No Place Like Home
by Mary Higgins Clark
Taste attributes: thrillerdramamysteryunsavouryheavyenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeAn unsavoury thriller that is heavy, intimate and emotional. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
I cannot believe I am standing in the exact spot where I was standing when I killed my mother...When she was ten Liza Barton shot her mother dead, trying to protect her from her violent stepfather. The court ruled the death a tragic accident. Many believed it to be deliberate murder. Twenty-four years later, Liza is known as Celia.
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- Author
- Mary Higgins Clark
- Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 432
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- Open Library
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