Mary Higgins Clark, America’s Queen of Suspence, has joined forces with her daughter, bestselling author Carol Higgins Clark, to create a brilliant and exciting story of high-stakes, intrigue and detection in a kidnapping played out against a holiday setting.

          Three days before Christmas, Alvirah Meehan, the famous lottery winner and amateur detective, meets Regan Reilly in a New Jersey dentist’s office. regan is there in search of her busy father, who is scheduled for a routine visit. However, it is soon apparent that Luke Reilly is not going to keep his appointment when a call comes through on Regan’s cell phone telling her that her father and his driver are being held for a million-dollar ransom.

          As Regan and Alvirah desperately try to meet the harsh demands and tough deadline of the kidnappers, the hostages – held captive on a decrepit houseboat moored in the Hudson River – are becoming increasingly terrified. And to make matters worse, a winter storm is gathering, putting their lives in even greater danger …..

          Deck the Halls is filled with twists and turns, intrigue and danger, as well as a hearty dose of holiday cheer. Mary and Carol Higgins Clark have created a breathless, yet heart-warming story of suspense in their first collaboration – a Christmas classic for many holiday seasons to come.