Savannah police lieutenant and hostage negotiator Phoebe
MacNamara suffers a major trauma at work when a man
physically attacks her. Her assailant throws a hood over
her head, making it impossible to identify him. Since that
incident, dead animals have appeared on her porch in an
attempt to intimidate her. Phoebe refuses to show any fear
and continues to do her job. After all, when she was a
child, Phoebe survived as a hostage to her mother's former
boyfriend. Her quick thinking enabled the police to diffuse
the situation without injury to her family.
When Phoebe successfully negotiates and stops a man
threatening suicide after losing his job, she meets the
man's employer, Duncan Swift. It's been a long time since
any man has captured her interest as much as Duncan. A
former cab driver who won the lottery, Duncan now is an
unconventional entrepreneur. He's impressed with Phoebe's
strong and confident manner and drawn to her regardless of
the abundant baggage she carries. Phoebe has a complicated
life. She's divorced with a seven-year-old daughter and her
mother has severe agoraphobia. But Duncan cannot ignore the
feelings she inspires.
Phoebe's problems intensify when her stalker becomes
bolder. A murder occurs and threats are made against her
family. Someone has targeted them, and Phoebe is desperate
to find the killer before he strikes again -- too close to
home.
Prolific author Nora Roberts writes great stories
and HIGH NOON is no exception. The multifaceted characters
include the city of Savannah, a lazy Southern city that
charms with its eccentric citizens. Adding to the richness
of the tale, Roberts incorporates the classic western
lyrics from High Noon in the storyline to increase
tension and leave readers with the music hauntingly playing
in our minds as the suspense climbs.
Police Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara found her calling at an
early age when an unstable man broke into her family's
home, trapping and terrorizing them for hours. Now she's
Savannah's top hostage negotiator, defusing powderkeg
situations with a talent for knowing when to give in-
andwhen to jump in and take action. It's satisfying work-
and sometimes those skills come in handy at home dealing
with her agoraphobic mother, still traumatized by the break-
in after all these years, and her precocious seven-year-
old, Carly.
It's exactly that heady combination of steely courage and
sensitivity that first attracts Duncan Swift to Phoebe.
After observing her coax one of his employees down from a
roof ledge, he is committed to keeping this intriguing,
take-charge woman in his life. She's used to working solo,
but Phoebe's discovering that no amount of negotiation can
keep Duncan at arm's length.
And when she's grabbed by a man who throws a hood over her
head and brutally assaults her-in her own precinct house-
Phoebe can't help but be deeply shaken. Then threatening
messages show up on her doorstep, and she's not just
alarmed but frustrated. How do you go face-to-face with an
opponent who refuses to look you in the eye?
Now, with Duncan backing her up every step of the way, she
must establish contact with the faceless tormentor who is
determined to make her a hostage to fear . . . before she
becomes the final showdown.
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