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. >>> that's a taste of what's to come in the latest thriller by best selling author mary higgins clark >> good morning mary. is this your 33rd? >> 45th total. >> 33rd thriller? >> five with the memoir and other things. >> did the ideas keep coming by the way? >> fortunately. >> you like to write about the city called manhattan very much. you always have our favorite restaurant in it, jimmy's. >> jimmy's is part of the book. there's always at least a two page scene there. >> this one is shorter. i did read this book. it is fun. he got the short in this one. you'll make it up in the next one. >> he's in. the waitress is in. a plot point is in. >> there you go. where do ideas come from? you're such a nice human being. how do you come up with these plots? >> i read a lot of crimes. >> real life ones. >> real life crimes. i've gotten several from the post, page three. just the dna of it. not about those people. >> dna has change everything in a sense. so many crimes are solved that would otherwise be a mystery. >> i've never had a series except in the series carol and i do together. >> i se

. >> and mary higgins clark, every week, a new book. >> i'm here to help.

. >> and mary higgins clark, every week, a new book. >>> hail and lightning and thunder.g with anthony slaughter. i know that you are going to be busy, don't be fooled though if you see sunshine right now. >> the sun acts as fuel on days like this. and they have already been very strong this morning. that's a good sign of what's to come as we head through the