Mary Jane Clark in an American author of ten suspense novels, all of them influenced by her three decades of experience in broadcast journalism. In each of her books, she plots murder mysteries investigated and solved by the characters who work at KEY News, the fictional television news world she has created. The daughter of a special agent with the FBI who uncovered Russian espionage during the Cold War and, later, worked on kidnapping and extortion cases, Clark's interest in suspense started at an early age. [1] With the goal of working in television news, she graduated from the University of Rhode Island with degrees in journalism and political science. [2] She started her professional career as a desk assistant at CBS News headquarters in New York City, eventually becoming a producer and writer. [3] Clark resides in New Jersey. She has two children, a daughter, Elizabeth and a son, David who has Fragile X Syndrome, the most common inherited form of developmental disability. Mary Jane currently serves on the advisory board of the FRAXA Research Foundation; a non-profit organization that supports scientific research aimed at finding a treatment or a cure for the condition. [4] Clark's former mother-in-law is the well-known American author Mary Higgins Clark.[5]
Books
- 1998 “Do You Want to Know a Secret”
- 1999 “Do You Promise Not to Tell”
- 2000 “Let Me Whisper in Your Ear”
- 2001 “Close To You”
- 2002 “Nobody Knows”
- 2003 “Nowhere to Run”
- 2004 “Hide Yourself Away”
- 2005 “Dancing in the Dark”
- 2006 “Lights Out Tonight”
- 2007 “When Day Breaks”
References
- ^ Mary Jane Clark. Letter.
- ^ Mary Jane Clark. About the Author.
- ^ Harper Collins. Interview.
- ^ FRAXA. About FRAXA People.
- ^ Hudson Reporter. No Confusion Necessary, as Author Clark Visits Weehawken.
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