I have only read one Mary Higgins Clark book before, Pretend You Don't See Her, so when I saw this book on a bookshelf I decided to borrow it from my library as I liked her style and the blurb looked interesting. I do feel that the blurb maybe gives the reader too much information in one go, but even with all this information upfront there are still some mysteries to be solved.

Twins Kathy and Kelly are kidnapped from their home on the evening of their third birthday while their parents are out at dinner. The babysitter was hit and knocked out and doesn't remember much. There is a ransom note from "The Pied Piper" demanding 8 million dollars for the return of the twins. Upon paying the ransom Kelly is found alive with the body of a man and his suicide note - stating he accidentally killed Kathy and dropped her body in the ocean. Once safely home Kelly starts "talking" to her twin, Kathy, and insists that she is still alive and that she wants to come home.

From the very beginning of the book through to the end we are given the point of view from all characters in the book, including the kidnappers. This makes for an interesting read because while the parents are going through hell wondering where their girls are, the reader knows exactly where they are. Knowing what is going on makes you want to jump into the story and tell the parents what's happening! It is an interesting style and different from the usual where the reader is pretty much as clueless as the victims.

Does knowing everything in the story make it boring and predictable? Definitely not! There is one thing that is kept a mystery - the identity of the Pied Piper. Who is he and why did he plot to kidnap the twins? Does he know the family?

The pace was steady and the story mapped out well. There were many "aha!" moments when both the characters and the reader would put two and two together, although sometimes I don't think these moments were written very well. It was almost as if Clark wanted to make sure you got the point and didn't try hard to make the revealing of it very realistic. At times the characters seemed to be quite "lucky" in their findings and I found myself saying wondering if they would have really been so successful if it was real life. However, without these little clues the story would not progress. Overall this was an enjoyable book which kept me gripped from beginning to end.