A one-of-a-kind mystery collection that showcases the immense storytelling talent #1<i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark has honed over her tremendous career—including a bone-chilling, previously unpublished short story forty years in the making.<br><br>In 1974, master storyteller Mary Higgins Clark began writing a novella inspired by the dark side of the New York City fashion world. She then put the unfinished manuscript aside to write<i>Where Are the Children?</i>, the novel that would launch her career. Forty years later, Clark returned to that novella and wrote its ending. Now—for the first time ever—<i>Death Wears a Beauty Mask</i> is available for readers along with a stunning array of short fiction that spans her remarkable career.<br><br>From Clark’s first-ever published story (1956’s “Stowaway”), to classic tales featuring some of her most memorable characters,<i>Death Wears A Beauty Mask And Other Stories</i> is a jewel of a collection brimming over with the chills and heart-pounding drama we’ve come to expect from the Queen of Suspense.<i>Death Wears A Beauty Mask And Other Stories</i> is a spine-tingling read and a special glimpse into the evolution of a world-class writing career.