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Loading... Sacred Sinsby Nora Roberts
None. A psychiatrist Dr. Tess Court and a Dectective Ben Paris jion forcess to hunt down a serial killer that is killing women. I really like this story. ( )Oh dear. This was my first Nora Roberts book and it will be my last. I found the plot rather thin, the characters had no depth and the budding romance rather cringeworthy. The details regarding police work and psychology were rather thin on the ground- this was a poorly researched book. All in all, it was very tedious and I am surprised Nora Roberts sells so many books! Tess's bleeding heart-ness made me want to *smack* her upside the head. I suspect, though, that Nora just didn't get the balance quite right for me--I think she took it for granted that we'd realize Tess cared about the victims, but it wasn't that evident to me. An older Nora Roberts story and it shows. There's promise of what comes later lurking but it's not quite obvious yet. She's still writing within the strictures of romantic fiction with a side order of thriller but the romance is very much to the fore and the characters fall into the Romance cliches. There's a serial killer and Dr Tess Court, a psychiatrist, and Detective Ben Paris join forces to hunt him, finding love and danger along the way. The thriller kept me reading and amused even when the romance sometimes got in the way of the thriller plot moving forward. I enjoyed it. no reviews | add a review
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With the talents that later led her to create her J.D. Robb line of In Death romance thrillers, Roberts uses an "opposites attract" theory of appeal between her lovers and firmly places her heroine in the killer's sights. Dr. Tess Court is a successful psychiatrist who is guilted by her senator grandfather into advising on a serial murder case. Detective Ben Paris hasn't much respect for shrinks after his brother's unsuccessful treatment for post-war depression. However, forces align to put these two together and things turn hot and heavy. As they work to uncover the murderer's motives, Tess and Ben realize that she is both the killer's next likely victim and his best hope for a savior.
Tess has all the spunk and determination of a typical Roberts heroine with a great wardrobe and elegant tastes to boot. Though the killer's motivations remain somewhat simple, he is convincingly creepy, and this thriller will satisfy loyal fans and new readers alike. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien
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Psychologist Tess Court is asked to help profile a killer known as the Priest, who believes he is saving the souls of the young blondes he strangles. Tess knows otherwise and, as a blonde, becomes the next target of the killer she seeks.
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