In this collaboration between “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark and bestselling author Alafair Burke, “the snappy pace, layered characters, and many plot surprises will keep readers guessing in this fascinating mystery” (Booklist).
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 … 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 page.
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This book was great with a surprise ending. I’d give it 5 stars
Awesome book
Love this author
I enjoyed all of her books, sad she passed away.
All the books in this series are incredible. I loved them all!
Excellent!
Mary Higgins Clark has written another edge of your seat mystery. I encourage any reader to block off a period of time because this book demands to be read in one sitting!
Any thing she writes is worth reading!
As in all of her books,you don’t know who the murderer is until the the last chapter.Also rich in description of characters.I feel like I know them,very easy to picture them in my mind
I’ m a big fan of Mary Higgins Clark. Always a good read.
My Daughter Was Not Cinderella
PG-13 Appropriate for teens – adults
No harsh language
No sex
No gory violence
Having experienced losing a loved one to a murder that remained unsolved for a long time, Laurie is in a unique position as a television producer to develop a reality program to revisit other unsolved crimes.
She brings together family, …
Like The Sleeping Beauty Murderer, this is a new series for Clark. It has her trademark readability.
I enjoyed this book very much! With realistic characters and strong plot of a twisted mystery, this is an exciting read!
As always her books keep you turning pages.
The beginning of this book pulled me in and I was hopeful that it would be a great read. It’s an average mystery written by two great authors so I was surprised how tame it was…not scary, not thrilling, and not inspiring me to keep reading.
Laurie and her son Timmy, her Dad Leo, and the cast are fine. Rosemary,as the mom of Susan, comes across …
I love Mary Higgins Clark’s mysteries, and now those by Alafair Burke. Happy Ms. Burke helps the stories by Mrs Clark to continue.
Mary Higgins Clark is good reading as usual.
Love underling story.
As always Mary waves a tale that’s full of mystery suspense and a little love. This is in the Under Suspension series and I love how she is using the same characters.
Laurie is under pressure to produce another episode of Under Suspension and she has found the perfect case her boss on the other hand thinks she should go for one that will boost …
This is my first Mary Higgins Clark book. I loved it. I really enjoyed the characters and the story line. I was unable to put it down. I ended up ordering more of her books!