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Flashes of the night her mom died come back to Celia as she sets out to find out more about what really happened that night. She discreetly tries to find information about her father's accident that led to his death a year before her mother's death. One by one, a few of the older residents of the town are murdered and some of the evidence leads to Celia being suspected. Celia finds her own life in danger, as the pursue of the murderer's identity picks up pace.
Flashes of the night her mom died come back to Celia as she sets out to find out more about what really happened that night. She discreetly tries to find information about her father's accident that led to his death a year before her mother's death. One by one, a few of the older residents of the town are murdered and some of the evidence leads to Celia being suspected. Celia finds her own life in danger, as the pursue of the murderer's identity picks up pace.


This is a superb read!
The Killer is the husband


[[Category:2005 novels]]
[[Category:2005 novels]]

Revision as of 17:10, 12 March 2008

No Place Like Home
AuthorMary Higgins Clark
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller Mystery novel
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
April 2005
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages368 pp
ISBNISBN 0-743-49728-7 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character

No place like home is a thriller novel written by Mary Higgins Clark and published in 2005.

Plot summary

The story starts with 10 year old Liza Barton accidentally killing her mother and shooting her stepfather Ted. She is acquitted of the crime and is later adopted by some distant relatives.

24 years later, the story picks up with Liza determined to bury her past. She has changed her name to Celia Foster and married Alex Nolan after her first husband Larry's death. Alex, not aware of Celia's past, gifts her with a surprise birthday present - the keys to her own parents' home in a neighbouring town Mendham. Alex, Celia and her 4 year old son, Jack, move into the home to find that it has been vandalized. Unsure of how Alex would react to her past, Celia decides to hide it from him for some more time.

Flashes of the night her mom died come back to Celia as she sets out to find out more about what really happened that night. She discreetly tries to find information about her father's accident that led to his death a year before her mother's death. One by one, a few of the older residents of the town are murdered and some of the evidence leads to Celia being suspected. Celia finds her own life in danger, as the pursue of the murderer's identity picks up pace.

This is a superb read!