Friday Focus: The Friday 56 & Book Beginnings

It's Friday . . . time to share book excerpts with:

• Book Beginnings on Fridays hosted by Rose City Reader, where bloggers share the first sentence or more of a current read, as well as initial thoughts about the sentence(s), impressions of the book, or anything else that the opening inspires.  
• The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice, where you grab a book and turn to page 56 (or 56% of an ebook), find one or more interesting sentences (no spoilers), and post them.

Today I'm featuring a recent read,  I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark.  The excerpts shared are from the hardcover version I borrowed from the library.

 

Beginning:  Jamie was in his room on the second floor of his mother's small Cape Cod house in Saddle River, New Jersey, when his life changed.

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Page 56: "I know he's got a temper, Brenda often thought to herself, but I swear those two drive him to it."

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My thoughts:  When popular high school student Kerry Dowling is found dead from a blow to the head in her family's backyard pool, the most logical suspect is her boyfriend, Alan Crowley, who had had a very public fight with her at a party on the premises hours earlier. As the police investigation proceeds, several other persons of interest are identified. Who wants Kerry permanently out of the picture, and why?

Mary Higgins Clark applies her tried and true suspense formula in this latest novel. Although I strongly suspected the right person as the killer, the motive caught me by surprise. I've Got My Eyes on You is a good vacation read.

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From Goodreads:   A new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author and “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark.

After a party when her parents are away, eighteen-year-old Kerry Dowling is found fully dressed at the bottom of the family pool.

The immediate suspect is her boyfriend who had a bitter argument with her at the party. Then there is a twenty-year-old neighbor who was angry because she didn’t invite him to the party.

Or is there someone else who has not yet been seen on the radar?

Kerry’s older sister Aline, a twenty-eight-year-old guidance counselor, is determined to assist the Prosecutor's Office in learning the truth. She does not realize that now she is putting her own life in danger...


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