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Mystery · 1982 · PG-13

Stillwatch

by Mary Higgins Clark

A TV journalist moves into a historic Washington house. The last woman who lived there died there.

For14+GenreMysteryLength289 pagesRead time~8 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Some

Moderate — threats to Pat; deaths; a confrontation

Language

Barely any

Mild

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Pat's repressed childhood memory — what happened in that house; the psychological horror of discovering her own past; the political stakes

What this book is about

Pat Traymore is a television journalist who has moved into a Georgetown townhouse with no memory of her childhood — which she discovers was spent in that same house, where a tragedy occurred. As she researches a profile of a senator being considered for Vice President, threats begin. Stillwatch is Mary Higgins Clark in her Washington, D.C. mode — political intrigue wrapped around a personal mystery.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Repressed memory — Pat doesn't know what happened in her childhood

Washington D.C. political setting — adds a thriller layer

The childhood house mystery — what happened there

Mary Higgins Clark suspense at its most atmospheric

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