I'll Be Seeing You

by Mary Higgins Clark

Covering the story of a stabbing victim, television news reporter Meghan Collins stares down at the sheet-wrapped body of a beautiful young woman in a New York City hospital. What she sees in the dead girl’s face draws her into a terrifying web of treachery, where nothing is as it seems and the truth may be too devastating to pursue....

In a tragic bridge accident, Meghan’s father has disappeared—but no trace has been found of his body or his car. Meghan’s mother, neither widow nor wife, is unable to convert joint assets she needs to retain ownership of the family’s Connecticut inn. Before his disappearance, Edwin Collins had taken all the cash out of his substantial insurance policies. Now, in absentia, he has become the suspect in a brutal murder.
Trying to identify the dead girl, find her murderer, and clear her own father’s name, Meghan finds that her search is entwined with a story she’s doing on the Manning Clinic, an in-vitro fertilization center where women seek the children nature has denied them. On a twisting trail of deadly passions and deceit, Meghan is venturing ever closer to the truth...a nightmare journey that may cost her her very life.

Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN 0671888587 here.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Romance

307 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 5, 1993

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

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the first Mary Higgins Clark book I read and it started an obsession that began in my teens and has lasted well into adulthood. I cannot resist a good suspense thriller. In I'll Be Seeing You we have a television reporter who comes face to face with a deceased woman in the morgue who resembles her, a deceased father who left a lot of unanswered questions and an obsessive stalker.

All great ingredients to keep a reader up late at night even when I have read it more than once!




Goodreads review published 03/08/22

[Ona · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my first meet with Mary Higgins Clark and I can say it was good from start to finish.

Author has a way of making the reader care about the characters, also story will hold your attention and keep you interested. Sometimes I can figure out the mystery before the ending of the book but not this time! I was quite surprised to find out who the murderer was.

I found it pleasurable reading.

[Courtney(Bring on the Suspense) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really, really enjoyed the book. It got a little slow in the middle for me, that's why I gave it 4 stars, but it still ended well. Also, this is why I can't say that I loved it. I just feel like it all came together in the last 20 pages or so. I was getting so anxious for the conclusion to find out the truth. The ending was a surprise. I do like how MHC answered all of the lingering questions. Another good one MHC. One of my favorite authors.

[Donna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just a really easy summer-read mystery novel. There are a few plot issues if you start to analyze things. Better to just go along for the ride and not think too much.

[Henry · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was okay but not one of Mary Higgins Clark's better novels. Too many subplots and a somewhat implausible story. 2 1/2 stars rounded up to three for a usually better author.

[Natalia Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this author. The way she introduces characters and they are all important. I don’t like how she drags some of their parts when they’re not main characters. But the plot is amazing and you can never figure out how the book ends or the twist. Never ever.

[Jenn G · Rating 3 out of 5]

So it was good. It was not my favorite book by Mary Higgins Clark but definetly not the wrost. I loved the differents characters and the facts about in vitro. I didn't saw the end coming (well not every part...)

Donc c'était bon. Ce n'était pas mon livre favori par Mary Higgins Clark mais ce n'était pas le pire non plus. J'ai aimé les différents personnages et les informations sur le in vitro. Je n'ai pas vu la fin venir (bien pas toutes les parties...)

[Agnė | laikas knygai · Rating 4 out of 5]

Duočiau 4,5 ⭐ įtraukė, bet pabaiga tapo nuspėjama anksčiau, nei norėjosi

[Kaylie Longley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Summer’s the perfect time to try recommended authors. After finishing my first Grisham last week, I thought Mary Higgins Clark was the next logical step in my exploration of well-known favorites. My grandmother loves both authors, having read all of their books countless times. My first Higgins Clark did not disappoint. I’ll Be Seeing You makes for light reading, despite its suspense, and it’s beach-y fun.

I don’t want to give too much of the plot away, as its surprisingly full of twists and turns. Meghan, a former lawyer turned journalist, is still grieving the shocking death of her father, who died in a bridge accident. When Meghan’s given a new assignment of the murder of a young 20-something, she comes face-to-face with the victim who could be her clone (a la Orphan Black!). She’s never met her, and the police begin to start asking questions. They think her father could still be alive. Meghan’s life gets stranger when she receives a fax that tells her Annie was a mistake. Who is this Annie? And who really was Meghan’s father?

Clearly Mary Higgens Clark put a lot of research and thought into this book, as it covers amazing details about genetics and its roles in biology and psychology. She introduces many characters, and at times, the plot gets convoluted. Its ending, though satisfying in tying up most plot points, feels hurried. Overall, I’ll Be Seeing You is no great work of literature, but it makes for quick and addictive reading.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, Mary Higgins Clark can write a good story. She can keep the pace moving and keep the characters interesting. But there's some issues with the plot.

So Meagan is a news reporter and she happens to be at the hospital when a woman is brought in who is the victim of a mugging. Meagan is startled to look down and see her own face. The woman dies and Meagan starts an investigation to discover her identity. On an unrelated note, she goes out to the Manning Clinic, where in vitro fertilization is helping families. But something sinister is also happening there.

Oh yes, and also her dad was killed in a horrible bridge accident nine months ago. Or was he? Insurance investigators have just determined that since they can't find any wreckage of the car or Edwin's body, they can't prove he's dead.

Meagan, obviously, has a lot on her plate. The IVF storyline was very complicated, the unidentified girl was more straightforward. Meagan also had a stalker whose viewpoint we got to share from time to time. And then the dad stuff, of course.

I was disappointed in the ending. I felt like Clark was really into certain storylines, but felt that it needed more so she added the IVF storyline but didn't put her heart into it. I was certainly left with a lot of questions.

[J Jahir · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sí que lo digo. Bien merecido.
Usualmente suelo ponerle a estos libros una calificación que ronda entre las 3 y las 4 estrellas (a veces entre ese rango una notita de media estrella extra), pero este, de todo el maratón que vengo llevando de ella desde hace ya dos años me parece de los mejores. Trama totalmente bien encajada, los frentes bien cerrados, tal parece que hacer tramas de estas son su especialidad. Métele cuestión biogenética, reproducción por vientre de alquiler en una clínica, asesinatos, secretos... súper recomendable. Con todo y que sus libros tienen un buen suspenso pero que a estas alturas me parece ya más light habiendo tocado cosas más fuertes, pero de igual manera, me gustó bastante.

[Lāsma U. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Baigais savārstījums.
Latviešu valodā tulkotais izdevums, kuru es lasīju, diemžēl šeit nebija atrodams, bet tulkojums arī likās aizdomīgs, par "cāli Maknageta gaumē" vien būtu pelnīta kāda speciālbalva.

[Madison Williams · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was medicore at best. I have had many people recommend Mary Higgins Clark to me, so when I saw this was on sale at Amazon I bought it. Mistake. I was very confused by the "mystery" genre that it claimed, it was more 'thriller'. There wasn't any mystery in it. It was fairly obvious who did it from the very beginning. It followed the semi-dangerous adventures of a boring reporter. And thus the criticism begins.

The protagonist of this story was as bland. Really bland. Oatmeal bland. She was a pretty newspaper reporter with no brain. she literally follows the murderer into an abandoned forest? When she knows someone is after her? What kinda idiot? Her main attribute was that she was good looking. Nothing else stood out. She never fought with anyone, broke any rules, or displayed any other defining characteristics. This might be acceptable for a side character, but for the protagonist? No thank you.

Half of this book was just 'building suspense' by showing the mind of this creepy guy who was fascinated with Megan. It seemed so formulaic, it was hard to take seriously. Especially when you know that he's not actually gonna hurt her. It ended every chapter of his POV with some vaguely threatening comment about Megan. After about three of these chapters the novelty wore off.

The other thing about this book is that it took no view on all the ethical misdemeanors going on. There were several potentially interesting tidbits about host mothers, obsessive mental disorders, and embryo use. The author just swept over these. There were no comments about whether or not these were right or wrong. None of the characters commented on the ethics. It just happened. The characters shrugged and continued on with their lives. it would be so much more thought provoking and interesting if anyone had opinions. For example; "Megan felt bad that Bernie fixated on people, it was a problem with his brain, and he tried to restrain himself. All he really wanted was love." Or even; "Megan thought that bernie deserved to burn for what he did. Anyone that was a threat to her or her family deserved to be behind bars."All we got was. "Bernie fixated on Megan. He went to jail."

Overall this book might be okay for people just looking for an adventure. It just pained me that I wasted time reading this when there were so many better books I could have been reading.

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, this book had me on the edge of my seat at the end. Mary Higgins Clark writes with such a complex plot blending each component seamlessly into the story. All I can say is WOW! Just when I thought I had something figured out, something else would be revealed. If you want to read a good mystery with a lot of twists and turns that smoothly come together at the end read I'll Be Seeing You. You won't be sorry.

If you want a little bit about the book here it is:

The story of Meghan Collins: Meghan's father (an executive search partner) is thought dead but no one can find his body, he has been leading a double life with a wife and daughter in Scottsdale, the second daughter (Annie) looks just like Meghan and is killed...other things going on are a fertility clinic that has screwed up the eggs, one of the doctors (who it turns out isn't a doctor) is killed and the police think all this is the fault of Meghan's dad who they don't believe is dead. There is also a stalker following Mehgan. Can it get any crazier???

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is built off a series of cliches. Actually, it reminds me of a story I told my grandma when I was twelve years old. (I used to make up stories all the time when I was a kid). I was also a huge fan of Mary Higgins Clark when I was twelve. Unfortunately, I'm finding I don't appreciate her books as much now as an adult. Though, I look at the date this book was published, and it was before there were hundreds of crime shows on television that did this exact same story. This book was written in the early 90s, so it probably would have come off as a bit more shocking then than it does now in an era of crime television.

I didn't take anything away from this book. There's nothing thought provoking about it. If you're looking for a quick, easy read, then here's your book. It's also very pre-teen appropriate. Very little swearing, no sex, very appropriate for middle school aged children.

I do think Mary Higgins Clark did an excellent job with character development in this book. I found Meghan to be a very relatable character.

[Alison Van Arsdel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book looking for candy. Something that wouldn't take up too much head space and just be fun. It ended up being fun in the way that doing the same thing over and over again is fun. It followed the standard formula of intrigue, mystery, man and woman who realize they been there all along fall in love as the should have been. Women gets saved from murder at the last minute by said man. You know, it's like every other movie or book out there. The writing is also incredibly trite a predictable for me. I found the dialogue the the behaviors not realistic. There wasn't any character I was particularly routing for. A benefit , the ending doesn't suck. The last chapter isn't just a quick throw away summary with man and woman kissing, but had some decent and relevant more story.

[Spencer · Rating 3 out of 5]

2020
As long as you don't think too much, this book is fine. However, if you actively think about things while you are reading, don't get into this story. The author is pretty consistent about doing the same things in all her books: She includes unnecessary characters. She always has a "bogus" bad guy (the guy that she point blank shoves in front of your face saying: "HERE HE IS! HE DEFINITELY DID IT!" But then, of course, it turns out that he was not the bad guy at all.). The heroine is always stupid enough to go off with the real bad guy all by herself. And then her handsome boyfriend/friend/husband/new romantic lead manages to be a part of the rescue team.

If you have read one Mary Higgins Clark book, do yourself a favor. Change the characters names to whichever book you are wanting to read. And then, trust me, you've read the new book.

[Steve Payne · Rating 3 out of 5]

A reporter is alarmed on seeing a dead body that closely resembles herself, then starts to learn things about her father.

I enjoyed the first 80% of this book - a real page turner. But the plot then becomes silly and convoluted as the main character is coincidentally chased by two separate men for two unrelated reasons. I'll remain quiet about the ending, but coincidence plays another big part.

All a bit of a shame, as this kept me interested for much of its length.

[MAPS - Booktube · Rating 4 out of 5]

Une tonne de personnages!
Des gens plus suspects les uns que les autres!
Un personnage principal attachant et des relations entre les personnages bien établies.
Des revirements de tous les bords et côtés. J’en ai découvert quelques-uns quelques lignes avant...j’aurais aimé ne pas le voir du tout.
Intrigue complexe et bien ficelée malgré tout

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A crazy story, with plenty of twists and turns; it gripped me from beginning to end!

[gaudeo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first Mary Higgins Clark book I've read. The writing isn't great, but the woman tells a good yarn and manages to make it exciting along the way, and there's a lot to be said for that.

[CMtez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Puedes leer la reseña completa aquí

Misterio en la clínica es una novela de suspense autoconclusiva, narrada en tercera persona con diferentes puntos de vista, creando una historia dinámica que nos permite entender las motivaciones de cada personaje. El personaje principal que une todas las tramas es Meghan, una periodista decida a descubrir la verdad.

A pesar de que la novela ya tiene unos añitos, se tocan temas que aun tienen su relevancia como el acoso o el tráfico y robo de embriones fecundados. La documentación en esta historia es increíble y tratado de un afirma que aquellas personas que no tengan mucho conocimiento puedan entenderlo y su importancia en la trama.

Por lo que respecta a la acción, el lenguaje sencillo y directo que utiliza (y que la traductora ha sabido captar bien) hace que las escenas sean muy cinematográficas y que el suspense y las escenas de acción sean muy emocionantes.

Sin duda, leer a Mary Higgins Clark ha sido todo un descubrimiento y ya estoy buscando el próximo libro al que hincar los dientes.

[Elaine Nickolan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I have found a new favorite go-to author. This is my second read of this author and it too was a very good read. This story has a reporter trying to find out what happened to her father, and at the same time coming to realize her father may have had secrets that would deeply affect her. In addition to trying to figure out if her Dad is dead or alive, Meghan is following a story about in-vitro clinics. How do the two intersect and what is the connection, if any, that will complicate a very sensitive situation even more. If that were not enough, someone is stalking Meghan, but why? Guess you will have to read this book to find the answers.

[C. McKenzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Meghan Collins can't believe that the murdered woman looks almost like her. This shock coupled with the death of her father not so long ago, is a lot for her to deal with. But there's more. Her mother may have to sell their family inn because the father's body has never been recovered. That means the insurance company won't pay and their assets are frozen. People now believe he faked his death to escape the double life he's been living.

While this is the central thread, there are more complicating ones: an imposter posing as a doctor, a fertility clinic with a sketchy history, and an obsessive and dangerous stalker. Meghan's in very serious trouble from many different sources.

Well plotted and totally engaging from beginning to end. This is one of Clark's best mysteries.

[Butterfly2507 · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ich habe das Buch leider nach einigen Seiten schon abgebrochen. Der Schreibstil war relativ langweilig ... was der Story nicht wirklich half. Die Idee ist ganz gut aber leider schlecht umgesetzt. Auch dass es relativ schwierig herauszulesen um wen es denn jetzt eigentlich geht (viele Charaktere die nicht richtig beschrieben werden).

[Nadishka Aloysius · Rating 5 out of 5]

Believe it or not this is my first book by this author!

[Ana · Rating 5 out of 5]

INCROYABLE trop de suspens !!! obligé de le terminer

[Andreia Lima · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este livro inicialmente não me estava a prender. Fala de várias personagens ao longo do livro e tive uma certa dificuldade de perceber a relevância delas. No entanto em cada capítulo acontece muita coisa e a partir de uma certa parte ao queria saber o que ia acontecer a seguir e vamos percebendo a relevância de cada uma delas. No final houve um grande plot twist que eu não estava à espera (e já não me acontecia isso com um livro há algum tempo). Só tive pena de a ação final decorrer demasiado rápido.

[Alexandra Cannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

So you need to understand from the outset that this is not great literature at all. It is an easy read suitable for a cross country flight or a day at the beach. I first read it when I was 14. It gets 4 stars from me because I think it is a fun book for its category, and my favorite of Mary's many, many books. And I do like Mary when I am in the mood; she is like watching Lifetime television.

The main character fits the same mold as the rest of Mary's characters: she is beautiful (a "cloud" of honey or chestnut hair, tan skin, blue-green eyes, 5'5, 100 pounds(?!?) . . .) and smart. Most of the leading women in her books are lawyers or reporters. If I remember correctly, Meagan was both. (NYU trained lawyer turned reporter?)

It is a fun little mystery. Think: Lifetime in the Daytime.

[Connie N. · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always, Mary Higgins Clark's writing grabbed me right from the first page. She writes books that are exciting and very easy to read. She pulls you in to the story immediately and doesn't let up until it's over. I became involved in the story as well as with the characters and couldn't put it down until I found out what happened. The 2 mysteries worked well together and meshed believably at the end.

Just a side note...this book is based in Newtown, CT which is referred to as a "ritzy little town." Who knew that in 2012 that town would figure so tragically in the news with the elementary school shooting?

Favorite quote about life: "There are some events in our lives, Meghan, he'd told her, that no matter how old we get, the memory still hurts. I'm afraid you've just chalked up one of those events." Isn't that the truth?