Book #41 was All Through the Night , by Mary Higgins Clark. The back of the book reads:
The Queen of Suspense arrives with a special tale for the holidays, featuring the return of two of her best-loved characters. A baby left in a rectory on Christmas Eve, a furtive burglar, and an accidental kidnapping fifteen years in the past leave a mystery to be solved amid the snows and lights of a New York City December. Former cleaning lady and amateur sleuth Alvirah Meehan, with oft-befuddled but always trustworthy mate Willy, return to the pages after appearances in the bestsellers Weep No More, My Lady and The Lottery Winner. Favorite characters, a seasonal tale and another Clark classic promise a triple-decker hit!
Eh. It was alright. It’s obviously just meant to be a short little Christmas tale. I’ve read much better from Mary Higgins Clark. But, I wanted something short, and that’s what I got!
Book count: 41
Pages in book: 206
Page count: 15,949
Words in book: 34,416
Word count: 4,550,033
1,000,000 words surpassed — 2/2/06
2,000,000 words surpassed — 2/14/06
10,000 pages surpassed — 3/10/06
3,000,000 words surpassed — 3/16/06
4,000,000 words surpassed — 4/3/06