The Search

By: Nora Roberts

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

A canine Search and Rescue volunteer fights danger and finds love in the Pacific Northwest wilderness in this riveting #1 New York Times bestseller from Nora Roberts.

To most people, Fiona Bristow seems to have an idyllic life - a quaint house on an island off Seattle’s coast, a thriving dog-training school and a challenging volunteer job performing Canine Search and Rescue. But Fiona got to this point by surviving a nightmare: an encounter with the Red Scarf Killer, who shot and killed Fiona’s cop fiancé and his K-9 partner.

On Orcas Island, Fiona has found the peace and solitude necessary to rebuild her life with her three loyal Labs. But all that changes on the day intensely private wood artist Simon Doyle barrels up her drive with an out-of-control puppy, desperate for her help.

As Fiona embarks on training Jaws, and Simon begins to appreciate both dog and trainer, the past tears back into Fiona’s life. A copycat killer has emerged out of the shadows, a man whose bloodlust has been channeled by a master with one motive: to reclaim the woman who slipped out of his hands...

©2010 by Nora Roberts. (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"[T]he romance is finely done, with Roberts's trademark banter lighting up the page. Fiona and Simon are the main attraction, but the setting and the supporting characters - with paws and without - provide a vivid backdrop." (Publishers Weekly)

“Search-and-rescue dogs are a focal point of this wonderful tale of love and adventure. Roberts has a marvelous ability to blend in the perfect amounts of character drama, realistic romance and chilling suspense. The result - an unputdownable read! Roberts again proves why her name is synonymous with excellence.” (RT Book Reviews)

“Strong romantic suspense.... The serial killer subplot is not new, as the copycat has been done before, but Nora Roberts makes it seem fresh with her incredible writing skill as she uses the Search and Rescue canines as key elements in the exciting story line. Readers will enjoy Ms. Roberts’ entertaining Puget Sound thriller.” (Midwest Book Review)

if you love dogs and suspense you will love this

loved this, did not want to quit listening till the end! Nora Roberts wonderful story teller as usual.

Another excelent read from Nora Roberts!

This story had my attention all the way through. The narrator did an excellent job The characters were well thought out. A perfect balance of love story and suspense. Now on to the next N.R. book.....

A Very Enjoyable Listen.

Would you consider the audio edition of The Search to be better than the print version?

I am certain it would be better in audio format than in print. The narration was superb, with just the right tone and presentation to delineate the character perfectly. It was a marvelous performance, & it made the book totally enjoyable.

This was a good story.
Roberts has an ability to present, very capably, a 'sense of place'. Also, I learned a great deal about dog training & dog handling through this book, & this is one aspect that made the book enjoyable for me. (I wish I had known some of this information years ago.)

Which scene was your favorite?

There were a lot of favourite scenes, but I had to laugh out loud at the description of Simon trying to get his somewhat unruly pup, Jaws, to jump up onto a narrow board, then walk across it, like the already-trained search & rescue dogs were able to do.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did find this book hard to put down, but not necessarily because of high suspense levels. There was some of that, but the book, itself, was interesting enough, & the people real enough, that I preferred to stay with them, until I was done.

Any additional comments?

The descriptions of the canine search & rescue missions were interesting & informative, as well.

Great story

As always Nora hit a home run. I can easily see this becoming a series. It’s got great characters and there’s so much material to start another series. I hope thats her intention cuz I loved these characters, didn’t want the story to end.

Slow start but an all nighter to finish

It was somewhat slow to start but when it started it literally had me for 12 1/2 hours wanting more and more until the very end. Left me wanting more at the end and a little disappointing it didn’t give more.
Definitely more on the romance than on suspense or thriller. Great characters and being a dog lover myself it was done with awesome insight to dog search and rescue.

Another excellent Nora Roberts suspenseful romance

I'm a fan of Nora Roberts, and The Search is no different. Suspenseful (though not as much as some of her other works) and entertaining. Always a good listen on car trips because it keeps my attention throughout. The characters are good and mostly have nice, quick dialogue. However, the narrator Tanya Eby has an accent that is distracting at times (and annoying at others). The way she says some vowels is irritating, but that's a personal preference. Also, her male voices were not great, though I got used to them.

She's done it again!

This is another of N R 's great tales! A love story AND a thriller !! LOOKING forward to more good listening!!!

2 BOOKS IN 1

This was an interesting book. I thought I had bought a drama/action/murder mystery type book but most of the book was about training search and rescue dogs which I actually learned a lot from. It all came together nicely and I ended up liking it but it was quite slow thru the first half.
I think one major reason I had a hard time with this listen was the narrator. She sounded too angry. Too fierce. Too sharp. No emotion. Constantly. Drove me crazy.
I really would not recommend this book to a friend, but it ended pretty good. If you can get it for free, get it, but I wouldn’t waste good money on it. Btw, this is my first Nora Roberts book.

loved it

I love Nora Roberts and she did not disappoint! The story was engaging. My only complaint is the male lead was overbearing.

another great book by Nora Roberts

I enjoyed listening to the Search. The main character is a dog trainer and she is on an island in the northwest.
Once again Nora Roberts has done a great job in the writing and suspense and the romance.

very enjoyable