THE SECOND TIME AROUND

Jan Maxwell delivers a strong performance in the latest suspense by Mary Higgins Clark. Financial columnist Marcia "Carley" DeCarlo is assigned to cover the case when Nicholas Spencer, of the medical research company Gen-Stone, disappears. Gen-Stone had been reported to be on the brink of an anticancer vaccine when it was revealed that Spencer had embezzled funds. As Carley investigates, her life is threatened by individuals who don't want her to learn the true story. Maxwell shows her range as she performs a number of suspects, from the socialite wife to the vulnerable father of a cancer victim. She handles the transitions between characters with ease and keeps the story moving at a quick pace. K.M.D. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 03]