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Acclaim for the
Queen of Suspense

MARY HIGGINS CLARK

ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE

“Is a reincarnated serial killer at work in a New Jersey resort town more than a century after he first drew blood? That's the catchy premise that supports Clark's 24th book. . . . This is a plot-driven novel, with Clark's story mechanics at their peak of complexity, clever and tricky.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Like all of Clark's novels, this one is a suspenseful page-turner that will delight her many fans.”

—Booklist

“The cleverly complex plot gallops along at a great clip, the little background details are
au courant,
and the identities of both murderers come as an enjoyable surprise.
ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE
just may be Clark's best in years.”

—
Amazon.com

BEFORE I SAY GOOD-BYE

“Mary Higgins Clark knows what she's doing. . . . This savvy author always comes up with something unexpected. . . . A hold-your-breath ending.”

—The New York Times Book Review

“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.”

—Publishers Weekly

“For someone who loves plot, Mary Higgins Clark's
Before I Say Good-Bye
should be like manna from heaven. . . . [The] ‘Queen of Suspense' clearly knows what her readers want. Here she provides it, in spades.”

—Los Angeles Times

“A smooth and easy read.”

—New York Post

“The storytelling skills of the newest grandmaster of mystery writing have never been better.”

—The Hartford Courant
(CT)

“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.”

—The Christian Science Monitor

“Characters so interesting the reader can identify with them in an instant.”

—Lexington Herald-Leader
(KY)

WE'LL MEET AGAIN

“Everyone knows about the monster in the closet and the bogeyman under the bed, but Mary Higgins Clark is shrewd enough to spot another universal fear—that our doctors are quacks and our hospitals are death mills.”

—The New York Times Book Review

“The bestselling author returns with a knuckle-biting mystery about murder, suicide, revenge, and other low deeds among the swells of Greenwich, Connecticut.”

—People

“Mary Higgins Clark does not traffic in mundane murders. Her victims tend to be dispatched with imagination and dramatic flair. . . . The author may surprise even those who fancy themselves amateur sleuths.”

—Minneapolis
Star-Tribune

“A fast, fun read. . . . You'll be reading late into the night as you have with previous Mary Higgins Clark bestsellers.”

—The Florida Times-Union

“When it comes to suspense, there's no writer today more capable of keeping the reader completely absorbed than Mary Higgins Clark. She does it again in
We'll Meet Again.”

—Abilene Reporter-News
(TX)

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Tuesday, March 20

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Wednesday, March 21

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Thursday, March 22

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Friday, March 23

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Saturday, March 24

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty-One

Chapter Thirty-Two

Chapter Thirty-Three

Chapter Thirty-Four

Sunday, March 25

Chapter Thirty-Five

Monday, March 26

Chapter Thirty-Six

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Chapter Thirty-Eight

Chapter Thirty-Nine

Chapter Forty

Chapter Forty-One

Chapter Forty-Two

Chapter Forty-Three

Chapter Forty-Four

Chapter Forty-Five

Tuesday, March 27

Chapter Forty-Six

Wednesday, March 28

Chapter Forty-Seven

Chapter Forty-Eight

Chapter Forty-Nine

Chapter Fifty

Chapter Fifty-One

Chapter Fifty-Two

Chapter Fifty-Three

Chapter Fifty-Four

Chapter Fifty-Five

Thursday, March 29

Chapter Fifty-Six

Chapter Fifty-Seven

Chapter Fifty-Eight

Chapter Fifty-Nine

Chapter Sixty

Chapter Sixty-One

Chapter Sixty-Two

Chapter Sixty-Three

Chapter Sixty-Four

Friday, March 30

Chapter Sixty-Five

Chapter Sixty-Six

Chapter Sixty-Seven

Chapter Sixty-Eight

Chapter Sixty-Nine

Chapter Seventy

Chapter Seventy-One

Chapter Seventy-Two

Chapter Seventy-Three

Chapter Seventy-Four

Chapter Seventy-Five

Chapter Seventy-Six

Chapter Seventy-Seven

Saturday, March 31

Chapter Seventy-Eight

Chapter Seventy-Nine

Chapter Eighty

Chapter Eighty-One

Chapter Eighty-Two

Chapter Eighty-Three

Chapter Eighty-Four

Chapter Eighty-Five

Chapter Eighty-Six

Chapter Eighty-Seven

Chapter Eighty-Eight

Sunday, April 1

Chapter Eighty-Nine

For my nearest and dearest—

John Conheeney
—Spouse Extraordinaire

The Clark offspring—

Marilyn, Warren and Sharon, David, Carol
and
Pat

The Clark grandchildren—

Liz, Andrew, Courtney, David, Justin
and
Jerry

The Conheeney children—

John and Debby, Barbara and Glenn, Trish, Nancy
&
David

The Conheeney grandchildren—

Robert, Ashley, Lauren, Megan, David, Kelly, Courtney, Johnny
and
Thomas

You're a grand bunch and I love you all.

Acknowledgments

Once again it is time to say a thousand thanks to everyone who has been so much a part of the journey of this book.

My gratitude is endless to my longtime editor, Michael Korda. It is hard to believe that twenty-six years have passed since we first started putting our heads together with
Where Are the Children?
It is a joy to work with him and for the last ten years his associate, senior editor, Chuck Adams. They are marvelous friends and advisors along the way.

Lisl Cade, my publicist, is truly my right hand—encouraging, perceptive, helpful in ways too numerous to mention. Love you, Lisl.

My gratitude continues to my agents Eugene Winick and Sam Pinkus. Truly friends for all seasons.

Associate Director of Copyediting Gypsy da Silva and I have once again shared an exciting journey. Many, many thanks Gypsy.

Thank you also to copyeditor Carol Catt, scanner Michael Mitchell, and proofreader Steve Friedeman for your careful work.

John Kaye, Prosecutor of Monmouth County, has been kind enough to answer this writer's questions
about the role of the prosecutor's office as this book was being written. I am most grateful, and if any way I have misinterpreted, I plead guilty.

Sgt. Steven Marron and Detective Richard Murphy, Ret., NYPD, New York County District Attorney's Office, have continued to advise me on how the real world investigators respond to the situations depicted within these pages. I am so grateful for all the help.

Again and always thanks and blessings to my assistants and friends Agnes Newton and Nadine Petry and reader-in-progress, my sister-in-law, Irene Clark.

Judith Kelman, author and friend, has always responded instantly when I needed a difficult question answered. She is a master at research and a master at friendship. Bless you, Judith.

My daughter, fellow author Carol Higgins Clark, has been in the throes of writing her book as I write mine. This time our paths are parallel but separate but not our ability to communicate the highs and lows of creativity.

I have studied the writings of specialists in the fields of reincarnation and regression and with gratitude acknowledge the contributions I have gleaned from their writing. They are: Robert G. Jarmon, M.D., Ian Stevenson and Karlis Osis.

For Fr. Stephen Fichter, many thanks for a last minute biblical confirmation.

I close with my thanks to my husband, John, and our wonderful combined families, children and grandchildren, who are named in the dedication.

And now my readers, past, present, and future, thank you for selecting this book. I truly hope you enjoy.

Tuesday, March 20
one
________________

H
E TURNED ONTO THE BOARDWALK
and felt the full impact of the stinging blast from the ocean. Observing the shifting clouds, he decided it wouldn't be surprising if they had a snow flurry later on, even though tomorrow was the first day of spring. It had been a long winter, and everyone said how much they were looking forward to the warm weather ahead. He wasn't.

He enjoyed Spring Lake best once late autumn set in. By then the summer people had closed their houses, not appearing even for weekends.

He was chagrined, though, that with each passing year more and more people were selling their winter homes and settling here permanently. They had decided it was worth the seventy-mile commute into New York so that they could begin and end the day in this quietly beautiful New Jersey seaside community.

Spring Lake, with its Victorian houses that appeared unchanged from the way they had been in the 1890s, was worth the inconvenience of the trip, they explained.

Spring Lake, with the fresh, bracing scent of the ocean always present, revived the soul, they agreed.

Spring Lake, with its two-mile boardwalk, where one could revel in the silvery magnificence of the Atlantic, was a treasure, they pointed out.

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