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Where Are You Now?: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Creator: Jan Maxwell
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 63955
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 7
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0743571320
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780743571326
ASIN: 0743571320
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
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Product Description
It has been ten years since 21-year-old Kevin MacKenzie, Jr. ("Mac"), has been missing. A Columbia University senior, about to graduate and already enrolled in Duke University Law School, he walked out of his room in Manhattan's Upper West Side without a word to his college roommate and has never been seen again. However, he does make three ritual phone calls to his mother every year: on her birthday, on his birthday, and on Mother's Day. Each time, he assures her he is fine, refuses to answer her frantic questions, then hangs up. Even the death of his father, a corporate lawyer, on 9/11 does not bring him home, or break the pattern of his calls.Mac's sister Carolyn is now 26, a law school graduate, and has just been hired as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan. She has endured two family tragedies -- her brother's inexplicable disappearance, and the loss of her father. Realizing that neither she nor her mother will ever be able to have closure and get on with their lives until they find her brother, she sets out to discover what happened to Mac, and why he has found it necessary to hide from them. Her journey into the world of people who willingly disappear from their own lives leads her to learn about others who may or may not still be alive, and ultimately to a deadly confrontation with someone close to her who suddenly becomes an enemy -- and cannot allow her to disclose his secret...
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A Good Solid MHC Read! July 24, 2008
The premise of this book is that 10 years ago, Charles (Mack) MacKenzie, Jr. walked out of his college housing, on a beautiful afternoon right before his graduation from Columbia undergraduate, never to be seen again. However, every year on Mother's Day he calls his mother to let her know that he's OK. This year, his 26-year old sister Carolyn, interupts the conversation to tell her brother that she's going to find him no matter what it takes. The following day her uncle a priest at a local parish finds a note in the collection basket "Uncle Devon tell Carolyn not to find me." Instead of detering her from the task at hand it just makes Carolyn more insistent. As she begins to unravel the mystery someone close to her will have to act fast or all his secrets will be revealed.
I have to say that I thought this was one of MHC's best efforts recently. Even though it follows her formula I didn't figure it out until they said who it was. It kept me turning the pages and if you're looking for a good mystery that you can finish in one day - this is it! Enjoy!
Pretty typical MHC..... July 21, 2008
This book was a fast read and a page turner. I found it to be *somewhat* predictable. Her books of late have not been as meaty and twisting as some of her earlier classic thrillers! I had a 'suspicion' who the bad guy was about 3/4 of the way thru, but then little twists had me thinking I was wrong. But in the end, I was correct! It was still suspenseful and fun to read. I have always loved MHC and always enjoy a good, light thriller. If you like books that are not filled with bad words, gory details and disturbing content - then this one is highly recommended!
 Could not put this book down! July 9, 2008
Run...don't walk....and buy this book! It was wonderful! I could not put it down until I knew what had happened to Mack! I tried to figure out "who done it"...but could not! Wow...buy it now!
 FORMULAIC!!! Very "Mary Higgins Clark" Formulaic! July 8, 2008
I have not read all of her books but, I've read enough to pretty much recap: Heroine trying to uncover something, lots of red herrings to (try to) throw you off (here's a hint: whenever MHC makes someone overtly suspicious, they had nothing to do with the crime), and ALWAYS the same type character who does it in the end (if you've read any of her books you know what I'm talking about). The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew are just as formulaic as MHC has become. For crying out loud, I guessed who the - I'll say "bad person" - was as soon as I was introduced to the characters. But I can't blame her...I mean if I could pump out the same plot with the same main characters over and over again with the same type ending and wind up on the best seller list, I'd do the same too (just look at how many Nancy Drew and Hardy Boy books are out there)!
 This wasn't MHC's best, but it wasn't horrible July 8, 2008
I wouldn't say I'm disappointed because the mystery was good, but there was an overload of characters and more police work than I usually care to read about...it didn't add to the strength of the story for me.
Also, I didn't feel the connection between Carolyn and her missing brother, Mack. She talked about him a lot, but it seemed to be just that - talk. I didn't feel sad at the end the way I'm sure MHC intended her readers to feel. It was an OK ending, and the epilogue certainly wrapped things up nicely, but it lacked a lot for me to be able to call this a satisfying read.
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