At age eighty-three and in failing health, Olivia Morrow knows she has little time left. The last of her line, she faces a momentous choice: expose a long-held family secret, or take it with her to her grave. Olivia has in her possession letters from her deceased cousin Catherine, a nun, now being considered for beatification by the Catholic Church. These letters reveal that, at the age of seventeen, Catherine gave birth to a son and gave him up for adoption and they identify the father as Alex Gannon, a world-famous doctor, scientist and inventor of medical patents. Now, two generations later, thirty-one year old paediatrician, Dr. Monica Farrell, Catherine's granddaughter, stands as the rightful heir to what remains of the Gannon family fortune. But in telling Monica who she really is and getting what is lawfully hers, Olivia would have to betray Catherine's wishes and reveal the story behind Monica's ancestry. As the pressure of Olivia's impending choice weighs down on her, little does she realize that Alex Gannon's grand-nephews - who are currently exploiting the Gannon inheritance to fund their profligate lifestyles - will stop at nothing to silence Olivia and prevent Monica from learning the secret, even murder.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781849830263
Idioma: Inglés
Fecha de lanzamiento: 01/03/2012
Año de edición: 2011
Plaza de edición: London
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Escrito por Mary Higgins Clark
Mary Higgins Clark nació en Nueva York y falleció en Naples (Florida) a los 92 años. Cursó estudios en la Universidad de Fordham. Está considerada una de las más destacadas autoras del género de intriga, y sus obras alcanzan invariablemente los primeros puestos en las listas de best sellers internacionales. Sus últimos libros publicados en castellano son Mentiras de sangre, Sé que volverás, Los años perdidos, Temor a la verdad, Asesinato en directo, El asesinato de Cenicienta, Fraude al descubierto, Legado mortal y Vestida de blanco.