Mary Higgins

From beloved mother-daughter duo Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark comes a holiday treat you won't want to miss.
In the picturesque village of Branscombe, New Hampshire, the townsfolk are all pitching in to prepare for the first (and many hope annual) Festival of Joy. The night before the festival begins, a group of employees at the local market learn that they have won $160 million in the lottery. One of their co-workers, Duncan, decided at the last minute, on the advice of a pair of crooks masquerading as financial advisers, not to play. Then he goes missing. A second winning lottery ticket was purchased in the next town, but the winner hasn't come forward. Could Duncan have secretly bought it?

Du Passager clandestin, sa toute première nouvelle publiée en 1956, en passant par Meurtre à Cape Cod, où l'on retrouve ses célèbres héros Willy et Alvirah, jusqu'à La mort porte un masque de beauté, texte inédit et point d'orgue de ce recueil, Mary Higgins Clark donne ici toute la mesure de son talent de nouvelliste. …