Book Description
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.
