A STRANGER IS WATCHING

A young mother's murder, witnessed by her only child, a kidnapping and a perverted psychopath--these are the potent ingredients Mary Higgins Clark mixes up and presents in one of her trademark thrillers. However, Mary Peiffer does a poor job of delivering this bag of tricks. Peiffer's vocal choices are annoying, particularly when her tone of voice doesn't match the text. The accents and speech patterns of the street people, who have an important role in the story, sound like comic relief. Eventually, everyone sounds the same; however it is a gripping story. S.G.B. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPT 93]