The Christmas Thief
Worth buying if: You enjoy Mary Higgins Clark’s signature procedural beats and steady reveals.
Skip it if: You prefer puzzle mysteries without family drama at the center.
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Summary
When socialite Mary Higgins is found dead after a festive event, Mary Higgins Clark and daughter Carol Higgins Clark follow family grudges, old romances, and seasonal alibis through tangled clues to catch a murderer before Christmas.
Why this book now
Read this Simon & Schuster holiday mystery to relive Mary Higgins Clark’s classic suspense and Carol Higgins Clark’s witty touch during the Christmas season.
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- You enjoy Mary Higgins Clark’s signature procedural beats and steady reveals.
- You want a Christmas-set whodunit with a mother-and-daughter investigator dynamic.
- You prefer puzzle mysteries without family drama at the center.
- You’re looking for hard-boiled crime or graphic violence rather than cozy suspense.
- You only want something with very current references and examples.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780743271554
Worth buying if: You enjoy Mary Higgins Clark’s signature procedural beats and steady reveals.
Skip it if: You prefer puzzle mysteries without family drama at the center.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At about 224 pages, this brisk Simon & Schuster paperback reads like an evening’s worth of holiday suspense with clear chapters and steady momentum.
What stands out here
This 2004 edition highlights the dual-author byline—Mary Higgins Clark’s plotting with Carol Higgins Clark’s contemporary voice—and the Christmas-party murder premise.
Best way to approach it
Tackle it straight through to keep track of suspects and family ties, or savor chapters around the holiday to build seasonal atmosphere and unravel clues gradually.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780743271554
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