• The Search

  • By: Nora Roberts
  • Narrated by: Tanya Eby
  • Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (9,861 ratings)

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The Search

By: Nora Roberts
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
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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)

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All good 🙂

Story was good. Characters were interesting. Not too disturbing with over the top violence. I enjoyed the dogs involvement since I'm a dog lover myself. The performance was good.

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Nail biting

this story was so good. violent in times and scary. but all together told him great great story almost finished his whole book in a day.

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Ms. Roberts has made yet another hit! I have been a fan for years and she doesn't disappoint. (I started reading her work at the age of 3 when she was only a teenager!)

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I learned a lot!

I've always been interested in search and rescue dog programs, so I enjoyed learning a little about how they work while listening to this book. Overall, the story was well executed, I enjoyed the ending, and there was plenty of romance and suspense. This was my second Nora Roberts book, so I'm becoming quite a fan!

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The Search

Loved this book! The way it was set up, when Phee went to the prison to meet her nemesis and the search !

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Great writing!

Love this story.
But the reader really bugged me. I didn’t like her voice. But.. I sort of blocked out her voice.
Will not buy another book read by Tanya Eby.
But the overall story line was great! I love Nora Roberts so I bought this Audible.

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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!!!

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offensive language towards our Lord .

Had to stop listening do to offensive language. Taking the Lord's name in vain is very insulting.

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Any story with dogs is a good story

Fiona Bristow runs a successful dog training program along with running a canine search and rescue unit with her three dogs and various volunteers. She has found peace on Orcas Island in Puget Sound after escaping from a serial killer several years ago. The Red Scarf Killer would kidnap and strange women, burying them with a red scarf. Authorities caught the killer, George Perry, but not before he shot and killed Fiona's fiancé.

Fiona meets a desperate Simon Doyle. Simon has a puppy named Jaws who is chewing everything in sight. Fiona agrees to train Jaws and Simon in proper behavior. As Fiona and Simon become friends, they are alerted by police that there may be a copycat killer on the loose. This brings back bad memories for Fiona who doesn't want her life turned upside down again.

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Tanya Eby. She does a fantastic job with this book. Fiona and Simon were well matched. They both were used to telling the other what they would do instead of asking. I think they both could have used classes on playing well with others. I loved the dog training and the search and rescue parts of the book. The suspense portion of the book was weak. I wish the author had used the Fiona and her dogs to search for victims of the copycat killer. I think the suspense would have been more interesting. Still, it was an entertaining book.

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Loved this book!

The Search has it all, a great plot, an excellent setting, and a very realistic and engaging romance.

I didn’t want it to end. I give it 10 stars!

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