Those Higgins Clark Gals have done it again

Two great summer reads!

“A page turner...it grabs right from the start and will have you burning the mid-night oil.”

In her new thriller, Just Take My Heart, America's #1 bestselling Queen of Suspense delves into a legal battle over the guilt or innocence of a man accused of murdering his wife. Woven into her plot is an eerie, little-understood but documented medical phenomenon -- the emergence of a donor's traits and memories in the recipient of a heart transplant.

Pack this in your summer beach bag

Cursed, is the 12th Regan Reilly mystery. In this book, the New York City PI heads for Los Angeles to help an old neighbor, film hairstylist Abigail Feeney, track down her ex-boyfriend, producer Cody Castle, who owes Abigail $100,000 she loaned him. The plot thickens when Cody's filmmaking partner goes missing and police suspect Abigail of murdering an 85 year old man. Regan has her hands full in this one!

Meet Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark on May 28th for Cocktails and Conversations with The Three Tomatoes.

The Informers - Opens in theaters April 24

"There is No Sun"

That's the last line spoken in The Informers, which aptly sums up this disturbingly dark movie based on a novel by Bret Easton Ellis in which he dissects contemporary American society, a culture in which too much is never enough. It's a story of hedonims run amuck and no moral compasses. As one young character says, "I need someone to tell me what's right and what's wrong."

The movie is set in Los Angeles of the early 1980’s with a multi-strand narrative that deftly balances a vast array of characters who represent both the top of the heap (a Hollywood dream merchant, a dissolute rock star, an aging newscaster) and the bottom (a voyeuristic doorman, an amoral ex-con). Connecting all his intertwining strands are the quintessential Ellis protagonists—a group of beautiful, blonde young men and women who sleep all day and party all night, doing drugs—and one another—with abandon, never realizing that they are dancing on the edge of a volcano.

THE INFORMERS features a great ensemble cast, with Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Winona Ryder, Jon Foster and Amber Heard. And while well acted, there is not one likeable character in this overall depressing movie.

If you're having a bad day, we'd for sure recommend skipping this one.

Is Anybody There? A new movie staring Sir Michael Caine

Sir Michael Caine gives a wonderful and touching performance. And Bill Milner, who plays ten-year year old Edward, will steal your heart. The entire cast is terrific in that very real way that only the Brits seem to do really well. It’s a movie that will touch your heart.

From the producers of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE and HARRY POTTER comes IS ANYBODY THERE?, a heartwarming story about the unlikeliest of friendships. The film stars Academy Award winner Michael Caine and promising newcomer Bill Milner, recipient of a British Independent Film Award nomination for SON OF RAMBOW.

Set in 1980s seaside England, IS ANYBODY THERE? tells the story of ten-year-old Edward (Bill Milner) whose parents have turned their house into a retirement home. While his mother struggles to keep the family business afloat and his father copes with the onset of a mid-life crisis, Edward becomes increasingly obsessed with the ghosts and afterlives of the residents when they die. Edward’s is a lonely existence until he meets Clarence (Michael Caine), the latest arrival at the home, a retired magician and grieving widower who refuses to give in gracefully to old age. Their relationship begins at odds until Clarence notices that the boy is growing up even more fitfully than he is growing old. As they begin to face life together, Clarence comes to terms with his past, Edward tames his obsession with the unknown and they are both reminded of what magic is possible when life is lived to its fullest. Opens in theaters April 17.

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A poignant reminder of the single thread that binds us all

In A Single Thread, Marie Bostwick weaves the unforgettable story of four very different women whose paths cross, changing their lives forever.

It’s a long way from Fort Worth, Texas, to New Bern, Connecticut, yet it only takes a day in the charming Yankee town to make Evelyn Dixon realize she’s found her new home. The abrupt end of her marriage was Evelyn’s wake-up call to get busy chasing her dream of opening a quilt shop. Finding a storefront is easy enough; starting a new life isn’t. Little does Evelyn imagine it will bring a trio like Abigail Burgess, her niece Liza, and Margot Matthews through her door.

Troubled and angry after her mother’s death, Liza threatens to embarrass her Aunt Abigail all over town unless she joins her for quilting classes. A victim of downsizing at the peak of her career, Margot hopes an event hosted by the quilt shop could be a great chance to network—and keep from dying of boredom.

As they stitch their unique creations, Evelyn, Abigail, Liza, and Margot form a sisterhood they never sought—but one that they’ll be grateful for when the unexpected provides a poignant reminder of the single thread that binds us all.

The sequel, Sunlight in the Courtyard, is scheduled for June 2009.