The Melody Lingers On: by Mary Higgins Clark | Summary & Analysis

This is a Summary & Analysis of The Melody Lingers On. Mary Higgins Clark, offers a soap-opera situation in a quick, entertaining read. Although the plot breaks no new ground and the characters are conventional, it does serve to affirm that all may yet be well in the world, a message that surely bears repeating. It offers a quick, undemanding read that reaffirms prevailing social expectations. It bespeaks some hope that those who have profited from defrauding others will meet with justice, even if not with the full force of the law

The novel depicts the narrowly-aborted entanglement of Lane Harmon with the fallout of the financial perfidy of Parker and Eric Bennett. A widowed mother, Harmon finds herself beguiled by Eric, to whom she is introduced in the course of her work, and those close to her – as well as those still investigating the Bennetts – look on without pleasure as she does, with at least one party planning her death. The investigations ultimately lead authorities to move against the Bennetts, ultimately ensuring that justice is done to those who have worked injustice upon many others.

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