Carol [Goodreads Addict]'s Reviews > Two Little Girls in Blue

Two Little Girls in Blue is by Mary Higgins Clark. I listened to the audio version of this book.



The adorable little twin girls, Kathy and Kelly Frawley have just turned three years old. These two girls are closer than close as twins often are. They are inseparable and have their own way of communicating known as twin talk. Their parents are now out for the evening and the girls are at home with a baby sitter. This night, though, ended in a way that is a parent’s nightmare. When they returned home, the baby sitter had been injured and the girls were gone. In their place was a ransom note for eight million dollars.



Margaret and Steve Frawley hadn’t lived long in their new home in Connecticut. Steve had only been at his new job for three months. Why would anyone think they could come up with eight million dollars? Every penny they had was tied up in their new house. The Frawleys next few days was a living nightmare as they and the police waited to be contacted by the kidnappers.



A donor comes forward to provide the ransom money and finally instructions for the drop are made. But something went horribly wrong. When it came time for them to pick up their girls, only one was in the car and the driver was dead. There was a note saying that the missing child, Kathy, was dead.



As Kelly gets settled back at home with her parents, she keeps telling her parents that Kathy is alive and that she wants to come home. No one really pays attention to her except her mother who believes that the girls really are connected. Kathy had become ill while the girls were being held by the kidnappers and now Kelly is exhibiting symptoms in tandem with her sister. A bruise suddenly appears on her arm like a pinch mark.

This is a true to form Mary Higgins Clark mystery. We know fairly early on who is holding the girls but we don’t find out until the very end who is the mastermind behind the whole thing. He calls himself the Pied Piper throughout the book. And the somewhat mystical connection some twins share is explored in this book. Do they really have telepathy? Could one show signs of an injury the other has suffered? It’s been forever since I have read a Mary Higgins book and I had forgotten how good they could be. The narration of this audio version was very enjoyable as well. So if you like fast paced mysteries that will keep you on the edge of your seat, then this book is for you.