Beachcomber

by Karen Robards

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Taking the summer off from a high-stress job, Bonnie travels to a cozy Carolina beach where she falls for a handsome drifter, but when she realizes that the women in a string of killings all resemble her, she fears she may be next.

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Beachcomber by Karen Robards
Love books about the seashore and with mystery intwined I though this would be a really good read.
Set on outer banks - can't wait to visit here myself, love the detailed descriptions.
Story follows the killer and their thoughts as they watch the woman in bikinis and they are his prey.
He was most taken with Liz and he stalks her as he has done to others. Also Christys' story is being told at the same time.
She's on a vacation in the outer banks when the other women have been killed on the beach. Luke is also following her as he's with the FBI and he wants information on a lot of money she had when she traveled south and left her boyfriend who was just handed a grand jury indictment.
She only delivered the show more suitcase so it would ensure her family would remain safe from now on....
Very real detailed action and frightening scenes. Loved hearing of the touristy things to do. Sex scenes really add to the story line.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
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I thought Beachcomber was alright. Nothing really stood out about it. The plot was fast-paced, but predictable. I enjoyed the characters Luke and Gary. I found myself laughing at those two several times, especially the scenes with Marvin; the cat. For some reason I couldn’t relate to Christy’s character. I think it was because after reading the first 2 or 3 chapters, I thought the book would be about the 4 women introduced in the first chapter - Liz, Terri and their friends. I assumed one would get kidnapped or murdered and the others would get together and solve the case. I think that I would have enjoyed the book more if the plot had went in that direction.
Set in North Carolina's Outer Banks, a serial killer combs the beaches filled with beautiful female tourists for his next victim.

Christy Petrino hadn't planned on a vacation but when she learns her fiance and boss, suave Michael DePalma, is a "made man" and the Philadelphia law firm where she works is a front for the mob, she breaks her engagement and quits her job. But no one walks away from the DePalma family business so easily....
very good story about a lawyer who is trying to get away from her mob fiance and gets involved (unknowingly) with an FBI agent.
AWESOME!!!!! HOT love scene on the beach....heart pounding thriller!
I love Karen Robards novels. I only wish my library had more of her earlier titles.
This was the first book i have read by this author and i really enjoyed. Will be reading more in the future.

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Karen Robards was born in Louisville, Kentucky on August 24, 1954. She graduated from the University of Kentucky. Her first novel, Island Flame, was published in 1981, when she was 24 years old. Since then, she has written more than 40 contemporary and historical romances including To Love a Man, Sea Fire, One Summer, Irresistible, Whispers at show more Midnight, Guilty, Shameless, and Sleepwalker. She has received six Silver Pen Awards, two Waldenbooks Wally Awards, one Romantic Times award, a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, and has been named to the Romantic Times Romance Writers Hall of Fame. She has written a number of series, including The Banning Sisters and Charlotte Stone. Her title's, The Last Kiss Goodbye and Hush made The New York Times best seller list. (Bowker Author Biography) Karen Robards is the author of more than twenty novels, including the enduring romance classics To Love a Man and Dark of the Moon and the national bestsellers The Midnight Hour, Ghost Moon, and The Senator's Wife. (Publisher Provided) Karen Robards is the author of over twenty novels. She began her career as a historical romance writer and is the author of long-time classics: To Love a Man and Dark of the Moon. Her hardcover contemporary suspense novels have appeared on national bestseller lists, including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky. (Publisher Provided) show less

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Original publication date
2003-08
People/Characters
Christy Petrino; Luke Rand; Michael DePalma
Important places
Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, Romance
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
LCC
PS3568 .O196 .B43Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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