While My Pretty One Sleeps

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Gossip columnist Ethel Lambston knew everything about everybody who was somebody, and her forthcoming book is about to expose the leading figures in the fashion world. So there are more than enough suspects when she is found murdered, her throat slashed. For Neeve Kearny, the owner of an exclusive New York boutique, the killing of one of her best customers has eerie echos of another death that occurred many years earlier- the murder of her own mother. Are the two deaths linked? Suddenly Neeve is plunged into the mystery of Ethel's murder, following a trail that leads from the glittering pleasure palaces of New York's rich and beautiful to the Mafia underworld. And who is the killer who reckons that anyone as inquisitive as Neeve deserves to die?

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While My Pretty One Sleeps, a thrilling work of fiction by Mary Higgins Clark published in 2014 across 275 pages, plunges readers into the glamorous yet perilous world of high fashion in New York City. The narrative centers on Ethel Lambston, a notorious gossip columnist who has made a career out of knowing everything about everybody who is somebody. Ethel is on the verge of releasing a highly anticipated upcoming book guaranteed to expose the leading figures, dark secrets, and scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite fashion world. Naturally, this upcoming expose creates a massive roster of enemies and suspects, leaving plenty of motive when Ethel is suddenly found brutally murdered with her throat slashed. The shocking crime immediately sends ripples through the exclusive circles she frequented, drawing the sharp attention of Neeve Kearny. Neeve is the successful owner of an exclusive New York boutique and counted Ethel among her best customers. However, the murder hits much closer to home for Neeve than just a high-profile client meeting a tragic end. The brutal killing of the gossip columnist carries eerie echoes of another devastating death that occurred many years earlier, the unsolved murder of Neeve's own mother. This haunting parallel forces Neeve to confront past grief and ask a terrifying question: are the two deaths somehow linked? Driven by a desperate need for the truth and a determination to find justice, Neeve suddenly finds herself plunged deep into the murky mystery of Ethel's murder. Her private investigation follows a dangerous trail that leads outward from the glittering pleasure palaces, elite runways, and designer showrooms of New York's rich and beautiful, stretching all the way into the shadows of the Mafia underworld. As Neeve digs deeper into secrets that powerful people would literally kill to keep hidden, she realizes she is drawing unwanted attention. An unknown killer is lurking in the background, someone who has decided that anyone as inquisitive and persistent as Neeve deserves to die next. Mary Higgins Clark expertly weaves a tale of suspense, paranoia, and high-stakes investigation, keeping readers guessing about the identity of the murderer until the very end as Neeve races against time to uncover a deadly secret before she becomes the next victim.

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