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  <title><![CDATA[A Stranger Is Watching]]></title>
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  <default_description>Ronald Thompson knows he never killed Nina Peterson... yet in two days the state of Connecticut will take his life, having found him guilty via due process of law. But Thompson's death will not stop the pain and anger of Nina's husband, Steve. Thompson's death will not still the fears of Nna's six-year-old son, Neil, witness to his mother's brutal slaying. Not even the love and friendship of Sharon Martin, a journalist who is slowly becoming a part of their world, will ever erase their bitter memories. Only time, perhaps, will heal their wounds. But in the shadows a stranger waits, a cunning psychopath who has killed before, who has unfinished business at the Peterson home...&lt;P&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1978</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mary Higgins Clark]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jul 25 21:39:41 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jul 25 21:42:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay, so I needed a book to read....still can't get my hands on the book club book.........so I raided Zach's bookshelves. He likes Mary Higgins Clark and buys them at the .25 cent library sales.  He said his teacher read this to them in 10th grade.  I had never read any Mary Higgins Clark, as popul...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64968129">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75172801">
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  <date_added>Tue Oct 20 16:24:05 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 20 16:28:43 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read this book as part of my research on suspense writing.  I found the characters rather flat and it read like a cheap paperback romance/soap opera script.  Although I didn't like her style with this particular book, it is a pretty good example of how to build suspense and a great look at a very su...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75172801">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38898294">
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    <name><![CDATA[Katrina]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Fairfax, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Nov 29 16:49:37 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 30 17:41:09 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very easy book to read.  I pretty much finished it in a day over my Thanksgiving break from school.  The only thing is, I'm a bit confused by the ending.  Did the kidnapper make the bomb go off and if so, how did everyone manage to get out safely?]]></body>
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    <review id="47722441">
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    <name><![CDATA[Andrea]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 27 14:52:24 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 27 14:54:10 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I went through a Mary Higgins Clark kick last spring. I'm over it. They're pretty interchangeable. And the women always wear caftans. I didn't even know what a caftan was.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47722441]]></url>
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    <review id="72567070">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Sep 26 12:07:58 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 26 12:09:50 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a good story. Just when you think you got the right guy someone comes along to prove you wrong. A story that shows the flaws in our justice system.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72567070]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="64224931">
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 20 09:34:57 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 20 09:36:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Mary Higgins Clarks writings. You can't read the pages fast enough to see what will happen next. I would recommend it if you like suspense.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64224931]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="62292740">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 05 21:47:19 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 05 21:48:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read MHC when I was in my teens so I'm rating them based on what I thought at the time, not what I would probably think if I read them now.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62292740]]></url>
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    <review id="41130412">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ashley]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Rexburg, ID]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sun Dec 28 17:57:59 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 28 17:58:38 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Don't remember much other than it was kinda scary, and I really liked it. I need to read it again. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41130412]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="70879968">
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    <name><![CDATA[Zahra]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tehran, 28, Iran, Islamic Republic of]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 11 14:35:09 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 11 14:57:54 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[از این داستان کش داری جناییه،اما اصلا خسته کننده نیست]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70879968]]></url>
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    <review id="56668861">
    <user id="2336223">
    <name><![CDATA[Stephanie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Provo, UT]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue May 19 16:21:31 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 19 16:35:31 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Love love love mystery books, and this one was as good as any other.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56668861]]></url>
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    <review id="65409746">
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    <name><![CDATA[Michelleapril]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 29 09:49:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 29 09:50:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My all time favorite of her books. Chilling and fantastic!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65409746]]></url>
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    <review id="63778932">
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    <location><![CDATA[Spring Valley, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1976</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 16 15:58:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 16 15:59:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think I read this in the 8th grade.  It was great then!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63778932]]></url>
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    <review id="39851950">
    <user id="1794246">
    <name><![CDATA[Amanda]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Dec 11 05:02:36 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another Mary Higgins Clark hit. Great book. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39851950]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="68182641">
    <user id="2643709">
    <name><![CDATA[Amy]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu Aug 20 08:24:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 20 08:25:19 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite book by Mary Higgins Clark]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68182641]]></url>
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    <review id="43175366">
    <user id="823026">
    <name><![CDATA[Cws]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Conway Springs, KS]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 15 15:55:49 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 15 15:56:32 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[M (JM4) Cla]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43175366]]></url>
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    <review id="12576898">
    <user id="131542">
    <name><![CDATA[Juliana]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Oakland, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Jan 15 09:39:23 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this would be ideal airplane reading since Higgins Clark was at one point considered the &quot;Queen of Suspense.&quot; Unfortunately it was only suspenseful in spurts, and most of the book consists of paragraphs in which characters thinking about how scared they are and conclude with plea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12576898">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12576898]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="72593922">
    <user id="2778317">
    <name><![CDATA[Kathy]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sat Sep 26 17:01:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 28 15:28:07 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[So creepy.  Great book.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72593922]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="60491646">
    <user id="989632">
    <name><![CDATA[Brett]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Spokane, WA]]></location>        
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  <date_updated>Sun Jun 21 02:23:11 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mystery]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60491646]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="49889157">
    <user id="611530">
    <name><![CDATA[Nancy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, UT]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Clark's 2nd novel.]]></body>
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</review>
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    <name><![CDATA[Amy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Fri Nov 07 11:51:49 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 07 11:56:05 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the few books I loved when I was required to read it.  I loved the way it was written.  I really liked that Clark could introduce me to a character that seemed to have nothing to do with the story, but tie that character in later to have a huge role in the book.  Whenever I read a boo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37126823">more...</a>]]></body>
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