Just Take My Heart: A Novel

Mary Higgins Clark

Apr 2009 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

The bestselling Queen of Suspense delves into a legal battle over the guilt or innocence of a man accused of murdering his wife, while weaving in an eerie, little-understood but documented medical phenomenon—the emergence of a donor's traits and memories in the recipient of a heart transplant.

After famous actress Natalie Raines is found in her home, dying from a gunshot wound, police immediately suspect her theatrical agent and jealous soon-to-be-ex-husband, Gregg Aldrich. But no charges are brought against him until two years later, when a career criminal suddenly claims Aldrich had tried to hire him to kill her.

The case is a plum assignment for attractive thirty-two-year-old assistant prosecutor Emily Wallace. She spends long hours preparing for the trial, and unaware of a seemingly well-meaning neighbor’s violent past, gives him a key to her home to care for her dog.

The high-profile trial makes headlines, threatening to reveal personal matters about Emily, such as the fact that she had a heart transplant—especially when she experiences eerie sentiments that defy all reason and continue even after the jury decides Gregg Aldrich’s fate.

But little does she know, now her own life is at risk...

Ratings and reviews

Mary Higgins Clark is one of my favorite authors... always keeps me guessing & this was no different. My "cheat card" had so many names on it & lines drawn to one person or another, it was crazy... but I STILL didnt figure out the WHOLE ending... why I love Mrs. Clark! I loved the character of Emily Wallace & the strong woman character she was. Not afraid to follow her heart & investigate on her own, standing up to people when she was sure of what she believed. Loved the character of Gregg Aldrich as well... There are two different stories that seem to be going on as well, with the neighbor that is the creepiest character I've read in awhile & the trial that is going on... wondered how they would tie in together, but those final chapters indeed bring the stories together... I always love the quick chapters as well in MHC's books... its almost when you think, I gotta find out what happened, its enough to read without having to invest a lot of time in the next chapter... which in the end, makes you read more!!! A great mystery.... My rating: 3 skeins... it was good - wasnt great... not disappointed I read it, but not changing my world... so an average score... Last Line of the book: I really am, Emily thought when she was alone again. I'm ready now

WOW!!!!!! Mary Higgins Clark truely deserves to be called the "Queen of Suspence" She has done it again. This book is an amazing story of love and betrayal. It pushes you in to a place that is both exciting and scary. This is defenetly a must read for any person who loves suspence and thriller

this book is amazingly enthralling and i would not hesitate to pick up a copy and begin to read it today

About the author

The #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark wrote over forty 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 including The Cinderella Murder, All Dressed in White, The Sleeping Beauty Killer, Every Breath You Take, You Don’t Own Me, and Piece of My Heart. With her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, she coauthored five suspense novels. More than one hundred million copies of her books are in print in the United States alone. Her books are international bestsellers.