This collaboration between “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark and bestselling author Alafair Burke, which Booklist says has “snappy pace, layered characters, and many plot surprises will keep [listeners] guessing,” is now available from Encore for a great value!
Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when the pilot for her reality drama, Under Suspicion, is a success. Even more, the program—a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected—is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode.
Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next episode of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder raised numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan’s boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? Was her disappearance connected to a controversial church? Was she close to her computer science professor because of her technological brilliance, or something more? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered?
With the help of Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will attract great ratings, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood’s elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen—but is Cinderella’s murderer ready for a close-up?
Together Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke deliver “plenty of intrigue and excitement” (Publishers Weekly) in this exciting start to a new series that will keep you guessing until the final moment.
Of course, I didn’t put it down…. I have loved reading Mary Higgins Clara books since her first. And I lied. I DID put it down…to sleep, and to eat…but I think that’s the only time. As always, the book was fast-moving and exciting and only seemed to be enhanced by the legal expertise of Ms Burke…
she used to be especially good at creating an atmosphere that engulfed you and heightened … Clark’s style has changed over the years; she used to be especially good at creating an atmosphere that engulfed you and heightened the suspense almost unbearably. In this book she overwhelmed the reader with information and failed to create that atmosphere for which she was so famous. I was disappointed.
The Cinderella Murder “The Cinderella Murder” by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke uncovers a twenty-year old murder of a nineteen-year-old UCLA student Susan Dempsey, who was found murdered (wand also missing one of her shoes–hence the “Cinderella” moniker) after calling her parents and telling them of a movie audition she was going to go to.