Author Mary Higgins Clark, bestselling 'Queen of Suspense,' dies at 92

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Author Mary Higgins Clark, the bestselling suspense writer who wrote dozens of novels, has died, her publisher said. She was 92.

Author Mary Higgins Clark, the bestselling"Queen of Suspense" known for dozens of novels sold worldwide, has died.

Her publisher, Simon & Schuster, confirmed Clark's death in a tweet on Friday night. "She passed away peacefully this evening at the age of 92 surrounded by family and friends," the publisher said. Clark's writing career spanned decades, and included bestselling suspense titles such as"Loves Music, Loves to Dance" and"A Stranger Is Watching." Some of her books have been turned into television films, including the mystery movie"The Cradle Will Fall.

 

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Where are all the celebrity tweets especially from women about an empowering women writer/author dies? She gets nothing, will she get a tribute at the TheAcademy Oscars to? Or do only men in sports get tributes & called heroes? So much for the WomensMarch2020

F & rip her. But she look 40. Damn .

A charming lady, and a prolific author. She has so many fans who will miss her, who have read her faithfully for years.

Rest in peace, she was a great author

RIP 🙇

RIP

RIP, Ms. Clark. Thank you so much for the great reads. I especially loved your Merlin series.

Sucks to suck

Damn...

RIP

F

Great author

So sad. 😞

One of my favorite authors 😇😢

I read from her repertoire of works. A prolific writer she was. She'll surely be missed.

StrongWomen

So sorry...my hug to all her family and relatives🙏

Great writer... I’ve read many of her books

Rest In Peace, Mary Higgins Clark 😞🌹

😥

RIP

RIP

Loved her books 📚 May she Rest In Peace 🙏🏻

Love her books. She was a talented writer no smut in her stories. R.I.P

Awwwwgh 💔

I love her books! She is one of my favorite writers! My condolences go out to her family and friends. 💔😢

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How incredibly sad. She’s brought so much joy to so many people. I enjoyed every book she wrote, not a stinker in the lot. It’s especially sad losing one of the good guys when we need them now more than ever. Rest In Peace and thank you so very much.

NOOOOOOO! 😭 One of the few FictionWriters I read & bought books from. R.I.P., MaryHigginsClark, you lived a long & fruitful life! PMHT

RIP! Merciii pour tout le temps qu’on a partagé au travers de tes livres! Merci de m’avoir invité dans tes pensées !🙏🙏🙏

RIP

You will be miss.Sending my prayer

Your awsome!

Sad! She will be missed!

She was an amazing writer. Rest in Peace. ❤

Used to read her books all through High school 😣RIP

BukkyBello See 😭

😭😭😭 one of my favorite authors I'm truly crushed 💔

R.I.P

deathontheDlist

May she rest in peace - huge loss to the literary world and after so many many hours of becoming lost in her stories it feels like a huge loss to me too. 😥

Great lady. May her soul rest well.

My condolences to the family. I love her books.

Say hello to my mom Mary. We both loved your books!

Fake news!

God bless her

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Love her books. So sad to hear she has passed on 💔😔📚📚💖

I think dozens is an understatement.

RIP

This is the first time I heard her name, imagine writing 93 books anf still being irrelevant

A great writer. Sleep on.

RIP

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO...... my heart...I own almost 15 of her books. I read her daughter series and the joint series that they did together. Rest well to my favorite author. She has finally laid down her literary pen...😔😥😥

RIP 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I met her a few of times, & she was always so lovely & genuine. Sad to hear she's passed.

Sorry to hear this rip a great writer

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rip

RIP

Read so many of her books in high school and grade school.. RIP

So sad, she was an excellent writer and will miss reading her books .

RIP

One of my fav authors. Thank you for the books. ❤️💔maryhigginsclark books author booklove

My grandma loved her books. She passed them on to me and I enjoyed several in my younger years. 💜

R.I.P. MHC....loved your books ⚘⚘

RIP QUEEN 👸🏼 of suspense.

Oh my Grand mother~

She also collaborated on several novels with her daughter , Carol Higgins Clark.

' Nobody ever bonded with her readers more completely than Mary did' , her long time editor Michael Korda said in a statement.

Sincere condolences to the family of Mary Higgins Clark. I loved her books.

She died in Naples , Fla .

Mary Higgins Clark , the author known as the ' Queen of Suspense', dies at 92.

Mary Higgins Clark - Amazing author that keeps you awake at midnight. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.

She was a great author make she rest in peace

I enjoyed her books. My favorite was Two Little Girls in Blue. May she RIP

oh wow, that's sad, I read many of her books. She was an amazing writer and she will always be remember every time a book is opened. Bless you Mary Higgins Clark and thank you for hours of enjoying and suspense. RIP dear lady.

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May her soul rest in peace.

She lived a good long life. God rest her soul.

She has left behind a vast legacy. I enjoy her books. RIP.

She and Sue Grafton were my first favorite authors. Thank you to her for helping me become a lifelong reader & for the many hours of enjoyment and escape.

oh my goshhh RIP MHC.... i love a lot of your novels 😭😭😭😭

جوون مرگ شده..😂🤗

RIP 🙏🏽

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May she rest in peace 🙏

I couldn't finish reading the headline as it was all too much for me....is she releasing a new book

My condolences to her family and friends.

RIP 😣

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I used to read her books when I was in high school.

Oh I loved her novels. Talented lady. Condolences to her family.

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