Terror Stalks the Class Reunion

by Mary Higgins Clark, Henri Yvinec

Cette collection s’adresse à tous ceux qui désirent découvrir ou redécouvrir le plaisir de lire dans leur langue d’origine les œuvres des plus grands auteurs contemporains. Notes en anglais en regard du texte, lexique bilingue en fin de volume dispensent d’un recours fastidieux au dictionnaire. Présenté par Henri Yvinec.
Réunion d’anciens élèves d’un lycée du New Jersey. Donny Rubel, solitaire comme dans sa jeunesse, demeure à l’écart des groupes, dissimulé derrière sa barbe, sa perruque, ses lentilles de contact colorées… Il observe Kay, un de ses anciens professeurs, mariée à présent, pour laquelle il a naguère éprouvé un certain amour… A l’issue du grand pique-nique clôturant les retrouvailles, il l’enlève dans sa camionnette et l’emmène dans sa maison de bois, dressée aux abords d’une petite clairière. Pendant qu’il travaille, elle restera là, menottée, enchaînée. Quel sort lui réserve-t-il ? Échappera-t-elle à ce dangereux maniaque ? Autant de questions qui resteront ouvertes jusqu’aux dernières lignes de cette nouvelle, typique de la manière dont la « reine du suspense » conduit l’intrigue, intimement liée à la psychologie des personnages, campés d’une façon saisissante.

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery Thriller, Short Stories

160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

The #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark has written thirty-eight suspense novels, four collections of short stories, a his­torical novel, a memoir, and two children’s books. With bestselling author Alafair Burke she wrote the Under Suspicion series. With her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, she has coauthored five more suspense novels. Her sister-in-law is the also author Mary Jane Clark.

Clark’s books have sold more than 100 million copies in the United States alone. Her books are beloved around the world and made her an international bestseller many times over.

Reviews

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kay Crandall taught for two years at Garden State High before she moved away and got married. Now, eight years later, she is back for a school reunion. At the reunion Kay runs into an old student of hers (Donny Rubel, who was very unattractive and unpopular). She tried to help him out back then but he misread her intentions, and now he is deluded into thinking they have a future together because she happened to be kind to him all those years ago. Donny abducts Kay and takes her away to a rundown, secluded house and plans to make her his wife. Will Kay’s husband and friends be able to find her in time?

I really enjoyed this short mystery suspense story. I had a hard time putting this book down, I wanted to find out what was going to happen next. I liked the way all the students and Kay’s friends pulled together to try to help in finding her.

This was another terrific story by Mary Higgins Clark with interesting characters and tense situations.

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story is classic Mary Higgins Clark and this is a timeless tale, originally written in 1987, could easily be read today, and still work flawlessly. One thing I love about Clark, she does not use a lot of curse words, nor does she over-sexualize every scene. Its just plan good writing and its a pure delight to read her books.

This story is about an 8 year obsession that boils over at a class reunion, but its from a student to a teacher, not another student. This teacher was nice to Donny and he misread those intentions and for the last 8 years has been planning a future with her, only one thing is stopping him, one she is already married, two, he has to kidnap her if he even wants a chance, then he has to force her to marry him...easy, right?
In the meantime, her husband is looking for her, trying to convince people she did not just walk out on their marriage.

[I am really a mermaid · Rating 5 out of 5]

Omg! This book is amazing! Highly recommended it. It was the first Mary Higgins Clark story I have read and I was so shocked it was so brilliant, I couldn't stop reading because I wanted to know how everything ends I was so anxious reading the 10 last pages. I am not going to say anything more but it was a great book! I will certainly read more of Mary Higgins Clark books now

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an intriguing, twisted plot centered around a class reunion and the relived traumas that are often associated with high school life, that scar some people for life.

[C · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a wonderfully intriguing short story. I need more of these.

[Ruth Bernardez · Rating 4 out of 5]

La genuina. Una historia corta con todos sus alicientes

[Aliénor · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good thriller.

[Jan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good short book from Mary Higgins Clark. An ex-teacher goes to a high school reunion, and gets kidnapped by one of her old students.

[Maria Lourdes Go · Rating 2 out of 5]

one of the other stories .. nothing special

[Katie Sunsdahl · Rating 4 out of 5]

good, quick little read.

[Fizza · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a disturbing story but at least it ended well. :)