Summary of the Novel No Place Like Home
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
By Mary Higgins Clark
Major Characters:
Liza Barton/Celia Foster Nolan – main character; acquitted of deliberately killing her mother and trying to kill her stepfather
Ted Cartwright – stepfather of Liza Barton
Alex Nolan – second husband of Liza Barton
Laurence Foster – first husband of Liza Barton
Jack – son of Liza Barton and Larry Foster
Audrey Barton – mother of Liza Barton
Will Barton – father of Liza Barton who died
Jeffrey MacKingsley – prosecutor of Morris County, had a particular interest in seeing that the mischief that had once again fared up at the Barton home be squelched once and for all
Dru Perry – a 60 year old seasoned veteran of 40 years as a reporter
Georgette Grove – selling agent; boss of Henry Paley and Robert Carpenter
Robert Carpenter – Georgette’s secretary-receptionist
Henry Paley – the real estate agent
Marcella Williams – a 50-years old woman who was the neighbor of the house of Liza Barton; lived in the old mill Lane when the tragedy occurred; a kind of gossip woman
Zach Willet – 62-years old leather face, hard-muscled body and callused hands who gave mute testimony to the fact that he was a lifelong outdoorsman; worked at the Washington Valley riding Club from the time he was 12-years old; gave give riding lessons
Benjamin Fletcher - lawyer who had been appointed to defend Liza Barton
Charley Hatch – live in one of the smallest houses in Mendham, 44yrs. old and childly attractive with dark blood hair and an olive complexion made a good living out of the residents of Mendham but had a deep-seated resentment toward his wealthy clients
Sergeant Clyde Earley – police force in the town for over 30yrs.
Detective Paul Walsh – early 50’s with chubby faced with thinning hair and serious demeanor; in-charge of the investigation into Georgette grove’s death
Minor Characters:
Dr. Moran – a psychologist in California where Liza Barton went to live after the trial
Kathleen and Martin Kellogg – distant cousins of Liza
By Mary Higgins Clark
Major Characters:
Liza Barton/Celia Foster Nolan – main character; acquitted of deliberately killing her mother and trying to kill her stepfather
Ted Cartwright – stepfather of Liza Barton
Alex Nolan – second husband of Liza Barton
Laurence Foster – first husband of Liza Barton
Jack – son of Liza Barton and Larry Foster
Audrey Barton – mother of Liza Barton
Will Barton – father of Liza Barton who died
Jeffrey MacKingsley – prosecutor of Morris County, had a particular interest in seeing that the mischief that had once again fared up at the Barton home be squelched once and for all
Dru Perry – a 60 year old seasoned veteran of 40 years as a reporter
Georgette Grove – selling agent; boss of Henry Paley and Robert Carpenter
Robert Carpenter – Georgette’s secretary-receptionist
Henry Paley – the real estate agent
Marcella Williams – a 50-years old woman who was the neighbor of the house of Liza Barton; lived in the old mill Lane when the tragedy occurred; a kind of gossip woman
Zach Willet – 62-years old leather face, hard-muscled body and callused hands who gave mute testimony to the fact that he was a lifelong outdoorsman; worked at the Washington Valley riding Club from the time he was 12-years old; gave give riding lessons
Benjamin Fletcher - lawyer who had been appointed to defend Liza Barton
Charley Hatch – live in one of the smallest houses in Mendham, 44yrs. old and childly attractive with dark blood hair and an olive complexion made a good living out of the residents of Mendham but had a deep-seated resentment toward his wealthy clients
Sergeant Clyde Earley – police force in the town for over 30yrs.
Detective Paul Walsh – early 50’s with chubby faced with thinning hair and serious demeanor; in-charge of the investigation into Georgette grove’s death
Minor Characters:
Dr. Moran – a psychologist in California where Liza Barton went to live after the trial
Kathleen and Martin Kellogg – distant cousins of Liza