When Jenny MacPartland meets the man of her dreams while working in a New York art gallery, she's ecstatic. Painter Erich Krueger — whose exquisite landscapes are making him a huge success — is handsome, sensitive...and utterly in love with her. They marry quickly and Jenny plans a loving home on Erich's vast Minnesota farm. But lonely days and eerie nights strain her nerves to the breaking point and test her sanity. Caught in a whirlpool of shattering events, Jenny soon unearths a past more terrifying than she dares imagine...tragic secrets that threaten her marriage, her children, her life.
My mom’s a big mystery fan, so we were chatting this week about the Mary Higgins Clark books I’d given her to read. She told me there was one she just couldn’t finish, which honestly surprised me—I don’t think I’ve ever heard her say that about a book before.
When I asked why, she said she just couldn’t stomach it and had to stop. She made it to about chapter seven and then put it down. At first, I thought maybe it was too scary, but she said it wasn’t the suspense—it was one of the main characters, Erich. Apparently, he’s way too controlling, and she just couldn’t deal with him.
Funny thing is, when I stopped by to visit her later, she was reading the book again—but her opinion on Erich definitely hadn’t changed. It’s always fun hearing what she thinks. You can listen to what she had to say about Erich's character here.