Nora Roberts, the queen of characterful twisting thrillers, returns in fine form in Hidden Nature. Propelled by a whip-smart female cop with an instinct for sniffing out crimes others can’t see, a rollercoaster ride of tension plays out within a complex tapestry of small-town tension, strange vanishings and romance against a backdrop of the majestic Western Maryland mountains.
“The day Sloan Cooper died began before dawn and ended shortly before midnight” — an arresting opening line that sets up the story in suitably compelling style. The context comes quick and compelling, too, when we learn that Cooper, a corporal in the Natural Resources Police was almost killed after being gunned down during an armed robbery. Though she’s supposed to be taking time out to recover and get back to full health away from work, Cooper becomes drawn into the case of a young girl who was abducted from a store parking lot. After noticing similar incidents across other states, Cooper commits herself to figuring out a pattern in order to halt the escalating disappearances.
Slow-burn suspenseful, Hidden Nature will surely satisfy the author’s legion of devoted fans, and readers who like their thrillers to be layered with community context and family life.
From multi-million copy bestselling author Nora Roberts - a brand new thriller about an injured cop fighting to bring down a pair of twisted killers.
Not everyone believes in second chances...
Frustrated and bored, injured cop Sloan Cooper is looking for anything to distract her from staring down the barrel of months of slow, painful recovery. When a woman mysteriously vanishes without trace from a supermarket car park, Sloan instinctively knows there is more to this case than meets the eye. As she begins to investigate, she quickly uncovers similar cases across three states. Men and women, old and young - all with seemingly nothing in common.
What is the missing piece that links the disappearances? Can Sloan solve the puzzle before another innocent victim is taken? With no clues to speak of and a list of the missing growing almost daily, it will take every ounce of Sloan's endurance to get to the dark heart of this bizarre case. She's willing to risk her life again if that's what it takes...
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About Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts is the number one New York Times bestseller of more than 200 novels. With over 500 million copies of her books in print, she is indisputably one of the most celebrated and popular writers in the world. She is both a Sunday Times bestseller in the UK and a number one bestseller in Australia.
She is also the author of the bestselling ‘In Death’ suspense series written under the pen name J. D. Robb.
