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Carnal Innocence

By: Nora Roberts
Narrated by: Carolyn McCormick
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Nora Roberts, best-selling author of The Reef and Genuine Lies, mixes scorching passion with icy suspense in her classic novel of murder and infatuation in a Southern town.

In the small town of Innocence, Mississippi, days are long, nights are fragrant, and secrets are hard to keep. But when a brutal killer starts claiming the lives of the town's most attractive women, lifelong neighbors are forced to wonder if the culprit is a stranger lurking in the bayou...or someone right next door.

World-famous concert violinist Caroline Waverly knows nothing of the murders when she arrives in Innocence. Burned out from a childhood lost to endless rehearsals and an all-too-public breakup with the conductor who was her lover, Caroline is looking for a little peace and some time to think. She hopes that a stay at her late grandmother's house - the one with a covered porch just made for soft summer nights - will provide the tranquillity she needs. But Innocence has something else to offer Caroline: a man named Tucker Longstreet.

Blessed with the Longstreet good looks, lazy charm, and family fortune, Tucker is a tall, cool drink of water - and he knows it. He likes to keep his romances short and shallow. But one look at Caroline, and Tucker realizes that she is unlike any other woman he's met. Tightly coiled and coolly reserved, Caroline is determined to fight him off. She might be able to do a better job if she hadn't felt an unexpected thrill at his ardent advances...and if she hadn't been so scared after finding a third murder victim in the murky waters behind her home.

For Caroline Waverly, a beautiful summer interlude could turn into much more - or could stir a killer's crazed dreams. Because there's just one small problem with her new romance: Tucker is the leading suspect in the killings.

Please note: This is the abridged edition. An unabridged version is also available.

©1999 Nora Roberts (P)1999 Random House, Inc., Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House, Inc.

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"Roberts is indeed a word artist, painting her story and characters with vitality and verve." (Daily News of Los Angeles)

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I truly enjoyed listening to the book. It kept me guessing who the killer was right up to the end and it had a good twist.

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It is definately work listening or reading.

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OK, but predictable and no great shakes

The characters are by-the-book romance hero and heroine. You can see the "improbable" romance from a mile away. The heroine "grows" predictably, and tidily, by the end of the book. The other characters tend towards southern stereotypes. The murder mystery attempts a shocking twist, but I, at least, expected it. It was from the old "pick the least-likely suspect" school of writing. All in all, this is an OK read, a bit of storytelling to while away the time, but nothing memorable.

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More Murder Mystery Than Romance

This story isn't bad for a murder mystery, however it falls short of being in the romance category. Violence, racial tension,infidelity and family melodramas are prevalent. The "romance" of the story is a mere sub-plot. If you're looking for heart warming connections, keep looking!

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