Mary, Mary

Mary, Mary (1961), a play by Jean Kerr. [ Helen Hayes Theatre, 1,572 perf.] When Bob McKellaway (Barry Nelson) shows his fiancée, Tiffany Richards (Betsy von Furstenberg), reviews of his latest work, he is reminded that his ex‐wife used to ask him why his books were so good that “a hundred thousand people wouldn't read them.” It was an incessant fusillade of such barbed comments that led him to leave her. Now he must meet with her again to straighten out some income tax problems. When Mary (Barbara Bel Geddes) appears, she is as caustic as ever. At the same time, an old friend, Dirk Winsten (Michael Rennie), arrives. He is a fading film star who is deserting Hollywood—“the sinking ship leaving the rats.” Dirk's romantic interest in Mary makes Bob and his ex realize that they still love each other. Welcomed by Thomas Dash of Women's Wear Daily as “urbane, witty and sophisticated,” the Roger L. Stevens long‐run hit skillfully blended a standard, syrupy plot with consistently brittle, impertinent dialogue.

For other uses, see Mary Mary (disambiguation).

Mary, Mary
Author	James Patterson
Language	English
Series	Alex Cross series
Genre(s)	Fiction
Publisher	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date	October 2006
Pages	448
ISBN	ISBN 9780446619035
OCLC Number	72445074

Mary, Mary is the eleventh book by James Patterson featuring the former Washington DC homicide detective and forensic psychiatrist and current FBI agent Alex Cross.

Trivia

• Title is from the rhyme "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary".
• In the custody case, Alex is angered and a surprised Christine had a P.I. snap a shot of the family being evacuated; yet, in an earlier book, (The Big Bad Wolf) he sees the P.I.

v • d • e Alex Cross series by James Patterson Along Came a Spider (1992) · Kiss the Girls (1995) · Jack & Jill (1996) · Cat and Mouse (1997) · Pop Goes the Weasel (1999) · Roses are Red (2000) · Violets are Blue (2001) · Four Blind Mice (2002) · The Big Bad Wolf (2003) · London Bridges (2004) · Mary, Mary (2005) · Cross (2006) · Double Cross (2007) · Cross Country (2008) · Cross Fire (2009)

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