The New York Times bestselling Under Suspicion series by the “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke returns with this gripping mystery following television producer’s Laurie Moran investigation of the unsolved Met Gala murder—in which a wealthy widow was pushed to her death from the famous museum’s rooftop.

Laurie Moran’s professional life is a success—her television show Under Suspicion is a hit, both in the ratings and its record of solving cold cases. But her romantic break from former host Alex Buckley has left her with on-air talent she can’t stand—Ryan Nichols—and a crippling sense of loneliness.

Now Ryan has suggested a new case. Three years ago, Virginia Wakeling, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and one of the museum’s most generous donors, was found dead in the snow, after being thrown from the museum’s roof on the night of the Met Gala. The leading suspect then and now is her much younger boyfriend and personal trainer, Ivan Gray.

Ivan runs a trendy, successful boutique gym called Punch—a business funded in no small part by the late Virginia—which happens to be the gym Ryan frequents. Laurie’s skepticism about the case is upended by a tip from her father’s NYPD connection, and soon Laurie realizes there are a bevy of suspects—including Virginia’s trusted inner circle.

As the Under Suspicion crew pries into the lives of a super wealthy real estate family with secrets to hide, danger mounts for several witnesses—and for Laurie. - (Database Management)

The #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark wrote over forty suspense novels, four collections of short stories, a his­torical novel, a memoir, and two children’s books. With bestselling author Alafair Burke she wrote the Under Suspicion series including The Cinderella Murder, All Dressed in White, The Sleeping Beauty Killer, Every Breath You Take, You Don’t Own Me, and Piece of My Heart. With her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, she coauthored five suspense novels. More than one hundred million copies of her books are in print in the United States alone. Her books are international bestsellers.

Alafair Burke is the New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels, including The Better Sister, The Wife, The Ex, and Find Me, in addition to the Under Suspicion series, coauthored with Mary Higgins Clark. A former prosecutor, she now teaches criminal law and lives in New York City. - (Database Management)

Booklist Reviews

In their fifth collaboration (following The Sleeping Beauty Killer, 2016), the award-winning duo of Clark and Burke have true-crime TV producer Laurie Moran looking into an heiress' fall at the world-famous Met Gala. Personal trainer Ivan Gray wants Moran's show to prove that he didn't push his wealthy (and much older) fiancée off the top of Metropolitan Museum of Art during the annual gala. Others suspects include the victim's adult children, a ne'er-do-well nephew, and a churlish secretary. Laurie's attention is only partially on the case, however. She can't stop wondering if her show's handsome former host's move to D.C. means that there won't be a second chance for their budding romance. Series fans will gobble up another fast-paced adventure with prime-time-drama appeal. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews.

Library Journal Reviews

The collaborations between Queen of Suspense Clark and New York Times best-selling Burke have proved to be efficient thrill generators, and this next work has a phenomenal setting: the fabled Met Gala, where attendees dress in unprecedented finery and money is in the air. Featured at Book Expo.