You Belong to Me by Mary Higgins Clark
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

3.5 rounded up to 4.0 stars - First, here's the GR Blurb:

A beautiful and dedicated young psychoanalyst is terrified to discover that her beloved sister is determined to marry one of the doctor's former patients, a man who conceals a dangerously jealous, obsessive nature, as well as a pattern of abuse, behind his charming and wealthy façade.

I'm not sure what book this was describing, but it wasn't the one I read. First, the protagonist is a clinical psychologist not a psychoanalyst, and while I'm sure she loved her sister, beloved implies a much closer, even treasured relationship, than these two women shared. Also the sister, Dee, wasn't determined to marry the villain, and while Susan was a little worried that her sister might be trying to steal another man from her, she is not terrified of anything until right up at the end, when she is terrified she is going to die. Finally, the bad guy was not one of her former patients, BUT he was charming and wealthy - so there's one thing that's right.

Here is a better version. A beautiful, young, former Assistant DA turned clinical psychologist/radio host inadvertently triggers the death of several people when she brings up an unsolved case of a woman who disappeared while on a cruise three years before. Conveniently, the murderer/serial killer happens to be listening to the show, and goes on a spree to eliminate witnesses and pesky psychologists. Lots of red herrings and false leads are thrown in to steer you off the track, but everything ends as well as it could - which is not well at all for the previous victims and potential witnesses, but pretty well for Susan and her sister, Dee.

Book 108 of 2021

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