The Lost Years

A Novel

By: Mary Higgins Clark

Narrated by: Jan Maxwell

Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

In her long career as America's most beloved suspense writer, Mary Higgins Clark's The Lost Years is her most astonishing and dramatic work to date. At its center is a discovery that, if authenticated, may be the most revered document in human history - the holiest of the holy - and certainly the most coveted and valuable object in the world.

Dr. Richard Callahan, a world-respected biblical scholar, is astonished when Mariah Lyons shows him a letter left to her by her late father, a distinguished professor of ancient history. The letter, which contains a translation from a 2,000-year-old papyrus scroll, is accompanied by a dusty clay jar and a fragile fragment of papyrus torn from a scroll. If accurate, the translation made by Mariah's father, an Arabic scholar, shows that the scroll contains a letter in Christ's own handwriting, and more than that, concerns a pivotal moment in his life.

But the rest of the scroll has vanished, and Mariah is aware that somebody else out there wants it. With Dr. Callahan's help, Mariah is drawn into the search for the scroll, the very existence of which might change the world - and for which somebody close to her would kill to possess. Step by step, Mariah's quest takes her deeper and deeper into danger.

With all the elements that have made her a worldwide best seller, Mary Higgins Clark's The Lost Years is unpausable, a thriller that is at once a breathless mystery and a hunt for the most precious religious and archeological treasure of all time.

©2012 Mary Higgins Clark (P)2012 Simon & Schuster

Try it you'll like it

This is a great book in the Mary Higgins Clark tradition. Wonderfully read. I recommend it.

Good book

Where does The Lost Years rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Good book - probably in the top 10 audio books I have listened to so far

Any additional comments?

Good reader, good plot

The lost years

I was really good . I liked reading her again.Does this mean she's back writing again?

ok

narrator stunk..she tried to speak as a male..then went right back to her female . voice. the story was good though

An interesting story well done

I enjoyed this book and especially enjoyed the relationship between mother and daughter given mother’s illness. Storyline was different and enough twists and turns to keep me guessing.

Slightly confusing and a bit slow...

It was an ok listen, but I would not recommend it to anyone... nothing really stood out as a memorable moment...

Disappointed

What did you like best about The Lost Years? What did you like least?

I found it dull and predictable

If you’ve listened to books by Mary Higgins Clark before, how does this one compare?

I have always loved M:H:C's books before and was surprised to find myself disappointed i this one

Would you be willing to try another one of Jan Maxwell’s performances?

I found her voice shrill and irritating

Did The Lost Years inspire you to do anything?

Yes, go and lie down in a dark room

Any additional comments?

Sorry M.H.C. not up to your usual standard

The Lost Years

Another Excellent Mary Higgins Clark book and story. Being able to listen to the book is an easier way to complete the book while traveling .

Excellent!

Another great suspense by MHC! She is my favorite author. I have been enjoying her work for 20 years now.

Love MHC books!

Always a thriller, always keeps you going. I always enjoy every Mary Higgins Clark book!