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    <![CDATA[ Alvirah Meehan, the lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, teams up with private investigator Regan Reilly to solve another Christmas mystery. In <em>Deck the Halls,</em> they rescued Regan's kidnapped father. This time they get in the middle of a case involving a beautiful eighty-foot blue spruce that has been chosen to spend the holidays as Rockefeller Center's famous Christmas tree. The folks who picked the tree don't have a clue that attached to one of its branches is a flask chock-full of priceless diamonds that Packy Noonan, a scam artist just released from prison, had hidden there over twelve years ago. <br/> An excited Packy breaks his parole and heads to Stowe, Vermont, to reclaim his loot. Once there, he is horrified to discover that his special tree will be heading to New York City the next morning. With a bumbling crew consisting of Jo-Jo, Benny, and an unsuccessful poet, Milo, he knows he has to act fast. What Packy does not know is that Alvirah and Regan are on hot on his heels.]]>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[From the back:<br/>The folks who picked a beautiful eighty-foot blue spruce from Stowe, Vermont, to be Rockefeller Center's famous Christmas tree don't have a clue that Packy Noonan, a scam artist just released from prison, hid priceless diamonds in it more than twelve years ago. But when Packy lea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42365125">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p> Mary Higgins Clark, America's Queen of Suspense, and her daughter, bestselling mystery writer Carol Higgins Clark, have again joined forces to create a suspenseful and humorous holiday tale. <p> Alvirah Meehan, the lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, teams up with private investigator Regan Reilly to solve another Christmas mystery. In <em>Deck the Halls,</em> they rescued Regan's kidnapped father. This time they get in the middle of a case involving a beautiful eighty-foot blue spruce that has been chosen to spend the holidays as Rockefeller Center's famous Christmas tree. The folks who picked the tree don't have a clue that attached to one of its branches is a flask chock-full of priceless diamonds that Packy Noonan, a scam artist just released from prison, had hidden there over twelve years ago. <p> An excited Packy breaks his parole and heads to Stowe, Vermont, to reclaim his loot. Once there, he is horrified to discover that his special tree will be heading to New York City the next morning. With a bumbling crew consisting of Jo-Jo, Benny, and an unsuccessful poet, Milo, he knows he has to act fast. <p> What Packy does not know is that Alvirah and Regan are on a weekend trip to Stowe with Alvirah's husband, Willy; Regan's fiancé, Jack; Regan's parents, Luke and Nora; and Alvirah's friend Opal, a lottery winner who lost all her winnings in Packy's scam. On Monday morning when they're supposed to head home, they learn that the tree is missing, Packy Noonan may be in the vicinity, and Opal has disappeared. <p> From two of America's beloved storytellers, <em>The Christmas Thief</em> is filled with suspense, comic characters, and holiday cheer, and is sure to delight its readers.</p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[I recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick and easy read (good for a pool or beach read).]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[It was sitting on a table at the library.]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a simple, quick read. It took me a couple of hours, and I was able to finish it in one sitting. The story and plot was not complex, which was a bit disappointing. When you pick up a mystery novel, you want to spend time figuring out the clues and putting the pieces of the puzzle together. T...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69307524">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<strong>Mary Higgins Clark, America's Queen of Suspense, and her daughter, bestselling mystery writer Carol Higgins Clark, have again joined forces to create a suspenseful and humorous holiday tale.</strong><p>The folks who picked a beautiful eighty-foot blue spruce from Stowe, Vermont, to be Rockefeller Center's famous Christmas tree don't have a clue that Packy Noonan, a scam artist just released from prison, hid priceless diamonds in it more than twelve years ago. But when Packy learns that his special tree will be heading to New York City the next morning, he knows he has to act fast.<p>What Packy does not know is that Alvirah, everyone's favorite lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and savvy private investigator Regan Reilly are visiting Stowe with their friend Opal, who lost all her lottery winnings in Packy's scam. And just when they're supposed to head home, they learn that the tree is missing . . . and that Opal has disappeared.</p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This novel is second in a series of Christmas “mysteries” written by the mother and daughter authors.  The plot spins on a newly released from prison con man who has hidden away some of his ill gotten gains, and now wants to find them.  However, he chose to hide his loot in an eighty foot blue s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69707523">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<strong>Mary Higgins Clark, America's Queen of Suspense, and her daughter, bestselling mystery writer Carol Higgins Clark, have again joined forces to create a suspenseful and humorous holiday tale.</strong><p>The folks who picked a beautiful eighty-foot blue spruce from Stowe, Vermont, to be Rockefeller Center's famous Christmas tree don't have a clue that Packy Noonan, a scam artist just released from prison, hid priceless diamonds in it more than twelve years ago. But when Packy learns that his special tree will be heading to New York City the next morning, he knows he has to act fast.<p>What Packy does not know is that Alvirah, everyone's favorite lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and savvy private investigator Regan Reilly are visiting Stowe with their friend Opal, who lost all her lottery winnings in Packy's scam. And just when they're supposed to head home, they learn that the tree is missing . . . and that Opal has disappeared.</p></p>]]>
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[librarian @ GV library]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Dec 03 00:09:49 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>one time too many</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Absolutely PITIFULLY bad book, why can't we give NO stars to a book?   Don't waste your time on this @%@#$@#.  It was selected for a mystery book club @ GV Library or I wouldn't have wasted my time on it.   Mary Higgins Clark is NOW permanently on my DO NOT READ list.  It is trite, cliche-ridden, pr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39177391">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<strong>Mary Higgins Clark, America's Queen of Suspense, and her daughter, bestselling mystery writer Carol Higgins Clark, have again joined forces to create a suspenseful and humorous holiday tale.</strong><p>The folks who picked a beautiful eighty-foot blue spruce from Stowe, Vermont, to be Rockefeller Center's famous Christmas tree don't have a clue that Packy Noonan, a scam artist just released from prison, hid priceless diamonds in it more than twelve years ago. But when Packy learns that his special tree will be heading to New York City the next morning, he knows he has to act fast.<p>What Packy does not know is that Alvirah, everyone's favorite lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and savvy private investigator Regan Reilly are visiting Stowe with their friend Opal, who lost all her lottery winnings in Packy's scam. And just when they're supposed to head home, they learn that the tree is missing . . . and that Opal has disappeared.</p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[1. Packy Coogan Noonan along with his accomplices Jo-Jo, Benny,and Milo. Are all after the $80 Million worth of diamonds inside a flask in the branch of a tree that Packy hid 12yrs ago before going into prison. The tree owned by lottery winner Alvirah Meehan had been scammed by Packy along with othe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35669284">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<strong>Mary Higgins Clark, America's Queen of Suspense, and her daughter, bestselling mystery writer Carol Higgins Clark, have again joined forces to create a suspenseful and humorous holiday tale.</strong><p>The folks who picked a beautiful eighty-foot blue spruce from Stowe, Vermont, to be Rockefeller Center's famous Christmas tree don't have a clue that Packy Noonan, a scam artist just released from prison, hid priceless diamonds in it more than twelve years ago. But when Packy learns that his special tree will be heading to New York City the next morning, he knows he has to act fast.<p>What Packy does not know is that Alvirah, everyone's favorite lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and savvy private investigator Regan Reilly are visiting Stowe with their friend Opal, who lost all her lottery winnings in Packy's scam. And just when they're supposed to head home, they learn that the tree is missing . . . and that Opal has disappeared.</p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have heard many in the legal profession and law enforcement say that most criminals are really not very smart.  That certainly rings true in &quot;The Christmas Thief&quot; by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark!  This is the first book I've read by either author, which is rather amazing gi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41032071">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Predictable, but still liked it.  Not one of my favorites of Mary Higgins Clark's, though still worth reading.  I like her early books better.  If you like the dumb criminal types, rather than the scary criminal types, (although, I don't know how realistic that really is) then read this one!  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Cute cozy about a thief who gets out of prison and breaks parole with the help of friends to go to Vermont and find a tree where he hid diamonds. His plan is to escape to Brazil. Unfortunately the tree where he hid the diamonds has been picked to go to Rockefeller Center to be their Christmas tree!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love a good mystery, but these author's give away everything (she'll be in a drug induced coma by tonight).  I think this is for the impatient reader, which I am, but I love the suspense.  I'm hoping a book by only Mary Higgins Clark will be better.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a typical Higgins Clark collaboration. The thieves are idiots, the police pleasant and helpful and the amateur detectives solve the mystery. Nevertheless this is a fun read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It's cute, but nothing amazing.  If you're looking for a gripping mystery, you might want to pass.  But if you're just looking for a cute holiday-themed diversion, this should do.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Written at a 5th grade level of understanding.  Crime very simple.  My 3rd grade daughter read it and enjoyed it but though the ending lacked too!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very short novel about someone who stole the Christmas Tree for the Rockefeller Center. Very cute little mystery story.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This wasn't such a bad book. They didn't really try to steal &quot;Christmas&quot; but the end of the book tied together really well.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book, as well as Santa Cruise, it's sequel, have been my holiday tradition for years and for more to come!]]></body>
    
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