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A Cry in the Night
A Cry in the Night
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
ISBN-13: 9780440110651
ISBN-10: 0440110653
Publication Date: 9/1/1983
Pages: 317
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 101 ratings
Publisher: Dell
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 4
This is my least favorite of MHC's books. It starts off dark, right off the bat. There is no real happiness in it. Not even in the end. You just want to reach into the book and throttle the heroine for not being smarter. I really didn't care for t.
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Helpful Score: 2
I would suggest not starting this book unless you have time to completely read it. I read it in one sitting and was upset every time I had to set it down.
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Helpful Score: 1
Great read, classic Mary higgins Clark!
SFmom avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
first one I read of MHG and still love it! great suspense!
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Helpful Score: 1
One of my favorites because it seems so real! A divorced mother (also an artist) of two young girls meets a rich man at an art gallery. The fall in love quickly and get married and it seems that everything is perfect. Soon she finds out that her new husband has some odd habbits, especially at night,and she begins to doubt her own sanity. VERY surprising ending!
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Helpful Score: 1
Queen of suspense does it again. Fairy tale romance turns into a nightmare
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Helpful Score: 1
Lots of suspense! I had a hard time putting this one down!
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Helpful Score: 1
Was a good book and it was made into a movie.
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Helpful Score: 1
The queen of suspense does it again. Great read.
misssarahjo avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Not my favorite Mary Higgins Clark. I wanted to like the villian so badly. Beautiful visuals and characters. Just not up to par with some of her later books.
bookworm01 avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 138 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Great book! By far, my very favorite Mary Higgins Clark book!
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Helpful Score: 1
This was a very good book. Creepy at times but one that you can't put down. You will never expect what she discovers. Whew!!! Chills just thinking about some of it.
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Helpful Score: 1
*****
Characters are so believable and excellent suspense! One of my favorite stories of all times with a major creepy character!
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Helpful Score: 1
What a great storyteller!
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Helpful Score: 1
I loved this book, kept me up til I was finished with it.
Harmony1204 avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 54 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Awesome thriller by Mary Higgins Clark.
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wonderful Mary Higgins Clark... terrifying page turner that you can't put down until you are finished! You have no idea what is happening to the main character Jenny MacPartland... grabs you!
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Anything by Mary Higgins Clark is worth reading!
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Page turner.
queen627 avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 45 more book reviews
i stayed up very late to finish this book!
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I liked this book very much !! I would give it 4 stars!
A divorced mother of two who lives and works in NYC at an art gallery, meets an artist who is very successful and wants to marry her. The mystery, suspense unfolds when they leave NYC and move to his Minnesota farm. This mystery will keep you up until the wee hours to find out what happens next... it is THAT GOOD! ENJOY!!
nascargal avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 352 more book reviews
This is another great book by Mary Higgins Clark. It will have you on pins and needles, especially at the end.
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Chilling.
supernana1 avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 66 more book reviews
A very good book, was hard for me to put it down.
debs avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 650 more book reviews
another good page-turner
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I love Higgins Clark. This is a great read. Kept me on the edge of my seat trying to figure out the mystery. Fun and easy. Great beach or weekend read.
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I love anything by Mary Higgins Clark. While the story is a little predictable I enjoyed it anyway.
buckysue avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 4 more book reviews
Another great read from MH Clark. Don't miss this one!
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This is another good read from Mary Higgins Clark.
readingfrenzy avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 45 more book reviews
I couldn't put this book down. It was like watching a horror/mystery movie. I couldn't wait to uncover the mystery. I kept thinking the whole way through, I would have left if I was the main character, Jenny.
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Good read.
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Good till the last page!!!!
KrystaS avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on
Heavy on the hints about an abusive relationship, but still the outcome wasn't quite what I expected. (And she could have taken more time with the ending / wrapup. It was rather abrupt.) A fast easy read, very descriptive.
tigers9494 avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 49 more book reviews
Good from the start!
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If you like Mary Higgins Clark you will like this book. Excellent.
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The queen of suspense has done it again!
This book was a great read. Love it!
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I didn't ejoy this book as much as I've enjoyed other Mary Higgins Clark books. I had a very hard time staying interested in the story.
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Mary Higgins Clarks always keeps you on your toes in suspense.
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Good book.
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A real treat like all Mark Higgins Clark books.
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Another great mystery my Mary Higgins Clark.
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married to a rich man wife pulls out all the stops to save her children from his sick mind

loved the book
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This is one of the earliest books by America's Queen of Suspense, Mary Higgins Clark.
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A relentless sense of impending doom grasps the reader by the throat. Great read.
ShareBear avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 159 more book reviews
This book has been made into a movie, starring Perry King and Mary Higgins Clark's daughter. The book is full of mayhem and suspense. It was a great book, that was a great movie. If you haven't read any Mary Higgins Clark books and you like suspense you should give her a try. I think you will be glad you did!!!
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Another great novel by Mary Higgens Clark!!
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"Gripping...A story to be devoured at a single sitting." --Daily News
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This remains my favorite book. I first read this book when I was 13, and I re-read it at least once per year.
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A great Mary Higgins Clark novel, one of her earlier ones... just as suspenseful!!! Great read
ShareBear avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 159 more book reviews
A great book that was made into a tv movie. Really suspenseful book. It is about a woman that meets a man and marries him quickly. She and her 2 young daughters move to his home in the country, where strange things begins to happen.
Hellraiser avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 110 more book reviews
The best Clark book I've ever read! I couldn't put it down because the psychological suspense kept me glued to the book.
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Read this book in one sitting. A definite page turner and I was shocked at how everything played out. I thought I had it figured out, but boy was I wrong.
DEC avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 134 more book reviews
When lovely Jenny MacPartland met the man of her dreams while working in a New York art gallery, she could hardly believe her luck. Artist Erich Krueger was handsome, sensitive, a painter whose exquisite landscapes were making him a virtual overnight success... and a man utterly in love with her. Married withing a month, suddenly wealthy, deeply adored, Jenny planned a warm caring home on Erich's vast Minnesota farm. But the lonely days and eerie nights strained her nerves to the breaking point, making her doubt her own sanity. Caught in a whirlpool of shattering events Jenny was about to unearth a past more terrifying than she dared imagine... tragic, terrible secrets that threatened her marriage, her children, her very life.
nascargal avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 352 more book reviews
This is a thriller...it will keep you hooked until the last page.
rolltide1al avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 223 more book reviews
Another great book from Mary Higgins Clark. Very suspenseful! Must read.
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My favorite Mary Higgins Clark book. This is a very suspenseful thrilling book!
Angie C
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a little love and horror combined into one
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This remains my favorite book. I first read this book when I was 13, and I re-read it at least once per year.
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Great suspence!
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This book was a page turner, couldn't put it down.
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A very suspense filled book.
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A CRY IN THE NIGHT is a story about a divorced mother of two, Jenny MacPartland, who meets a man she thinks is the answer to her dreams. This artist seems like he's everything a woman could ever want, and the strangest part to Jenny is that he's in love with her! It seems too good to be true, and with a mystery of this caliber, it definitely is! Her life becomes of whirlwind of events -- they marry within a month of meeting, move to a Minnesota farm (the quiet is something Jenny's not used to and she becomes lonely and scared especially at night). All of this begins to wear on her and she begins to fear that she's losing her mind. Slowly Jenny learns of her new husband's past, which is more terrifying than she could even imagine. These secrets can lead to the end of her marriage, but worse, it puts not only her life in danger, but also the lives of her two children.

A CRY IN THE NIGHT has a great plot and could be summed up as a mother's worse nightmare come true. This book showcases why Mary Higgins Clark is one of America's best mystery writers of all time. This suspenseful tale will have you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Lots of twists and turns that will keep you guessing about what will happen next makes this one of my favorites.
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FOR A DIVORCED MOTHER OF TWO, IT WASA FAIRY-TALE ROMANCE.. When lovely Jenny MacPartland met the man of her dreams while working in a New York art gallery, she could hardly believe her luck. Artist Erich Krueger was handsome, sensitive, a painter whose exquisite landscapes were making him a virtual overnight success.. and a man utterly in love with her..THAT TWISTED INTO A WOMAN'S MOST HORRIGYING NIGHTMARE... Married within a month, suddenly wealthy, deeply adored, Jenny planned a warm, caring home on Erich's vast Minnesota farm. But the lonely days and eerie nights strained her nerves to the breaking point. Making her doubt her own sanity. Caught in a whirlpool of shattering events, Jenny was about to unearth a past more terrifying than she dared imagine... tragic, terrible secrets that threatened her marriage, her children, her very life
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Mary Higgins Clark is one of my favorite authors. I love how suspenseful her books are but this one was too creepy for me. If you enjoy the horror genre you will probably really enjoy this too.
nap76 avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 124 more book reviews
good book
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Jenny MacPartland meeds the man of her dreams while working in a New York art gallery. They marry quickly and Jenny moves to his vast home on a Minnesota farm. Her days and nights become loney and stretch her nerves to the breaking point and test her sanity. Caught in a whirlpool of sharttering events, Jenny soon unearths a past more terrifying than she ever dared imagine....secrets that threaten her marriage, her children and even her life.
gillkat avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 13 more book reviews
A Stunning achievement it could become a suspense classic. - Associated Press
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Jenny MacPartland meets the man of her dreams while working in a New York art gallery. Painter Erich Krueger is handsome, sensitive ... and utterly in love with her. The marry quickly and live on Erich's vast Minnesota farm. But lonely days and eerie nights strain her nerves to the breaking point and test her sanity. Jenny unearths terrifying past with tragic secrets that threatened her marriage, her children, and her life.
Moo avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 111 more book reviews
When Jenny MacPartland meets the man of her dreams while working in a New York art gallery, she's ecstatic. Painter Erich Krueger -- whose exquisite landscapes are making him a huge success -- is handsome, sensitive...and utterly in love with her. They marry quickly and Jenny plans a loving home on Erich's vast Minnesota farm. But lonely days and eerie nights strain her nerves to the breaking point and test her sanity. Caught in a whirlpool of shattering events, Jenny soon unearths a past more terrifying than she dares imagine...tragic secrets that threaten her marriage, her children, her life.
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It was the sort of thing that happened only in fairy tales...One day she was simply Jenny MacPartland -- young, charming, divorced, working in a New York art gallery, struggling to support her two little girls -- the next, she was a princess, lavishly courted by a handsome artist whose exquisitely peaceful landscapes were making him famous virtually overnight. Within a month, Jenny was married to Erich Krueger. She had found her prince, the man she could truly love.

Suddenly wealthy, adored, warmly cared for, Jenny knew she'd grow to love living on Erich's Minnesota farm. Until the lonely days and eerie nights strained her nerves to the breaking point...until bizarre incidents led her to doubt her own sanity...until a chain of shattering events revealed the link to a past more terrifying than she dared imagine -- a past that threatened her marriage, her children, her life.
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When Jenny MacPartland meets the man of her dreams while working in a New York art gallery, she's estatic. Painter Erich Krueger--whose esquisite landscapes are making him a huge success--is handsome, sensitive....and utterly in love with her. They marry quickly and Jenny plans a loving home on Erich's vast Minnesota farm. But lonely days and eerie nights strain her nerves to the breaking point and test her sanity. Caught in a whirlpool of shattering events, Jenny soon unearths a past most terrifying than she dares imagine...tragic secrets that threaten her marriage, her children, her life.
sammyg avatar reviewed A Cry in the Night on + 19 more book reviews
This is one of my favorite Mary Higgins Clark books. I didn't want to put it down.
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Jenny MacPartland meets the man of her dreams in a New York art gallery, Erich Krueger. He is a successful artist who is utterly in love with her. They marry quickly and Jenny moces to Erich's vast Minnesota farm. Caught in a whirlpool of shattering events, Jenny soon unearths a past more terrifying that she dares imagine...tragic secrets that threaten her marriage, her children and her life.
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I like Mary Higgins Clark's style but haven't read this book yet.
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FOR A DIVORCED MOTHER OF TWO, IT WAS A FAIRY-TALE ROMANCE...
When lovely Jenny MacPartland met the man of her dreams while working in a New York art gallery, she could hardly believe her luck. Artist Erich Krueger was handsome, sensitive, a painter whose exquisite landscapes were making him a virtual overnight success...and a man utterly in love with her!

...THAT TWISTED INTO A WOMAN'S MOST HORRIFYING NIGHTMARE.
Married within a month, suddenly wealthy, deeply adored, Jenny planned a warm, caring home on Erich's vast Minnesota farm. But the lonely days and eerie nights strained her nerves to the breaking point, making her doubt her own sanity. Caught in a whirlpool of shattering events, Jenny was about to unearth a past more terrifying than she dared imagine...tragic, terrible secrets that threatened her marriage, her children, her very life.
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340 pages
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For a divorced mother of 2, it was a fairy-tale romance...when lovely Jenny MacPartland met the man of her dreams while working in a New York art gallery, she could hardly believe her luck. Artist Erich Krueger was handsome, sensitive, a painter whose exquisite landscapes were making him a virtual overnight success..and a man utterly in love with her. That twisted into a woman's most horrifying nightmare! Married within a month, suddenly wealthy, deeply adored, Jenny planned a warm caring home on Erich's vast Minnesota farm. But the lonely days and eerie nights strained her nerves to the breaking point, making her doubt her own sanity. Caught in a whirlpool of shattering events, Jenny was about to unearth a past more terrifying than she dared imagine..tragic, terrible secrets that threatened her marriage, her children, her very life!
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her usual good book