Nightwork by Nora Roberts is a typical love story about a man who, due to circumstances, goes astray but ultimately finds forgiveness and makes changes for the better. Harry Booth began thieving at an early age. His nimble hands had proven to be magical enough to help keep the debt collectors at bay as his…
Identity by Nora Roberts is a romance-cum-mystery as it has elements of both genres. Why does a person become a monster? Or is it something they choose to be? Is it possible for it to be both? Morgan Albright, a former Army brat, works hard at two jobs as a barman in order to save…
Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts is a single story that deviates from her customary style by spanning fourteen years. The horrific tragedy of a mall shooting serves as the book’s opening scene. Simone Knox, a teenager, and her pals are watching a movie at the mall theater. Her survival after the incident is due…
Year One by Nora Roberts: Synopsis On New Year’s Eve, it started. The illness struck without warning and spread swiftly. The fear multiplied even more quickly. Everything people relied on started to fail them within weeks. The government and legal system failed, the electrical grid malfunctioned, and over half of humanity perished. There was pandemonium…
The Obsession by Nora Roberts was a nominee for Best Romance, Goodreads Choice Awards 2016. When you first discover Naomi, you share her excitement that maybe for her birthday, she would receive the bicycle that she has been wishing for so long. You are right there with her, silently strolling through the dark and scary…
As Winter approaches, I decided it was time to get out my best Nora Roberts books to bring some warmth into my otherwise cold, dreary world. Nora Roberts is without a doubt the queen of romance. Her narration has a magnetic quality to it that draws me in every time. I can’t help but get…
Kenneth Branagh’s “A Haunting in Venice” takes Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel “Hallowe’en Party” and spins it into an eerie, supernatural thriller against the enchanting backdrop of the Italian city. While Branagh’s directorial finesse and the film’s visual splendor are evident, the departure from Christie’s original intent leaves purists with a spectral enigma rather than…
SYNOPSIS The police are on the hunt, but they’re running out of time. The only thing linking two missing young women is that they both went to a party held by a shady real estate mogul. The authorities have cause to believe the killer may strike again after discovering an unusual signature on the victim’s…
In The Devil’s Star, Jo Nesbo spins a complicated and wonderfully engrossing narrative of a serial killer prowling the streets of Oslo in another extraordinary Harry Hole book. The Criminal Division is called in to conduct an investigation after a woman is discovered slain in his apartment. The team, led by Tom Waaler, soon finds…