Humanities › Literature Complete List of Mary Higgins Clark Books The Queen of Suspense Share Flipboard Email Print Eugene Gologursky / Stringer / Getty Images Literature Best Sellers Best Selling Authors Best Seller Reviews Book Clubs & Classes Classic Literature Plays & Drama Poetry Quotations Shakespeare Short Stories Children's Books By Erin Collazo Miller Literature Expert B.A., English, Duke University Erin Collazo Miller is a freelance book critic whose work has appeared regularly in the Orlando Sentinel. our editorial process Erin Collazo Miller Updated January 26, 2019 Mary Higgins Clark began writing short stories as a way to supplement her family's income. After her husband died in 1964, she wrote radio scripts until her agent persuaded her to try to write a novel. When her first novel—a fictional biography of George Washington—didn't sell well, she turned to writing mystery and suspense novels. More than 100 million books later, it is safe to say she made the right choice. All of her suspense novels—some written with her daughter Carol Higgins Clark—have become bestsellers. Mary Higgins Clark is the acknowledged queen of psychological suspense. Here is a list of the books and stories she has written over the years. 1968-1989: The Early Years After the lackluster sales of the fictional biography "Aspire to the Heavens," Higgins Clark faced several family and financial crises before finally delivering her second book "Where Are the Children?" to her publisher. The novel became a bestseller and Higgins Clark had no financial worries for the first time in many years. Two years later, Higgins Clark sold "A Stranger Is Watching" for $1.5 million. The litany of work that would result in her title "The Queen of Suspense" was firmly underway. In time, many of her novels would become big-screen movies. 1968 - Aspire to the Heavens (later retitled "Mt. Vernon Love Story") 1975 - Where Are the Children? 1977 - A Stranger is Watching 1980 - The Cradle Will Fall 1982 - A Cry in the Night 1984 - Stillwatch 1987 - Weep No More, My Lady 1989 - While My Pretty One Sleeps 1989 - The Anastasia Syndrome and Other Stories 1990-1999: Recognition Higgins Clark has won many awards for her work including the National Arts Club's Gold Medal in Education in 1994 and the Horatio Alger Award in 1997. She has been awarded 18 honorary doctorates, and was chosen as Grand Master for the 2000 Edgar Awards. 1990 - Voices in the Coal Bin and That's the Ticket (Short stories available as an audiobook) 1991 - Loves Music, Loves to Dance 1992 - All Around the Town 1992 - Lucky Day (Audiobook) 1993 - I'll Be Seeing You 1993 - Death on the Cape and Other Stories 1993 - Mother (With Amy Tan and Maya Angelou) 1993 - Milk Run and Stowaway (Short stories) 1994 - Remember Me 1994 - The Lottery Winner and Other Stories 1995 - Let Me Call You Sweetheart 1995 - Silent Night 1995 - Pretend You Don't See Her 1996 - Moonlight Becomes You 1996 - My Gal Sunday 1997 - The Plot Thickens 1998 - You Belong to Me 1998 - All Through The Night 1999 - We'll Meet Again 2000-2009: Higgins Clark Co-Writes With Daughter Higgins Clark added several books a year during this decade and began to write occasionally with her daughter Carol Higgins Clark. Their partnership began with Christmas-themed books and has expanded to other topics. 2000 - Before I Say Good-Bye 2000 - Deck the Halls (with Carol Higgins Clark) 2000 - Mount Vernon Love Story 2000 - The Night Awakens 2001 - On The Street Where You Live 2001 - He Sees You When You're Sleeping (with Carol Higgins Clark) 2001 - Kitchen Privileges, A Memoir 2002 - Daddy's Little Girl 2003 - The Second Time Around 2004 - Nighttime Is My Time 2004 - The Christmas Thief (with Carol Higgins Clark) 2005 - Where Are the Children? 2005 - The Classic Clark Collection 2005 - No Place Like Home 2006 - The Night Collection 2006 - Two Little Girls in Blue 2006 - Santa Cruise: A Holiday Mystery at Sea (with Carol Higgins Clark) 2007 - I Heard That Song Before 2007 - Ghost Ship 2008 - Where are You Now? 2008 - 2009 - 2010 to Present: Higgins Clark Books Reign as Bestsellers Astonishingly, all Higgins Clark suspense books have been bestsellers and most are still in print. She continued to write several books a year to add to her impressive portfolio of work. 2010 - The Shadow of Your Smile 2011 - I'll Walk Alone 2011 - The Magical Christmas Horse 2012 - The Lost Years 2013 - Daddy's Gone A Hunting 2013 - Inherit the Dead 2014 - I've Got You Under My Skin 2014 - The Cinderella Murder 2015 - Silent Night 2015 - The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook 2015 - Death Wears a Beauty Mask and Other Stories 2015 - The Five-Dollar Dress (short fiction) 2015 - The Melody Lingers On 2015 - All Dressed in White 2016 - As Time Goes By 2016 - The Sleeping Beauty Killer 2017 - All By Myself, Alone Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Miller, Erin Collazo. "Complete List of Mary Higgins Clark Books." ThoughtCo, Nov. 20, 2020, thoughtco.com/mary-higgins-clark-book-list-362087. Miller, Erin Collazo. (2020, November 20). Complete List of Mary Higgins Clark Books. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/mary-higgins-clark-book-list-362087 Miller, Erin Collazo. "Complete List of Mary Higgins Clark Books." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/mary-higgins-clark-book-list-362087 (accessed April 13, 2021). copy citation