The story reaches a powerful climax in Nell's final encounter with the medium, in which she learns the truth about the explosion -- truth she can't be allowed to live and tell.
About the Author
Mary Higgins Clark's books are world-wide bestsellers. In the U.S. alone, her books have sold over one hundred million copies.
She is the author of thirty-one previous suspense novels. Her first book, a biographical novel about George Washington, was re-issued with the title, Mount Vernon Love Story, in June 2002. Her memoir, Kitchen Privileges, was published by Simon & Schuster in November 2002. Her first children's book, Ghost Ship, illustrated by Wendell Minor, was published in April 2007 as a Paula Wiseman Book/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
She is co-author, with her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, of five holiday suspense novels Deck the Halls (2000), He Sees You When You're Sleeping (2001), The Christmas Thief (2004), Santa Cruise (2006), and Dashing through the Snow (2008).
Mary Higgins Clark was chosen by Mystery Writers of America as Grand Master of the 2000 Edgar Awards. An annual Mary Higgins Clark Award