Brazen Virtue
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4.3 • 340 Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a novel that explores the dangerous side of desire, when a mystery writer in search of a little peace and quiet instead finds herself ensnared in the world of a real-life serial killer whose craving for murder stops at nothing . . . and no one.
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After a demanding book tour, superstar mystery novelist Grace McCabe decides to visit her sister, Kathleen, who’s embroiled in a custody battle after a bitter divorce. Arriving in D.C., Grace is shocked to find Kathleen living in a run-down neighborhood and, hoping to afford a hotshot lawyer, supplementing her meager teacher’s salary by moonlighting as a phone sex operator.
According to Kathleen, Fantasy, Inc., guarantees its employees ironclad anonymity. But Grace has her doubts—which are confirmed one horrifying cherry-blossom-scented night when one of Fantasy, Inc.’s operators is murdered. As Grace is drawn to help solve the crime, her life turns into a scene from one of her own books. Yet as one of her biggest fans, investigator Ed Jackson, warns her: This isn’t fiction. Real people die—and Grace could be next. For she’s hoping to trap a killer more twisted than anything she could imagine. And not even Ed may be able to protect her from a rendezvous with lust and death.
Customer Reviews
Little predictable
A great story with predictable twists. A great read.
Totally awesome
A bit of a slow start learning the characters. Once things start to happen you are glued to complete your reading!
A good book for fans of romantic suspense!
While Nora Roberts’ writing skills would improve with later books, I thought she did a fantastic job of creating a romantic suspense novel with a simple, yet thrilling plot when she wrote this scary, exciting book! A beautiful mystery writer returns to her hometown to visit her divorced sister. While staying with her, the writer accepts a date with the handsome detective who lives next door. When she returns to the house later that night, she stumbles upon a horrifying discovery: Her sister, who had supported herself as a fantasy phone-sex operator, has been raped and murdered. Working with the detective, who she finds herself falling for, she becomes determined to catch the killer, and decides to set a trap for him, despite the detective’s objections. He has reason for concern, good reason. This psychopath has ambitions toward becoming a serial killer and he refuses to let anyone stand in his way! As with all books that I’ve read, I read Brazen Virtue as a paperback book. If you’re a fan of Nora Roberts, or if you simply love romantic suspense, I recommend this book; it’s simply a very enjoyable book! For readers of print books, it’s short enough to guarantee a quick read for those who want one; the paperback book that I used to own was only 278 pages long. Obviously, if you like reading ebooks, this is also a great choice! I’ve never read Sacred Sins, but if you like this book, you’ll want to read that book as well; it’s part of 2-book series that apparently ends with this one. Wish I had known that before I bought this book; I’ve wanted to read Sacred Sins for a long time, probably before I even read this book. Still, you should definitely try and track down both books because Brazen Virtue is worth reading!