Mary Higgins Clark, the Queen of Suspense, crafts a terrifying story of murder and obsession with “a slambam finish” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). When Laurie Kenyon, a twenty-one-year-old student, is accused of murdering her English professor, she has no memory of the crime. Her fingerprints, however, are everywhere. When she asks her sister, attorney Sarah, to mount her defense, Sarah in turn brings in psychiatrist Justin Donnelly. Kidnapped at the age of four and victimized for two years, Laurie has developed astounding coping skills. Only when the unbearable memories of those lost years are released can the truth of the crime come out—and only then can the final sadistic plan of her abductor, whose obsession is stronger than ever, be revealed.

"Unfold this giant board book and discover an entire town waiting to be explored. All around the town opens to reveal a neighborhood complete with six buildings--each a miniature book! Young readers will explore the supermarket, firehouse, police station, museum, school, and hospital through simple words and bright, charming illustrations"--Page 4 of cover.

Pictures depict busy people in a town throughout the year.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text take the reader on a tour around town.

This special picture book offers a window into the African American community of Columbia, South Carolina, during the early twentieth century. While the town is specific, the themes and photographs are universal--weddings and funerals, teachers and preachers, sassy cars and baseball teams, and, of course, families of all sizes. More than half a century later, Richard Samuel Roberts's photographs and Dinah Johnson's lyrical text come together to illustrate the pride, joy, and strength of a bustling community.

Focussing on the /ou/, this is a phonic decodable reader that provides important practice for children to develop their growing phonics skills, necessary for sounding out words while reading.