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very entertaining, 5 short stories, an easy and fast and enjoyable read
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Imagine Nick and Nora Charles with a taste for politics and none for gin, and you'd be pretty close to Mary Higgins Clark's Henry Parker Britland IV and his attractive young wife, Sandra O'Brien Britland, known as Sunday. Henry, possessor of an enormous inherited fortune and known as one of America's sexiest men, has just finished his second term as president of the United States and is happily retired at 44, puttering around his New Jersey country estate. Sunday, who bootstrapped her way up from a modest working-class background, is a junior congresswoman with a reputation for smarts. The two met, romantically enough, on the eve of Henry's leaving office, fell madly in love, and were married six weeks later. In this collection of four pleasantly readable stories, the sleuthing duo catch the murderer of a statesman's flashy amour, endure Sunday's kidnapping and mastermind her rescue, solve the 34-year-old mystery of the disappearance of a foreign prime minister from the Britland family yacht, and reunite a ransomed boy with his parents at Christmas. Of the four, "They All Ran After the President's Wife" may be the best plotted, and has a particularly amusing McGuffin in the character of a caviar-loving terrorist. While the suspense is on the mild side throughout, the romance is lighthearted but sincere, and the occasional flashes of wit are dryly appealing. It's a bonbon, to be enjoyed for its brief sweetness.
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I could have enjoyed this better if the first story had been fleshed out a bit.
Great story for a quick read ..
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characteres and plot were great, Mary Higgins Clark is always a good read, holds your attention.
I really enjoyed this book. It has four stories which all have the main characters involved in them. The newly married couple Sunday & Henry are very likeable characters.
Excellent, as all of Mary Higgins Clark's books are! Very touching and the ex-president & Sunday are so in love and share their story of love, fear, generousity, caring, of dedication for whatever cause they believe in and fight for it to come true, they stand up for what is right, get to the bottom of the problem, they are considerate, genuine, understanding, loyal to their friends & also help strangers in their time of need.
Very good, love it. Even if I don't like hardback books, this was great!!! Will be looking for more. She writes a good intertaining, interest catching book.
Fun book -- a quick read which left me wanting to read more of her books.
I loved the love between the husband and wife!!
I read and enjoyed We’ll Meet Again and The Shadow of Your Smile, so I picked this one up, as I was interested to read an MHC book about politicians. I was pretty disappointed. The writing is very flat, not at all exciting or suspenseful like the other two, and the characters are appealing but underdeveloped. I read the first story in full and thought it rather worthless, but I decided to read the second, hoping it would be better. It was so boring I just skipped to the end to learn how it turned out. I moved on to the third and found it so boring I didn’t even bother reading the ending. I don’t know if MHC was on autopilot here or what, but this is probably for her diehard fans only; new readers ought to check out The Shadow of Your Smile to start.
a series of short stories By Mary Higgens clark I have only read one of them. Shrots are just not my thing
Mary Higgins Clark is always a good read. I couldn't put it down once I started reading it. Not one of her better books but still enjoyable.
Topping her bestselling success with Alvirah and Willy, in The Lottery Winner, America's Queen of Suspense introduces a new sleuthing couple, Henry and Sunday, an ex-president and his young congresswoman bride.
Henry Parker Britland IV is wealthy and worldly -- a beloved former president who, still youthful, is enjoying early retirement. His new wife, Sunday, is beautiful, smart and seventeen years younger than he, and has just been elected to Congress in a stunning upset victory that has made her the darling of the media.
Henry and Sunday make a formidable team of sleuths -- and never more so than when they set out to solve crimes occurring among their friends in political high society.
When Henry's former secretary of state is indicted for the murder of his mistress, Henry and Sunday suspect he is taking the fall for a crime of passion he did not commit. But why?
With cases ranging from a crime on the presidential yacht to a kidnapping that brings Henry back to the White House as he races against time to unravel the plot, there is never a dull moment for the ex-president and his bride -- or the reader.
With her wit and gift for characterization, the creator of the popular Alvirah and Willy stories brings us another marvelously endearing sleuthing duo, destined to return again and again.
Henry Parker Britland IV is wealthy and worldly -- a beloved former president who, still youthful, is enjoying early retirement. His new wife, Sunday, is beautiful, smart and seventeen years younger than he, and has just been elected to Congress in a stunning upset victory that has made her the darling of the media.
Henry and Sunday make a formidable team of sleuths -- and never more so than when they set out to solve crimes occurring among their friends in political high society.
When Henry's former secretary of state is indicted for the murder of his mistress, Henry and Sunday suspect he is taking the fall for a crime of passion he did not commit. But why?
With cases ranging from a crime on the presidential yacht to a kidnapping that brings Henry back to the White House as he races against time to unravel the plot, there is never a dull moment for the ex-president and his bride -- or the reader.
With her wit and gift for characterization, the creator of the popular Alvirah and Willy stories brings us another marvelously endearing sleuthing duo, destined to return again and again.
Henry Parker Britland IV is wealthy and worldly--a beloved former president who, still youthful, is enjoying early retirement. His new wife, Sunday, is beautiful, smart and seventeen years younger than he, and has just been elected to Congress in a stunning upset victory that has made her the darling of the media.
Henry and Sunday make a formidable team of sleuths--and never more so than when they set out to solve crimes occurring among their friends in political high society.
When Henry's former secretary of state is indicted for the murder of his mistress, Henry and Sunday suspect he is taking the fall for a crime of passion he did not commit. But why?
With cases raging from a crime on the presidential yacht to a kidnapping that brings Henry back to the White House as he races against time to unravel the plot, there is never a dull moment for the ex-president and his bride--or the reader.
With her wit and gift for characterization, the creator of the popular Alvirah and Willy stories brings us another marvelously endearing sleuthing duo, destined to return again and again.
Henry and Sunday make a formidable team of sleuths--and never more so than when they set out to solve crimes occurring among their friends in political high society.
When Henry's former secretary of state is indicted for the murder of his mistress, Henry and Sunday suspect he is taking the fall for a crime of passion he did not commit. But why?
With cases raging from a crime on the presidential yacht to a kidnapping that brings Henry back to the White House as he races against time to unravel the plot, there is never a dull moment for the ex-president and his bride--or the reader.
With her wit and gift for characterization, the creator of the popular Alvirah and Willy stories brings us another marvelously endearing sleuthing duo, destined to return again and again.
stories featuring her husband/wife sleuth team - Henry and Sunday
interesting colllection of short detective stories
Former President, Henry Parker Britland IV and his new bride, Congresswoman Sandra O'Brian make a great couple. Beautiful and smart, they are also great at solving mysteries. This book contains 4 short stories about the couple and how they get out of some sticky situations. When I first started reading I didn't think I was going to like these stories about high-class politicians but as I read I became more interested. It was a fast read!
another short story ,, great
Liked this one, but it isn't my favorite...
I really enjoyed this book.
A good, quick read book.
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Topping her bestselling success with Alvitrah and Willy, in the Lottery Winner, America's Queen of Suspense introduces a new sleuthing couple, Henry and Sunday, an expresident and his young congresswoman bride.
Henry Parker Britland 1V is wealthy and wordly - a beloved - former presdient who, still youthful, is enjoying early rretirement. His new wife, Sunday, is beautiful, smart and seventeen years younger than he, and has just beeen elected to Congress in a stunning upset victory that has made her the darling of the media.
Henry and Sunday make a formidable team of dsleuths - and nver more so than when they set out to solve crimes occuring among their friends in political high society.
When Henry's former secretary of state is indicted for the murder of his mistress, Henry and Sunday suspect he is taking the fall for a crimes of passion he did not commit, but why?
With cases ranging from a crime on the presidential yacht to a kidnapping tht brings Henry back to the White House as he races against time to unaravel the plot, there is never a dullmoment for the ex-president and his bride - or the reader.
Wit her wit and gift for characterizations, the creator of the popular Alvirah and Willy sotries brings us another marvelously endearing sleuthing duo, destined to return again and again.
Henry Parker Britland 1V is wealthy and wordly - a beloved - former presdient who, still youthful, is enjoying early rretirement. His new wife, Sunday, is beautiful, smart and seventeen years younger than he, and has just beeen elected to Congress in a stunning upset victory that has made her the darling of the media.
Henry and Sunday make a formidable team of dsleuths - and nver more so than when they set out to solve crimes occuring among their friends in political high society.
When Henry's former secretary of state is indicted for the murder of his mistress, Henry and Sunday suspect he is taking the fall for a crimes of passion he did not commit, but why?
With cases ranging from a crime on the presidential yacht to a kidnapping tht brings Henry back to the White House as he races against time to unaravel the plot, there is never a dullmoment for the ex-president and his bride - or the reader.
Wit her wit and gift for characterizations, the creator of the popular Alvirah and Willy sotries brings us another marvelously endearing sleuthing duo, destined to return again and again.
4 short stories by Mary Higgins Clark featuring the husband and wife team of Henry Parker Britland IV and his wife Sunday. A former president of the United States and his congresswoman wife solve mysteries from murder to abducted children. Quick reading but delightful.
Three great short stories in one book. Very definitely great spellbinding suspense keeps you wanting to read "just a little more"
I got caught up with these characters and being several short stories it was a nice break after spending several weeks on a long novel. I enjoyed being able to sit down and read a whole story in one sitting.
Interesting.....
four short storys in this book about Sunday and her husband
This is for mystery lovers who are entertained by husband and wife sleuthing teams. Consist of 4 short stories one can read in a setting.
Sunday & President Henry P. Britland are newly married and solving mysteries. They have become a formidable team especially when solving baffling crimes occurring among their friends in political high society.
sleuthing by a former president and his newly elected senator bride
Four short stories about the husband and wife team of Henry Parker Britland IV and his wife Sunday.
