DIE US-AMERIKANISCHE SCHRIFTSTELLERIN MARY HIGGINS CLARK IST GESTORBEN

Die am 24. Dezember 1927 in der Bronx (New York City) geborene US-amerikanische Krimiautorin Mary Higgins Clark ist am 31. Januar 2020 in Naples (Florida) gestorben. Sie galt als die «Queen of Suspense».

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It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that Mary Higgins Clark died January 31, 2020 in Naples, Florida, at the age of 92. The cause was complications of old age.

It is impossible to overestimate the importance of Mary’s contribution to our success, and her role in the modern history of Simon & Schuster. Beginning in 1975 with the publication of WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN, each of her 56 books has been a bestseller. There are more than 100 million copies of her books in print in the United States; they are international bestsellers and have been translated into every major and many less well-known languages.

Carolyn K. Reidy, President & CEO of Simon & Schuster

http://maryhigginsclark.com/

Mary Higgins Clark, bestselling mystery author who called N.J. home, dies at 92

Two of her novels, «Where Are the Children?» and «A Stranger Is Watching» were turned into feature films while many other of her works made it to television. An international best-seller, more than one hundred million copies Clark’s books are in-print in the U.S. alone.

https://www.nj.com/news/2020/02/mary-higgins-clark-bestselling-mystery-author-who-called-nj-home-dies-at-92.html

Mary Higgins Clark, Queen of Suspense and a Fixture on Best-Seller Lists, Dies at 92

Born in the Bronx, she became a world-renowned author writing about «nice people whose lives are invaded.»

Helen T. Verongos

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/books/mary-higgins-clark-dead.html

Author Mary Higgins Clark, Known as the ‚Queen of Suspense,‘ Dies at 92

The author was awarded numerous honors throughout her career including the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in 1980, and induction as a Grand Master of the Edgar Allen Poe Awards by the Mystery Writers of America. She was granted membership in the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans in 1997. Known as a devout Roman Catholic, she received the papal honor of being named Dame of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great. Additionally, in 2001, Simon & Schuster began to sponsor an annual award for suspense-fiction writers in Clark’s name.

Breanna Bell

https://variety.com/2020/tv/obituaries-people-news/mary-higgins-clark-dead-dies-queen-of-suspense-1203489206/

Die Krimikönigin Mary Higgins Clark ist gestorben

Ihre Thriller machten sie zu einer der beliebtesten Autorinnen der Welt.

sda/kell

https://www.srf.ch/kultur/literatur/us-bestseller-autorin-die-krimikoenigin-mary-higgins-clark-ist-gestorben

Bis ins Alter von 90 Jahren schrieb sie einen Roman pro Jahr

Sie erhielt 40 Absagen, bevor 1975 schliesslich ihr erster Roman erschien: «Schlaf wohl, mein süsses Kind» befindet sich heute in der 75. Auflage.

cht/AFP

https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/mary-higgins-clark-ist-tot-a-49b3a240-14b6-4a98-a7ba-dd66dbcc613a

Mort de Mary Higgins Clark: itinéraire d’une conteuse hors pair

Disparue le 31 janvier à 92 ans, Mary Higgins Clark était une écrivaine prolifique à la griffe parfaitement reconnaissable.