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)

Great story

I enjoyed the story and the characters. it was a good mixture of cute and funny and suspense.

Another great read!

Narration was excellent except for the “echoing” voices when characters were thinking to themselves (very irritating)!

Great every one I read has been better than the

one before it. very impressive mystery and romance rolled into one
makes me want to read more

Love Nora... Not a huge fan of this book

When they say the narrator is important they are not kidding! I the book was just all right not one of my favorites but I didn't hate it! It moved pretty slow but the Narrator UUGGGGGGGG! Are you kidding me with that voice it killed me the entire book! How can you give a tough guy cop such a screechy voice and the other voices were awful! All in all if you read this on your own you would probably like it ok, but if you want to listen.... pass it by!

Took a while

I had trouble getting going in this one. Glad I stayed with it though. Turned out to be a good one, after all.

great listen

I totally enjoyed this listen. The story was very well written and the reading of the story was on point as well. Great job.

Dull

This book was a bit of a letdown. It was detective story combined with erotic and suspense, when neither worked.
I found “good” mail characters all sorts of surprising - alcoholic, mansplainer, patronizer - but yet it was plated as acceptable, honorable and funny. I’m sure the author has a lot of better books.

Very enjoyable

I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed this romantic story. There is no mystery to it as you learn whom the bad guys are up front. This is one of her first stories.However it is still a fun read.

Hidden Rishes

I loved it! Please do more stories with this cast. It was wonderful. I’ll be waiting

Great romance & a little bit of mystery

I did love this story - mostly because the romance between Dora and Jed seemed a lot more intense and virile than a lot of Roberts other books. For instance, I liked their relationship much more than the one in The Collector, and better than the one in The Witness, too. Mostly I think, because not only was it deeper and better written, but because it didn't dwell on any past romances or previous relationships, or anything like that. Strange as that sounds, I DESPISE when romance plot lines drop little hints and bits and pieces about either parties past love affairs, its so unnecessary. (looking at you, The Witness) It spoils the romance ;) Sentimental of me, but still.
Besides the excellent love story, I really liked the mystery as well, although it was very far-fetched, I kind of liked the idea of a completely insane villain, it made it interesting.

If you like Roberts and her style of writing, then I really recommend this. Its a nice escape, but its also a real and true look at at what pain and loss and the past can do to a person, and how it can impair their ability to love, but not destroy it. Jed had some demons, but he exorcised them nicely with Dora's help and the result was a much more meaningful, deep and gut-wrenching romance.

On a different note - the narration was NOT good. If the story hadn't hooked me, I would have wept about how awful the whole narration was, particularly of the men! It was tragic. But because I loved the book, I won't be returning this.