Pretty good, better than some of the stuff I’ve been reading lately...a lot of characters to keep track of, I found myself getting confused with The Who’s who a couple times. The red herrings also got me, not sure if they were planted well, or I wasn’t paying close enough attention. Not a bad read, I’ll keep it on the shelf. ( )

“Funny, when you finally faced reality, it was amazing how clearly you could see things.”
― Mary Higgins Clark, Loves Music, Loves to Dance

Anyone remember newspaper personal adds?

Yeah they are all but gone now as the internet continues to take over our lives. but once upon a time, they did exist and in "Loves Music, Loves to dance" there's a serial killer lose preying on women who use personal adds.

What a mystery! While some may find it dated, I still love this book and read it every so often. It revolves around two best friends, Darcy and Erin who are involved in a research project requiring them to meet men doing these personal adds. When one of the ladies is murdered, the other finds her death is linked to the experiment and she must find out which "admirer" is the murderer.

This is just a genuine good mystery that features alot of suspects! It's fast paced and involving and I enjoyed it greatly even though I was wrong about who done it.

There are many possible choices, a huge pool of suspects and it really is difficult to figure out!

I have read other books by Higgins Clark but I think this one is my favorite.

This is an "oldie but goodie" Highly recommended to mystery lovers. ( )

Girls were being killed through answering personal ads. But who is it that's placing which ad? Darcy is going to find out who killed her best friend Erin, even if it means taking her own life! ( )

Un giallo con sfumature thriller il cui pregio più grande è l'estrema scorrevolezza; non ci sono tempi morti, l'attenzione del lettore viene catturata da subito e si arriva alla fine senza neanche accorgersene. I meriti del romanzo però iniziano e finiscono qui: al dunque abbiamo dei personaggi stereotipati (l'autrice è più concentrata sui vestiti che indossano che sulla loro personalità) e soprattutto una trama piuttosto prevedibile.[SPOILER]Il colpevole è quello apparentemente perfetto e che nessuno sospettava non si sa bene perchè, mentre "l'instalove" tra ben due coppie di protagonisti toglie verosimiglianza e avvicina il romanzo ad un romance di basso livello.[FINE SPOILER]. Inoltre è un libro invecchiato male, perchè quello che nel '91 voleva essere un ritratto della nuova realtà moderna fatta di annunci personali e tv-verità, oggi nell'epoca di tinder e instagram risulta irrimediabilmente fuori moda.
Non sono difetti insormontabili presi singolarmente, solo che sommati insieme danno come risultato un prodotto insignificante, la tipica lettura da ombrellone. Non brutta, ma dimenticabile. ( )

This was a reread. I had previously read it many years ago and found it in on my camper bookshelf. I don't often reread books, but didn't have anything new. Unfortunately, it was not nearly as enjoyable the second time around, but overall not bad. I guess you also have to take into consideration that the book is also 21 years old now and felt dated to me. ( )