Sacred Sins (Sacred Sins, 1) - Hardcover

Roberts, Nora

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9780375430664: Sacred Sins (Sacred Sins, 1)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375430660 ISBN 13: 9780375430664

Publisher: Random House Large Print, 2000

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Nora Roberts is unstoppable.  In her astonishing 20-year career, she has emerged as one of the most powerful and prolific voices in fiction.  She has a massed a loyal readership of millions and wins new fans with each publication.  The first-time hardcover edition of SACRED SINS brings back a classic Nora Roberts novel, full of simering passion and taut suspense that will thrill readers.

When the mayor of Washington, D.C. asks renowned psychologist Tess Court to work in conjunction with the police to profile a deranged killer known as The Priest, she has no idea what she's getting into.  This relentless psychopath believes he is saving the souls of the young pretty blondes he strangles with the white silk stole worn by true men of the cloth.  But Tess knows otherwise: this is the work of a madman bent on spreading a twisted ministry of violence.

With the aid of handsome police sergeant Ben Paris, Tess hopes to track down The Priest before he causes more harm.  But any professional distance between her and Ben quickly disappears as their attraction grows.  It's a distraction the pair can ill afford, for Tess-pretty, slender, and blonde-has become the very next target of the killer they seek.

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Review:

For those of you who can't get enough Nora Roberts, Roberts has dusted off this romance thriller from the early '80s, slapped a new cover on it, and republished it. After so many years, Sacred Sins may feel a bit musty, but those readers just looking for a good time won't mind some outdated attitudes or references when the timeless suspense and romance keep them flipping the pages.

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

From the Back Cover:

“Roberts is indeed a word artist, painting her story and characters with vitality and verve.”
— Daily News of Los Angeles
Don’t miss:

Carnal Innocence
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Genuine Lies
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More electrifying novels of romantic suspense from bestselling author Nora Roberts

Available from Bantam Books

And look for Brazen Virtue
Coming in hardcover summer 2001

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