- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st edition edition (Aug 21 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312262663
- ISBN-13: 978-0312262662
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,951,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Smooth is the word for this expert thriller by CBS producer and writer Clark (Let Me Whisper in Your Ear, etc.). Moving along effortlessly and unhurriedly, acquiring characters and subplots as it goes, and always focusing on the climax the reader knows will come when the killer finally makes his move, Clark's tale delivers the goods. Eliza Blake, anchor for the KEY Evening Headlines, is a 30-something celebrity, beautiful, smart and good at her job; she is also a single mother determined to be a good parent. As the novel begins, she has just vacated her New York apartment for a house in the suburbs, intent on escaping memories of her husband's death by cancer. Unfortunately, just after she moves, she begins to receive a fresh crop of threatening phone calls and letters. Hate mail is an occupational hazard for a new anchor, it seems, not to be taken too seriously unless, as in this case, the ante gets raised. Eliza finds herself threatened by several obsessives, two of whom may be dangerous, one of whom has killed before. These people are clever, not easy to detect or to catch. Clark's depiction of the stalkers who plague celebrities disturbs and convinces, and her characters come alive on the page: criminal, sick, genuinely evil, or simply flawed and very human. This is an excellent psychological thriller that will keep readers pleasantly bound to the page. Author tour.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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"[An] expert tale...delivers the goods."--Publishers Weekly
"Clark's story retains its suspense throughout."--Newark Star-Ledger
"A frightening-- and firsthand-- look at the darker side of celebrity."--Sun Herald (Colusa, CA)
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"Clark's story retains its suspense throughout."--Newark Star-Ledger
"A frightening-- and firsthand-- look at the darker side of celebrity."--Sun Herald (Colusa, CA)
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Even before the closing credits had finished rolling, Eliza unclipped her microphone and said a silent prayer of thanks that there was no reason to update tonight's show. Read the first page
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Even before the closing credits had finished rolling, Eliza unclipped her microphone and said a silent prayer of thanks that there was no reason to update tonight's show. Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but not great!!,
By "msbabs75" (Arizona) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Close to You (Mass Market Paperback)
This novel has a lot of characters. It was very suspensful because Clark keeps you guessing to find out which one of Eliza's admirers is more dangerous. However, The book has a very slow start because nothing really exciting happens until way passed the middle of the novel. It could have been better if more action was involved.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Read!,
By claire podesta (bear, de United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Close to You (Mass Market Paperback)
I could not put this down! The sub plots made the book interesting! The suspense was incredible. There were a lot of twists. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and would highly recommend it. Mary Jane Clark is extremely talanted. I am looking forward to reading Nobody Knows next!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Close to You by Mary Jane Clark,
By A Customer
This review is from: Close to You (Mass Market Paperback)
Close to You is about a young anchor-woman who goes through adventure escaping multiple stalkers. She struggles to protect her daughter, while her colleagues and those close to her try and keep her safe from trouble. After moving into a new house with a new nanny, Eliza, being a single mother, has no choice but to feel vulnerable to those after her. But when simple letters turn to threats, and she doesn't know who they are coming from, she starts to suspect everyone that is close to her. Eliza does her best to crack down on her problems, and free herself from harm.Close to You is a book that Clark does a very good job of creating suspence and really makes you relate to all the characters and their feelings. It keeps the pages turning till the end, and creates a new kind of suspence from the celebrity stalker situation. This story was very well developed. If you are looking for a good mystery and can stick with a book, "Close to You" is just for you.
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