In this exciting thriller from Mary Higgins Clark, the #1New York Timesbestselling “Queen of Suspense,” a news reporter tries to find herbirth mother just as she is assigned to cover the high-profile trial of awoman accused of murdering her wealthy husband.Televisionjournalist Delaney Wright is on the brink of stardom after she beginscovering a sensational murder trial for the six p.m. news. She should bethrilled, yet her growing desire to locate her birth mother consumesher thoughts. When Delaney’s friends Alvirah Meehan and her husbandWilly offer to look into the mystery surrounding her birth, they uncovera shocking secret they do not want to reveal.On trial formurder is Betsy Grant, widow of a wealthy doctor who has been anAlzheimer’s victim for eight years. When her once-upon-a-time celebritylawyer urges her to accept a plea bargain, Betsy refuses: she will go totrial to prove her innocence.Betsy’s stepson, Alan Grant, bideshis time nervously as the trial begins. His substantial inheritancehangs in the balance—his only means of making good on payments he oweshis ex-wife, his children, and increasingly angry creditors.Asthe trial unfolds, and the damning evidence against Betsy piles up,Delaney is convinced that Betsy is not guilty and frantically tries toprove her innocence. A true classic from Mary Higgins Clark,As Time Goes Byis a thrilling read by a master of the genre.