Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

I'll Walk Alone

3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 · rating details · 6,043 ratings · 791 reviews

THE QUEEN OF SUSPENSE IS BACK! Mary Higgins Clark’s new novel—the thirtieth and most spine-chilling of her long career as America’s most beloved author of suspense fiction— is about the newest and most up-to-date of crimes: identity theft.
Who has not read about—or experienced—with a sinking feeling the fear that someone else out there may be using your credit cards, access...more THE QUEEN OF SUSPENSE IS BACK! Mary Higgins Clark’s new novel—the thirtieth and most spine-chilling of her long career as America’s most beloved author of suspense fiction— is about the newest and most up-to-date of crimes: identity theft.
Who has not read about—or experienced—with a sinking feeling the fear that someone else out there may be using your credit cards, accessing your bank account, even stealing your identity.

In I ll Walk Alone, Alexandra “Zan” Moreland, a gifted, beautiful interior designer on the threshold of a successful Manhattan career, is terrified to discover that somebody is not only using her credit cards and manipulating her financial accounts to bankrupt her and destroy her reputation, but may also be impersonating her in a scheme that may involve the much more brutal crimes of kidnapping and murder. Zan is already haunted by the disappearance of her own son, Matthew, kidnapped in broad daylight two years ago in Central Park—a tragedy that has left her torn between hope and despair.

Now, on what would be Matthew’s fifth birthday, photos surface that seem to show Zan kidnapping her own child, followed by a chain of events that suggests somebody—but who? Zan asks herself desperately, and why?—has stolen her identity.

Hounded by the press, under investigation by the police, attacked by both her angry ex-husband and a vindictive business rival, Zan, wracked by fear and pain and sustained only by her belief, which nobody else shares, that Matthew is still alive, sets out to discover who is behind this cruel hoax.

What she does not realize is that with every step she takes toward the truth, she is putting herself— and those she loves most—in mortal danger from the person who has ingeniously plotted out her destruction.

Even Zan’s supporters, who include Alvirah Meehan, the lottery winner and amateur detective, and Father Aiden O’Brien, who thinks that Zan may have confessed to him a secret he cannot reveal, believe she may have kidnapped little Matthew. Zan herself begins to doubt her own sanity, until, in the kind of fast-paced explosive ending that is Mary Higgins Clark’s trademark, the pieces of the puzzle fall into place with an unexpected and shocking revelation.

Deeply satisfying, I’ll Walk Alone is Mary Higgins Clark at the top of her form.(less)

ebook, 352 pages

Published April 5th 2011 by Simon & Schuster (first published January 1st 2011)

more details... edit details

Get a copy:

More…

Friend Reviews

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Lists with This Book

The Traitor's Emblem by Juan Gomez-Jurado

Great thrillers of 2011

9th out of 40 books — 77 voters

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

Thrillers You Must Read!

122nd out of 776 books — 985 voters

More lists with this book...

Community Reviews

(showing 1-30 of 3,000)

filter | sort: default (?) | rating details

Jan 21, 2012 Michael rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The latest book from the prolific Mary Higgins Clark is a sure fire winner. The story goes of Alexandra Moreland whos son Matthew went missing 2 years earlier after being taken from the baby carriage he was in while the babysitter slept in a park. Zen has struggled but has tried to go on with her life the best she can while holding on to the beleif Matthew is alive. On what would be Matthews fifth birthday Zen founds her life turned upside down when a photo is leaked to the press seemingly showi...more

5 likes · like · see review

Jan 04, 2013 Soycazadoradesombrasylibros rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: finish

Es el primer libro que leo de esta autora y no va a ser el único, puesto que la fama que tiene de que es la reina de la novela de suspense, se la tiene mas que merecida.

Desde que empieza hasta que finaliza nos encontramos con un monton de giros argumentales,pero ,lo que mas me ha llamado la atencion, es como Mary Higgins Clark, va presentandonos paulatinamente a todos los personajes y que estos, en algún momento de la novela tengan un nexo en comun, que hara que vosotros como lectores terminéis,...more

like · see review

Aug 15, 2012 Karen & Gerard rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: death, mystery, relationships, survival, suspense, thriller

I’ll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark is contemporary fiction dealing with stolen identity, impersonation and the kidnapping of a 3-yr-old boy, Matthew. Zan, a young successful interior decorator is still holding out hope for her son’s return. Even though she is divorced, she agreed to have dinner with her ex-husband on what would be their son’s fifth birthday to reminisce. Things go from bad to worse for Zan when some pictures surface showing her actually kidnapping her own son!

I felt sorry fo...more

like · see review

Jul 12, 2012 Kylee rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I got somewhat annoyed with this book. I expected a lot from it after reading another book by Mary Higgins Clark (I Heard That Song Before) that I really enjoyed. In what seems to be typical Higgins Clark fashion, the book opens with tons of characters that are very hard to keep straight. I didn't like the format of the book, with 50+ short chapters moving between different characters perspectives. It made it much harder to keep up with the characters, and at the beginning, when you have no idea...more

like · see review

Jun 15, 2012 Lu Ann Brobst rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

It's been awhile since I've read a Mary Higgins Clark book, but when my book club decided to read this one I was excited because I used to love her books. Now I'm wondering if MHC has changed or if I just didn't notice all of the head-hopping she does when I read her other books. The story was good, but there were many times I had to stop and reread to figure out which character was thinking because the point of view changed sometimes from paragraph to paragraph. Toward the end of the book it fe...more

like · see review

Jun 06, 2012 Jean-marcel rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I don't like reading about these sorts of people. They seem very unreal to me, with their swanky condominia and designer suits and bizarre sense of entitlement. It is possible to write about wealthy, well-to-do folks and make it interesting, but I almost feel that kind of thing is a relic of past literature that the rest of us can now admire from a distance. I know the sort of high society people Clark writes about really do exist, although I would hope they aren't as shallow and sickly sweet as...more I don't like reading about these sorts of people. They seem very unreal to me, with their swanky condominia and designer suits and bizarre sense of entitlement. It is possible to write about wealthy, well-to-do folks and make it interesting, but I almost feel that kind of thing is a relic of past literature that the rest of us can now admire from a distance. I know the sort of high society people Clark writes about really do exist, although I would hope they aren't as shallow and sickly sweet as depicted here, but I think in the best literature you wouldnt' even notice how extravagant these people live unless the author was making a point about it; you would think that these are real people like you or me and that the amount of money they happen to make is irrelevant. Mary Higgins just can't get over the hurdle, I think, and perhaps she doesn't even want to.

In any case, this story is hopeless in every sense. She's known as a "suspense" writer, but there was barely a sense of real danger or tension present in any of this. I must say that Clark fails on a very basic level: her readers are always several steps ahead of most of the characters, who spend the rest of the book trying to catch up. Do people really enjoy reading pages and pages of self-doubt and dialogue that's rendered meaningless before it even comes out of the mouth? I just don't understand. What's the payoff? Surely there must be some answer, because she's apparently a bestselling author of astounding proportions.

I'm also very unimpressed with the way Clark tries to throw us a red herring about who the kidnapper might be. It's not just that it's an obvious red herring, because actually it isn't, quite, it's the smug way in which she goes about writing it, as though she's rubbing her hands together and thinking to herself "god, I really am going to surprise them by revealing who it really is, aren't I???" The thing is, even if you weren't expecting the truth, it's pretty meaningless: there are only two possibilities for culprit ever given, and neither of them are really people Clark invests a lot of time and attention to, so we simply don't care, don't feel betrayed or upset by this revelation.

So, another book from the workplace that's simply not for me. It is occasionally amusing in a strictly unintentional way, but mostly it's all a bit sickening, especially when Clark piles on the gooey and cloying sentimentality. I understand the woman is quite old now and probably far from the top of her game, so perhaps I should be easy on her, but I'm not going anywhere near her other books.(less)

3 likes · like · see review

Jan 03, 2012 Kelly S. rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was my first Mary Higgins Clark book...and perhaps my last! This is not to say that I didn't enjoy it but I can tell from the formulaic mystery writing that many of her other 30+ books would be too similar and not that challenging for me.
In this book, a 30-year-old-ish divorced interior designer named Zan Moreland has lost her son, Matthew. He was stolen out of a park while her young babysitter was watching him and fell asleep. The big twist was that a few years after the son was stolen,...more

1 like · like · see review

Dec 27, 2011 Loralee rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, suspense

As my family and friends know, I don't like scary movies. I don't like scary books. I like to sleep at night. Because I don't usually read "suspense" books I believe this is the first Mary Higgins Clark book I've read. Perhaps because it was my first run in with this author, I found her writing challenging at time. Her "voice" wasn't always consistent within the same chapter. I could understand writing from different points of views but sometimes I wondered how such an experienced author could g...more

like · see review

Oct 10, 2011 Jen rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.

2 likes · like · see review

Aug 21, 2011 Jennifer rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: borrowed, wrote-review

That’s it! I think I’m done with Mary Higgins Clark. Someone beg her to retire! I have read quite a few of her books (and honestly can never remember which ones I’ve read and which I haven’t) and while I usually find them at least 3 star worthy she does annoy me. Many times you can figure out “who done it” before you’re even halfway through the story, so her plots are kind of obvious. Still, the books tend to be a semi-enjoyable ride other then the annoying fact that everyone in her books lives...more That’s it! I think I’m done with Mary Higgins Clark. Someone beg her to retire! I have read quite a few of her books (and honestly can never remember which ones I’ve read and which I haven’t) and while I usually find them at least 3 star worthy she does annoy me. Many times you can figure out “who done it” before you’re even halfway through the story, so her plots are kind of obvious. Still, the books tend to be a semi-enjoyable ride other then the annoying fact that everyone in her books lives some sort of indulgent, wealthy lifestyle and they’re all kind of flat characters without a lot of depth. The main character, regardless of her circumstances of life, does things like through on her cashmere sweater and pearl necklace to have a simple dinner at home alone. These little things, they grate on my nerves. I try to remind myself that the author is older and perhaps she’s writing about an unrealistic way of life because it represents the ideals of her time. The annoyance of her characters not having much depth and their annoying ways of life take away from the books some.
This book had all the usual annoyances but had completely lost me by around page 70. I could put up with the usual flat characters and their well-off lifestyles; that’s nothing new. I was able to swallow everyone believing the main character, Zan, had orchestrated the kidnapping of her own son two years before because of a new picture coming to light that shows someone in the distance that looks like her taking him. What I could not believe and ended up infuriating me to the point that I wanted to quit reading was that even Zan questions herself. There is a character that has spent two years trying every resource she could access to try to find her darling little boy, that knew she had been somewhere else when he had been kidnapped, and as soon as the pictures come out and people start doubting her she starts wondering if maybe she did kidnap him and if so then what did she do with him? I’m sorry, but I just can’t believe that a mother that hasn’t had a history of mental illness, substance abuse, or anything like that (although Zan did have times she couldn’t remember after her parents’ deaths, but honestly AFTER a time of great tragedy there’s parts of the time period that are a blur for a lot of people), she’s just not going to randomly think she did one thing and really kidnapped her son. I could have gone along with the ride, put up with everyone in the book believing that she must have been the kidnapper but I just can’t believe that an innocent mother that was positive of where she had been would suddenly start believing that maybe she really did do it. That was the point where I felt the book was completely unrealistic and questioned why I should keep reading it.
I did keep reading it though because I’m a stickler for finishing a book. I didn’t read it closely though, I sort of skimmed through it so I didn’t absorb a whole lot of the information. I think that is the reason I didn’t see the real villain coming. I was surprised who was really behind the kidnapping. There was no satisfaction in the surprise though because I still don’t really understand why the villain planned and put into action the kidnapping. This grand, elaborate scheme and the book ends with me wondering why in the world that person would do all that. There is a paragraph that is intended to explain the motivation, but it feels more like a slapped on reasoning. Kind of like the mastermind and the details of the crime were revealed with an almost flourish and as an afterthought a few sentences were thrown in to give a motive. The motive might has well have been “because I can” because it makes about as much sense.
(less)

4 likes · like · see review

Aug 10, 2011 Bob Schmitz rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a great book if you like:

Shallow, stupid characters, a contrived plot based on non-normal human behavior and farcical coincidences, keystone cops, soap opera appropriate interactions, few adjectives and no metaphors, and inane dialogue. For instance you must like a character who almost gets kill with a bullet to the chest, wrestles the gun from someone and then announces "And don't think I don't know how to use it. I went hunting with my father when I was a young girl in Texas." Right r...more

4 likes · like · see review

Jul 07, 2011 Neil Mudde rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It is a Mary Higgins Clark book, it is hard to believe that the author ever lived a "average life" as from the picture on the book;s cover it has the aura of great wealth, and there is nothing wrong with being wealthy, heaven know I am probably jealous, but be this as it may
I have read all her books, they tend to be somewhat predictable, the characters are handsome, gegeourges, designers, artists, people from a wealthy background. So when a child is stolen from its carriage in Central Park, bein...more It is a Mary Higgins Clark book, it is hard to believe that the author ever lived a "average life" as from the picture on the book;s cover it has the aura of great wealth, and there is nothing wrong with being wealthy, heaven know I am probably jealous, but be this as it may
I have read all her books, they tend to be somewhat predictable, the characters are handsome, gegeourges, designers, artists, people from a wealthy background. So when a child is stolen from its carriage in Central Park, being well heeled persons, the police leave no stone unturned to find the child. The sense is that the Mother may have been involved, as Momma was a go getter an up and coming designer, whose parents (died in a car accident in Rome) why does this happen so often in mystery novels, I guess this means 2 less characters to worry about, and schlep along in the story.
In any case Mother is accused she was far more interested in her career then she was in her child, blah blah blah, one soon learns the child is being held by another character, I really do not want to give the whole plot away, as it is an easy read, I love it when the author tells me about what is happening, as I figured this out long before we got to her version of it.
All.s well that ends well, there is a suicide,which is good, as it allows some characters to fall in love and live happily every after
Interest fact that there is a Priest who works in the Church on 31st street which is located accross the firehall, involved in Father Mychal Judge, referred to as the Saint of 911, he died at the world trade centre, as he was a chaplain for the New York Fire department there is a documentary by that same name, which is so worthwhile seeing. Several years ago I on a visit to Manhatten, and I had recently seen the film we happen to stay at the Harold Square Hotel, (good rates) not as opulent as the Waldorf, in any case one night I went for a walk, and being interested in churches I could not believe that I should come across this church when at that time I did not know it was located on 31st street So for a light and uncomplicated read, get the book and read it(less)

1 like · like · see review

May 31, 2011 Sean Cronin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Clafk fans

This is cleanly written, well paced mystery book. It lacks any depth in it's characters. This is a serious (to me) flaw.
We see a beautiful woman, Zan, (Alexandra) lost her three year old son to kidnap two years before. Zan is clear eyed, all, slender, well dressed, courageous, smart, successful NYC designer, with thick straight hair and a great wardrobe and she's slender. But the child's disappearance, obviously, leaves her heartbroken heartbroken.
Then Zan, who's thin and well dressed with gor...more

2 likes · like · see review

May 11, 2011 Harriet rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a great warm, cozy, curl-up-in-the-corner-of-the-sofa mystery. I'll Walk Alone is light and just enough of a brain twister to keep you reading straight through.

I haven't been a big reader of MHC through the years because I've only begun reading suspense thrillers during the past year. After reading tons of Child, Baldacci, Colben & Forsythe, MHC is a very low key sort of writer. While I'm not really that fond of her voice, I found this one to be very satisfying and enjoyed every page...more

like · see review

Apr 12, 2011 Keturah rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A book by Mary Higgins Clark is like a warm blanket or a favorite sweater, it's comforting and comfortable and you know what to expect- an attractive female protagonist in her early thirties will be victimized and most people will not believe her story with the exception of a handsome, clean-cut professional single male in his late thirties and maybe an older female relative or friend or a priest or two. Throw in a scene or two in Neary's pub, many references to a tall, slender build and long, a...more

5 likes · like · see review

Apr 10, 2011 Chris rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

MHC is one of my favorite authors over the past 20 years. Unfortunately, as each year passes, so does the magic of her books. Her older books (pre-2000) are the best ones by far.

The Shadow....is her latest novel, supposedly about identity theft. This was one of my least favorite books by her; even Alvirah and Willy couldn't save it. They were thrown in simply to fill up pages, it seems.

Formulaic MHC:
Kidnapped child: Check.
(Single) mother with tragic past: Check
Ex-husband who may or may not be th...more

3 likes · like · see review

Apr 05, 2011 ALPHAreader rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Alexander “Zan” Moreland has lived through every mother’s worst nightmare – the abduction of her child. When he was just three years old, young Matthew Moreland was nabbed from his stroller while his babysitter slept nearby. For years after his disappearance Zan, at the time an up and coming architect, believed her former boss and business rival was responsible for her son’s kidnapping. She spent huge sums of money on private investigators and psychics in the search for her son . . . to no avail...more

1 like · like · see review

Jul 30, 2012 Kathleen Dupré rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I can't help feeling that MHC phoned it in on this one. I was HUGE fan of hers when I was in high school,and I continue to read favorites like "While My Pretty One Sleeps" and "Weep No More My Lady" to this day. But in this newer story, it just doesn't seem as gripping. The love story was all but nonexistent, to the point that it might have been better to simply leave it out completely. The dialogue was continually stilted by a lack of contractions (instead favoring things like "you are" most of...more

like · see review

Aug 04, 2011 Glenda rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-read-in-2011

Two years ago Zan’s young son disappeared on an afternoon in Central Park when he was being watched by a babysitter. Zan is trying to move on with her life, focusing on her career, but she thinks of her son daily. On the two year anniversary of her son's kidnapping, a photograph of Zan (or someone dressed exactly like Zan) appears in the papers and shows her taking her son out of his stroller. Zan feels crazy as the photo is impossible, and yet the look-alike is wearing the exact outfit that she...more

like · see review

Apr 29, 2011 Jilane rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Any MHC fan

Shelves: mystery

I PEGGED IT!!! For the first time ever, I predicted the criminal in the first one hundred pages. To be honest, I really started questioning myself the last fifty pages or so. I love Mary Higgins Clark because she masterfully weaves the story so that you do question yourself every time.

I have read every one of Mary Higgins Clark's books. This one so far is my favorite. As fantastic a storyteller as she is, I have a difficult time relating to her female protagonists. They always live in New York o...more

2 likes · like · see review

Jul 10, 2011 Beth Peninger rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Well Clark does it again. She gets me EVERY TIME! I can never figure out who the villian is and in this newest novel of hers I couldn't figure it out. I got close but then...no dice.
I have to say that I was rather frustrated with this particular novel. The way the main character, Zan, is treated really put me off. And I found myself frustrated with the law enforcement characters, making me wonder if they really are like how they are portrayed in the book or if Clark embellished their poor law e...more

like · see review

Jun 01, 2011 Sara rated it 3 of 5 stars

It has been many years since I have read Mary Higgins Clark...and I was surprised when I became thoroughly engrossed in this modern suspense novel. I highly recommend that you take I’ll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark on your next vacation! Escape into a quiet place where you can be alone and read this book cover to cover uninterrupted.

Unfolding like a suspense movie, the story begins when a woman makes a confession to a Father O’Brien. The unknown woman knows that a murder is about to happen...more It has been many years since I have read Mary Higgins Clark...and I was surprised when I became thoroughly engrossed in this modern suspense novel. I highly recommend that you take I’ll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark on your next vacation! Escape into a quiet place where you can be alone and read this book cover to cover uninterrupted.

Unfolding like a suspense movie, the story begins when a woman makes a confession to a Father O’Brien. The unknown woman knows that a murder is about to happen but she can do nothing to stop it. The priest does not know the woman and cannot prevent the murder, so he prays. The priest has no idea that a killer has watched the young lady go into his confessional, and now he is a target.

Today Zan Moreland is a rising star, a Manhattan interior designer about to attain the corporate design job that will firmly establish her top design reputation. Two years ago Zan’s young son disappeared in an afternoon in Central Park when he was being watched by a babysitter. Zan is trying to move on with her life, focusing on her career, but she thinks of her son daily and is especially sad on what would have been his fifth birthday. On the two year anniversary of her son's kidnapping, a photograph of Zan (or someone dressed exactly like Zan) appears in the papers and shows her taking her son out of his stroller. Zan feels crazy as the photo is impossible, and yet the look-alike is wearing the exact outfit that she wore the day her son disappeared. The photo is so convincing that Zan’s ex husband angrily accuses her of stealing their son.

With the emergence of this new photograph, police detectives start reinvestigating the case of the missing child. Zan’s friends know that she did not harm her son, but the photograph makes them doubt themselves and her. Zan’s husband is now eager for Zan to be arrested. Zan’s interior design nemesis Bartley Longe is confident and secretly thrilled at the idea of Zan’s impending arrest; surely this means she will lose the job for which they’ve both placed competitive design bids.

When the photo emerges, the rest of Zan’s life starts collapsing. Suddenly, Zan’s bank account has been reduced to nothing; all of her savings are gone. Someone has forged her signature for design jobs and ordered supplies against her credit; all the while that same person has purchased clothing on her credit card. Her assistant wonders why Zan has bought a one-way ticket to Argentina. Zan claims that she has not made any of these purchases, but her lawyer advises her against claiming identity theft when charges of kidnapping or worse are pending against her.

There is a reason that Mary Higgins Clark is called the Queen of Suspense, and this novel is a continuation of her legacy. Many readers will enjoy the easy flow as the novel transitions quickly through small character chapters and story segments. First there is the priest, then Zan, Zan’s ex-husband, the kidnapper/ identity thief, and Zan’s friends. The plot moves along at a steady and interesting pace until all the pieces fall into place with a well-wrapped and satisfying ending.

(less)

like · see review

Apr 21, 2011 Jay Connor rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The tell. From Wikipedia: a "tell' in poker is a subtle but detectable change in a player's behavior or demeanor that gives clues to that player's assessment of his hand. A player gains an advantage if he observes and understands the meaning of another player's tell, particularly if the tell is unconscious and reliable.

With Mary Higgins Clark, the unconscious and reliable tell is when her heroine is described as wearing her hair in a "chignon." From that point forward, despite the nefarious men...more

4 likes · like · see review

Apr 27, 2012 Sue rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: suspense-thriller-mystery

I'LL Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark.

Alexander “Zan” Moreland has lived through every mother’s worst nightmare – the abduction of her child. When he was just three years old, young Matthew Moreland was nabbed from his stroller while his babysitter slept nearby. For years after his disappearance Zan, at the time an up and coming architect, believed her former boss and business rival was responsible for her son’s kidnapping. She spent huge sums of money on private investigators and psychics in th...more

like · see review

Apr 19, 2011 Linda Munro rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A Alvirah Meehan, lottery winner and amateur slueth novel. Unlike all of the other Alvirah Meehan novels; this novel involves Meehan feeling sorry for Alexandra “Zan” Moreland, an interior designer whose three year old son had been snatched two years prior, while at the same time feeling that Zan is psycologically ill and guilty of the abduction of her own child rather than seeking for the truth, is Meehan is noted for doing.

Throughout the novel, the reader is led to believe, as the detectives o...more

2 likes · like · see review

Aug 22, 2011 Mary rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Although this book kept my attention, it was not Mary Higgins Clark best novel.She is one of my favorite authors and I have most of them even the ones written with her daughter, Carol, mostly at Christmas. But this one I figured out right away and really would have liked it to be someone else.

Zan (Alexandra Moreland) is an interior designer in New York. Her son is taken out of his stroller in Central Park as the babysitter fell asleep while she was watching. It is now two years later and some pi...more

like · see review

Jul 08, 2011 Jessica rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So, I used to really enjoy Mary Higgins Clark's books (her early work) and would be excited when a new one came out. After the last few I have read, I'm thinking I won't bother reading her books anymore.

I'm not sure what happened here....if I just grew up or if MHC's writing has changed but I do not like the general "voice" of the book. I hate how the characters let you know things that happened in the past by thinking about it. Also, the tone just comes across as childish to me.

Alexandra (Zan)...more So, I used to really enjoy Mary Higgins Clark's books (her early work) and would be excited when a new one came out. After the last few I have read, I'm thinking I won't bother reading her books anymore.

I'm not sure what happened here....if I just grew up or if MHC's writing has changed but I do not like the general "voice" of the book. I hate how the characters let you know things that happened in the past by thinking about it. Also, the tone just comes across as childish to me.

Alexandra (Zan) has had an extremely rough life lately. First, her parents are killed on the way to the airport in Rome, Italy. They were on their way to pick Zan up for a visit as she wasn't able to visit them for over 2 years because of her very needy boss. Then, she calls the guy she is seeing and he comes to help her. She ends up marrying him, divorcing him, finding out she's pregnant and when her son turns two, he is kidnapped out of his stroller in Central Park while the babysitter sleeps. Then, to top it off, her credit cards have been stolen and someone is charging up a huge bill. Zan is gorgeous and thin. In fact, if I had to read how gorgeous and thin she was one more time in the book, I was going to throw it out the window. I swear, everytime Zan was mentioned, it was also mentioned that she was gorgeous and thin.

Ted, Zan's ex-husband is livid with her for losing Matthew (their son) and is always blaming her. He's a PR man and so we have to deal with his relationship with an immature singer. He is really very annoying.

Alvirah and Willy, the lottery winners from previous books, are also in this book. That was the only saving grace for me as I love Alvirah.

Zan also lands a job decorating a new apartment complex and meets Kevin Wilson. There really is no romance here at all but Kevin, even though he has never met Zan, instantly believes in her and trusts her. When she is arrested he continues to stand by her. I find this hard to believe that someone would actually do this but I guess it could, maybe, happen.

There are other characters that are, in my opinion, just useless. They are used to fill the pages but have to real part in the story. The story was extremely predictable (I knew who did it at the beginning despite MHC's attempts to throw you off the trail). It was an easy read and would have been a fast read if it held my attention for any length of time but this book was very easy for me to put down and get distracted by stuff like cleaning the bathroom and doing laundry. Yeah, that's how much I didn't like it!

If you like MHC, go ahead and try this book. I may just be burnt out on her. I didn't care for it but it doesn't mean someone else won't love it!
(less)

1 like · like · see review

May 05, 2011 Laurel-Rain rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Interior designer Zan Moreland is on the threshold of a brilliant career in Manhattan, despite the sadness of the past two years following the kidnapping of her three-year-old son Matthew in Central Park. As Matthew's fifth birthday approaches, she is poised to embark on a brilliant new assignment; she is competing, however, with Bartley Longe, her former boss, whose hatred of her has been a constant thorn in her side.

So when suddenly strange events begin to unfold, with numerous credit card pur...more

like · see review

Jan 21, 2012 Verona rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really liked this book. I put it on my "currently reading" list in August, but really didn't start it till after Christmas. I read it in a couple of weeks. I really like Mary Higgins Clark's books. She knows how to tell a story. Her characters are so interesting and so sympathetic. I can get into their persona and know how they feel. I sympathize with their situations; they seem like real people, or people I might know. That said, most of them live lives that are different from mine, and doin...more

1 like · like · see review

May 10, 2012 Jannie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Not one of MHC's best. I've been a fan for a long time, but this one was a little disappointing. The theme of identity theft is very current and should have been a very promising premise for a suspense novel. But even Zan falters at times and wonders if she could be mentally unstable and doing all these things while in some some kind of blackout. If she doesn't believe in herself, how are we supposed to? I also had problems with the motivations of the real kidnapper. Without giving it away, I ju...more

like · see review

« previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 99 100 next »

new topic
Discuss This Book

topics	posts	views	last activity
How did Ted Carpenter knew that exactly after 2 years, the photo of Zan taking Mathew out of the stroller will be revealed?	1	2	May 13, 2013 03:50am
Mary Higgins Clar...: January BoM: I'll Walk Alone	1	7	Dec 31, 2012 06:35am
Why was the book entitled:"I'll Walk Alone"?	7	63	Apr 26, 2012 10:21pm

combine
Other Editions (32)

More editions...

Genres

Mystery

154 users

Suspense

36 users

Thriller > Mystery Thriller

22 users

Thriller

15 users

Book Club

12 users

Adult

11 users

Mystery > Crime

9 users

Adult Fiction

5 users

Relationships

3 users

Romance

3 users

See top shelves...

Readers also enjoyed similar books

About Mary Higgins Clark

Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney, best known as Mary Higgins Clark, (b December 24, 1927 in the Bronx, New York) is an American author of suspense novels. Each of her twenty-four suspense novels has been a bestseller in the United States and various European countries, and all of her novels remain in print as of 2007, with her debut suspense novel, Where Are The Children, in its sevent...more

More about Mary Higgins Clark...

Books by Mary Higgins Clark

More…

Share This Book

Facebook Twitter Your website

Trivia About I'll Walk Alone

No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »

title link	preview: I'll Walk Alone
avg rating	preview: I'll Walk Alone Goodreads rating: 3.73 (6043 ratings)
small image	preview: click here [close]
med image	preview: click here [close]
BBCode	[url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9896304-i-ll-walk-alone?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book][img]http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1303859213l/9896304.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9896304-i-ll-walk-alone?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book]I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark[/url]

I'll Walk Alone

Friend Reviews

Community Reviews

Share This Book

Share This Book on Your Website