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Before leaving for a black-tie affair in New York City, Margaret and Steve Frawley celebrate the third birthday of their twin girls, Kathy and Kelly, with a party at their new home in Ridgefield, Conn. Later that night, when Margaret can't reach the babysitter, she contacts the Ridgefield police. The frantic1 couple return home to find the children missing and a ransom2 note demanding $8 million. Though the Frawleys meet all the conditions, only Kelly turns up in a car along with a dead driver and a suicide note saying that Kathy has died. But Kelly's telepathic messages from her sister keep telling her differently, and Margaret won't give up hope. Even the most skeptical3 law enforcement officers and the FBI, who pursue suspects from New York to Cape4 Cod5, begin to believe Kelly is on to something. Clues from ordinary people lead to a riveting6 conclusion. Rivaling Clark's debut-Where Are the Children?-this suspense7 thriller8 is certain to send terror into the heart of any parent.
Margaret 和 Steve夫妇在庆祝完双胞胎女儿三岁生日之后，便去了纽约参加黑领带晚餐会。当他们返回家中时，警察却已经等候多时，并告知他们的双胞胎女儿失踪了，房间里还留下一张要求八百万赎金的纸条。尽管Steve答应了绑匪的种种要求并支付了赎金，却只有Kelly被发现藏在一间废弃餐馆后的汽车里。司机死于枪击，同时又留下了一张纸条，上面写着Kathy死了，尸体已经扔到大海里。
但双胞胎之间的精神感应却没间断过，Kelly源源不断的收到Kathy传给她的信息，这也使Margaret越来越坚信Kathy依然活着……
About the Author
Mary Higgins Clark, America's queen of suspense, and her daughter, bestselling author Carol Higgins Clark, have followed last year's bestselling Deck the Halls with a heartwarming tale that combines the charm of the classic movie it's Wonderful Life with unexpected menace.
玛丽o希金斯o克拉克被称为“美国悬疑小说之后”。克拉克的第一部长篇小说是美国总统华盛顿的传记，但销路甚差。她于是改变写作方向，运用自己的亲身特殊经验、加上无穷的想象力，改写悬疑推理小说；第二本小说《孩子们到哪里去了》一举成名，使她从此确立了悬疑推理小说的发展之路。克拉克至今已经出版27本小说，作品总销售量在美国已达7千万册。她在2000年获得了美国悬疑推理小说最高荣誉爱伦坡奖的"推理大师赏"奖项。
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