Hidden Riches

By: Nora Roberts

Narrated by: Sandra Burr

Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

RITA Award Winner, Best Romantic Suspense, 1995

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts unveils the intriguing world of antiques dealing, where an independent woman discovers the price of breathless desire - and the schemes of an obsessed killer...

Dora Conroy has a passion for antiques - and any other rarities she can acquire for her quaint Philadelphia shop. A seasoned dealer, she knows all the tricks of the trade. But she is unprepared for the deadly consequences when she purchases a few curiosities at an auction - and unknowingly brings home a priceless cache that makes her the target of an international criminal. Entwined in a reckless chase, Dora turns to her new neighbor, Jed Skimmerhorn, a cop who’s turned in his badge - and whose desire for lovely Dora puts him back in the line of fire. Fighting their attraction while falling in love, they find that hidden riches can have a most ordinary façade. And that possession can be a lethal obsession...

©2004 Nora Roberts (P)2004 Brilliance Audio

Critic reviews

"[Roberts] delivers the goods with panache and wit. This time out, she skillfully blends a stirring love story with nonstop suspense, effortlessly shifting from melodrama to light comedy." (Publishers Weekly)

"This book is a sure winner for aficionados of contemporary romantic suspense." (Library Journal)

Typical storyline and distracting background noise.

The story was typical but I was distracted by the annoying background noise. I kept thinking who’s talking in the background.. they could re-record this audio to be more professional!

This book did not age well.

The storyline is serviceable but the female protagonist doesn’t want a tenant that has tattoos but is perfectly fine dating or sleeping with a man that pushed her around, bruised her, and threatens to smack her. Was this really written in 2008?

Predictable

Entertaining story, however the voices & choice of dialogue made the characters sound like adolescents and not grown young women.

great

it takes talent to read as so many different people in one book and the reader does great

Disappointed . . .

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I have enjoyed reading all of Nora Roberts' books and this was a favorite but I was very disappointed in the narrator and the quality of the actual audio. In parts of the audio, you can actually hear background voices, as if there was another person recording an audio in the room next door. I much prefer the narrator of the J. D. Robb books, Susan Ericksen.

Seesaws

Ok but the story didn’t emotionally connect me. Not suspense nor the romance. Thank you

Very positive read!

Another great one! Awesome narrator too! Will listen again, held my attention. A must read for those who like historical fiction!!

Great book

This was a great book and the narrator was wonderful. I am very picky when it comes to narrators and she was great. The book was so much in one mystery, family, love and friends. Would definitely recommend!

Voices were not the best

It would have helped the production if there had been multiple voice actors. This reader was an awesome narrator but her female voices were like 1950’s actresses and the male. Lives were not convincing. It detracted from the story.

Entertaining Story

The storyline was entertaining but the narration was bad! Male voices for some of the characters were high pitched and poorly executed.