Weep No More, My Lady

Mary Higgins Clark sets this 1987 domestic thriller at a luxury Monterey spa where Elizabeth Lange arrives still grieving her famous sister Leila, who apparently fell from her Manhattan penthouse. The prime suspect is Leila's dashing millionaire fiancé, but Elizabeth isn't convinced — and starts asking questions while a killer grows more dangerous around her. Clark's reliable pacing and the elegant Cypress Point setting make this a comfortable, engrossing read in the Queen of Suspense's long tradition. The honest caveat is that readers familiar with Clark's formula will anticipate most beats, and the characters stay somewhat on the surface. But for a clean, well-constructed adult thriller without graphic content, this delivers exactly what it promises.