Two Little Girls In Blue

Two Little Girls in Blue

I chose to read a book entitled, Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark because I have read a few more of her books, and I found them very exhilarating and suspenseful. This book follows those same traits.

Steve and Margaret Frawley are the proud parents of two little girls, Kelly and Kathy. It is their third birthday. Kelly and Kathy are both wearing matching little blue dresses that their mother had picked out for this special occasion. Both little girls, hand in hand, sit in front of their birthday cake, which has a big "3" candle in the middle, and with all their might, they blow out the flame of the candle together.

The night of the twin's birthday party, Steve and Margaret attend a black tie dinner in New York. When Margaret is unable to reach the babysitter, they return home to find their lawn covered with Ridgefield police officers, their babysitter lying on the floor, unconscious, and their two little girls missing. They find a note, left by the kidnappers, that demands eight million dollars ransom.

After the kidnapping, Harry and Bert had driven back to the little cottage, on the property of the Danbury Country Club. They brought Kathy and Kelly inside, where they handed them over to Mona, the babysitter during the kidnapping. Mona was Harry's girlfriend, and he had known that she had babysitting experience; she was ideally perfect for the job.

Pied Piper, which was the name of the kidnapper, tells then that once the ransom had been received, he would the reveal the location of the girls.

The Frawleys would never have enough money to pay the ransom, but fortunately, Steve's firm, C.F.G. & Y, agrees to pay the ransom. They follow the Pied Piper's instructions very carefully, to ensure the safe returns of the twins. Once Pied Piper confirmed the transaction, he told then the whereabouts of the two little girls.

According to the Pied Piper, Kathy and Kelly would be in a parked car behind a deserted restaurant. When they arrived at the car, they found only Kelly in the car. The driver, Bert, was dead from a gunshot wound in the head. He left a suicide note saying that he had accidentally killed Kathy and dropped her body in the ocean.

Once Kelly is returned home safely, the family decides that they need to have a private memorial Mass for Kathy.