MARY HIGGINS CLARK is the author of twenty-five suspense novels; three collections of short stories; a historical novel, Mount Vernon Love Story; and a memoir, Kitchen Privileges; and is the coauthor with Carol Higgins Clark of four suspense novels: Deck the Halls, He Sees You When You’re Sleeping, The Christmas Thief, and Santa Cruise. More than eighty million copies of her books are in print in the United States alone, and her books are worldwide bestsellers.