{"product_id":"stillwatch","title":"Stillwatch by Mary Higgins Clark","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0743484282\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"6z77su-py4c68-59h9hx-k16gwe\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"53\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"53\"\u003eBook Summary – \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"129\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"3\" data-end=\"15\"\u003eStillwatch\u003c\/em\u003e (1984), television journalist Pat Traymore returns to Washington, D.C., to produce a high-profile series on Senator Abigail Jennings, who’s poised to become the first female vice president. But an ominous note slipped under Pat’s Georgetown door warns, “I told you not to come…” As she and an old flame, Congressman Sam Kingsley, delve into Abigail’s past, they unearth shocking, career-threatening secrets—and Pat realizes her own childhood may be alarmingly connected. What starts as political intrigue swiftly morphs into personal danger, as long-buried traumas and sinister motives emerge. Clark weaves political suspense with deeply personal stakes, delivering a gripping thriller of revelations, heritage, and peril.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"172\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"172\"\u003eAbout the Author – \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"481\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eMary Higgins Clark (1927–2020), often dubbed the “Queen of Suspense,” authored over 50 bestselling mystery novels and sold more than 100 million copies in the U.S. alone\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eHer path to success was marked by persistence: a young widow with five children, she began writing radio scripts and short stories before publishing her first suspense novel, \u003cem data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"200\"\u003eWhere Are the Children?\u003c\/em\u003e, in 1975—catapulting her into literary fame\u003c\/span\u003e . \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eKnown for fast-paced pacing and relatable protagonists—a hallmark she perfected by studying Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier—Clark’s signature style compelled readers to keep turning pages late into the night\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/obituaries\/2020\/02\/10\/mary-higgins-clark-queen-suspense-one-time-highest-paid-female\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/obituaries\/2020\/02\/10\/mary-higgins-clark-queen-suspense-one-time-highest-paid-female\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! 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