A review by khorrocks
Santa Cruise by Mary Higgins Clark
3.0
My first Mary Higgins Clark novel. I'm glad to see that this isn't one of her best.
This is one of her later novels, that she co-wrote with her daughter, Carol. Perhaps that had an effect on her writing? The story centers on a new cruise ship that is doing a charity sailing just after Christmas, including many Santa-impressionists. The big mystery is some missing santa costumes, the sighting of a man who looks like a dead criminal, and a few other minor things... Overall, the characters weren't that interesting (even though it seems like Regan appears in other MHC novels?), and I wasn't invested in the plot. There's a big "twist" at the end, that I didn't expect - mostly because it made the main characters seem pretty naive. There weren't any memorable quotes from this one.
Audiobook notes: The book was narrated by Carol, Mary's daughter - which seemed to fit well with the writing.
This is one of her later novels, that she co-wrote with her daughter, Carol. Perhaps that had an effect on her writing? The story centers on a new cruise ship that is doing a charity sailing just after Christmas, including many Santa-impressionists. The big mystery is some missing santa costumes, the sighting of a man who looks like a dead criminal, and a few other minor things... Overall, the characters weren't that interesting (even though it seems like Regan appears in other MHC novels?), and I wasn't invested in the plot. There's a big "twist" at the end, that I didn't expect - mostly because it made the main characters seem pretty naive. There weren't any memorable quotes from this one.
Audiobook notes: The book was narrated by Carol, Mary's daughter - which seemed to fit well with the writing.