The Anastasia Syndrome

In the short novelThe Anastasia Syndrome,prominent historical writer Judith Chase is living in London and preparing for her marriage to Sir Stephen Hallett, expected to become England's next Prime Minister. Orphaned during World War II, Judith wants to trace her origins. In this quest, she goes to a renowned psychiatrist and becomes the victim of his experiments in regression. When a woman in a dark green cape sets off bombs in London, Sir Stephen and Judith are faced with an intangible, mysterious force threatening their very existence.Obsessive love is the subject ofTerror Stalks the Class Reunion;psychic contact with a dead twin sister is the only defense against a murder inDouble Vision; Lucky Day,compared to O. Henry'sThe Gift of the Magi,begins premonition of imminent danger; inThe Lost Angel,mother follows her intuition in a harrowing search for her missing child.

Mary Higgins Clark is the bestselling author of sixteen novels and three collections of short stories. Born and raised in New York City, she has served as president of Mystery Writers of America. She makes her home in Saddle River, New Jersey.