• Blue Smoke

  • By: Nora Roberts
  • Narrated by: Joyce Bean
  • Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,184 ratings)

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Blue Smoke

By: Nora Roberts
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
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Publisher's summary

Incomparable #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers a tale of gut-level fear, human triumph, and the bonds that carry us through our darkest times…

Reena Hale’s destiny was shaped in the destructive - yet fascinatingly beautiful - fire that leveled her family’s pizzeria when she was young. Now an arson investigator, she finds her strength and wits constantly tested, although sometimes the job seems like a snap compared to her love life. But she can’t always blame the men. After all, a soot-caked woman barking orders and smelling of smoke isn’t the biggest turn-on in the world. Then she meets Bo Goodnight, who seems different. He’s been trying to find Reena for years, and now that she’s close enough to touch, he has no intention of letting go.

Nor does the man who has begun to haunt Reena’s life - with taunting phone calls and a string of horrifying crimes. And as Reena tries desperately to trace the origins - of the calls, the fires, the hatred aimed in her direction - she will step into the worst inferno she has ever faced...

©2005 Nora Roberts (P)2005 Brilliance Audio

Critic reviews

"Romantic suspense queen Roberts lights up Baltimore's Little Italy with this appealing story of love, family, food and arson." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Bean's versatile vocal range skillfully portrays male and female parts without hesitation." ( AudioFile)

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Blue smoke

This is a great book. it keeps you hooked all the way through the whole book.

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Blue Smoke was Hot!

This was Nora Robert's best book yet! I am a big fan of Nora Robert's and am often disappointed in her endings. Blue Smoke, however had me engaged the entire story. No quick solutions in this one, kept the suspense all the way to the end. Favorite book so far

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Another Nora Roberts great read

Loved it. Nora Roberts always delivers the details and story in a very I
entertaining way.

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fantastic

I love all of Nora Roberts books have not found one yet that I don't love and this is definitely an edge-of-your-seat book

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Fire it captivates you

This book was exciting from cover to cover. I highly recommend this book to all especially Nora Roberts fans.

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slow start awesome finish

took awhile for the story to begin but it all goes together well. Reader does a great job narrating the story.

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Loved It!!!

The book was hard to stop listening to! I got a lot more exercising done🙂

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some fire related grammatical errors

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes

What was one of the most memorable moments of Blue Smoke?

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What about Joyce Bean’s performance did you like?

change of voices

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

retribution

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The Book incorrectly stated the firefighters wore oxygen tanks!!! this is incorrect, if oxygen leaked from the tank fittings, it could explode!! The air tanks the firefighters wear is compressed atmospheric air.

When describing a fire it would be described as "TOTALLY INVOLVED"... Involved would be the correct terminology.

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Intense!

This book was very intense, but i really enjoyed it! It is a bit graphic as well. My only complaint was that the narrator's male voices started sounding the same as it went further through the book. Otherwise I thought it was a great story!

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Fab

I have listened to so many Nora Roberts and she never disappoints. This is by far one of her more enjoyable and moving stories. Can’t wait to listen to more

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