Carnal Innocence

By: Nora Roberts

Narrated by: Carolyn McCormick

Nora Roberts, bestselling 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--now available in hardcover for the first time.

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

Critic reviews

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

Carnal Innocence

story is simple,
enjoyed charecters where able to be loved and hated twists were not forseen;founnd mysself leaving the groups to finish the book

Read to fast

This is one of my most favorite Nora Roberts books that I read over and over again but the audio version it read to fast in a lot and takes away from the submission you get when reading it. This needs a new voice.

Carnal Innocense

The story was easy going and kept my interest, the reader was very soothing to listen to, but the author's frequent use of the "f" word spoiled this book for me.

Great Book!

One of my favorite Nora Roberts books! I have listened and read this book many times and still enjoy it!

A great 'listen'

This is a great book - so easy to listen to as it is clear and full of action. Couldn't see 'who dun it' coming at all so full of suspense.
Best audible book yet!