Description
Daddy’s Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark is a gripping suspense novel set in the rural village of Oldham-on-the-Hudson in Westchester County, New York. The story follows Ellie Cavanaugh, who was only seven when her fifteen-year-old sister, Andrea, was murdered near their home. Three suspects emerged at the time: Rob Westerfield, a nineteen-year-old from a prominent family secretly dating Andrea; Paul Stroebel, a sixteen-year-old schoolmate; and Will Nebels, a local handyman in his forties. Ellie’s discovery of Andrea’s hidden hideout and her testimony led to the conviction of the man she believed was guilty, though he steadfastly denied involvement and spent twenty-two years in prison.
Now an investigative reporter in Atlanta, Ellie returns to Oldham when the convicted killer is released on parole. Determined to document the truth through a website and a book, she begins to uncover new, disturbing details that cast fresh light on her sister’s death. As Ellie pieces together the evidence, she faces mounting danger and the very real threat of confronting a desperate killer. Clark’s novel combines family drama with psychological suspense, exploring grief, obsession, and the enduring consequences of crime, while maintaining the tightly plotted tension that has made her a leading voice in American suspense fiction.
