On the Street Where You Live, Mary Higgins Clark, 2001
My favorite quote: “If you want to be happy for a year, win the lottery. If you want to be happy for life, love what you do.”
Notable characters: Emily Graham, a criminal defense attorney; Madeline, her ancestor
Most memorable scene: When the bodies are dug up in Emily’s yard. I hope it gave her nightmares for years to come
Greatest strengths: It has a pretty cover. I like red books
Standout achievements: Well, it certainly wasn’t the author’s ability to conceal the identity of the killer …
Fun Facts: This is MHC’s 24th book. Whee.
Other media: N/A
What it taught me: That if you’re going to use a dizzying amount of characters and side stories in a book, they need to be well-developed and distinguishable if you want your readers to follow along. It also taught me that I’m not a fan of Mary Higgins Clark
How it inspired me: It didn’t. Not even a little. It reads like an especially weak episode of Murder, She Wrote
Additional thoughts: This is one of several books I’ve read by Mary Higgins Clark and at the risk of sounding insulting, she always comes off to me as a dumbed-down Agatha Christie for folks who don’t like getting their hands dirty. I don’t see the appeal. I’ve tried and tried. This one is especially flat. I can’t even understand how a book that has murderers, stalkers, cheating spouses, broken marriages, hidden bodies, and reincarnation can be dull … but On the Street Where You Live somehow pulls it off. Yet another miss for me from the so-called Queen of Suspense
My rating: 1.5 of 5
Haunt me: alistaircross.com
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Alistair Cross grew up on horror novels and scary movies, and by the age of eight, began writing his own stories. First published in 2012, he has since co-authored The Cliffhouse Haunting and Mother with Tamara Thorne and is working on several other projects. His debut solo novel, The Crimson Corset, was an Amazon bestseller. The Black Wasp, book 3 in The Vampires of Crimson Cove series is on its way. Find out more about him at: http://alistaircross.com
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In collaboration, Thorne and Cross are currently writing several novels, including the next volume in the continuing gothic series, The Ravencrest Saga. Their first novel, The Cliffhouse Haunting, was an immediate bestseller. Together, they hosted the horror-themed radio show Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! which featured such guests as Anne Rice of The Vampire Chronicles, Charlaine Harris of the Southern Vampire Mysteries and basis of the HBO series True Blood, Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter novels, Jay Bonansinga of The Walking Dead series, Laurell K. Hamilton of the Anita Blake novels, Peter Atkins, screenwriter of Hellraiser 2, 3, and 4, worldwide bestseller V.C. Andrews, Kim Harrison of the Hollows series, and New York Times best sellers Preston & Child, Christopher Rice, and Christopher Moore.
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Currently, Thorne & Cross are hosts of Thorne & Cross: Carnival Macabre, where listeners can discover all manner of demented delights, unearth terrifying treasures, and explore the dark side of the arts.
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