Homeport

by Nora Roberts

Art historian Dr Miranda Jones arrives home after a busy lecture tour on a bitterly cold night. But her blood turns to ice when she feels the knife against her throat ...The unseen assailant steals her bags and disappears. Though deeply shaken, Miranda is distracted when she is asked to verify the authenticity of a Renaissance bronze of a Medici courtesan known as The Dark Lady. But the assignment nearly destroys her reputation when her judgement is called into question. It becomes clear that no simple mugging motivated the attack on her, and that The Dark Lady may possess as many secrets as its beautiful namesake once did. Estranged from her family, her career in jeopardy, Miranda has no one to rely on in her quest for the truth. Except herself - and Ryan Boldari, a seductive art thief whose own agenda forces them into reluctant alliance. This is Nora Roberts' most thrilling bestseller yet.

• ISBN10: 0515124893
• ISBN13: 9780515124897
• Publish Date: 1 May 1999 (first published 16 March 1998)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Out of Print: 11 August 2009
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Edition: Open market ed
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 496
• Language: English

Reviews

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This was your run-of-the-mill Nora Roberts romantic suspense. The science behind the authentication of the art made for an interesting backdrop. The one thing that fell flat for me was the use of Maine as the setting. Instead of embracing the things that makes Maine what it is... the down-homeness, the comfort, the simpleness... she creates a cosmopolitan setting that doesn’t exist in Maine, even in the largest city. As a Maine native, that just rubbed me the wrong way. Otherwise, everything you want in a Nora Roberts book is there — the chemistry between the lead characters, the danger, the intrigue, and the happy ending.