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The Obsession

Written by: Nora Roberts
Narrated by: Shannon McManus
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Publisher's Summary

The riveting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Liar.

“She stood in the deep, dark woods, breath shallow and cold prickling over her skin despite the hot, heavy air. She took a step back, then two, as the urge to run fell over her.”

Naomi Bowes lost her innocence the night she followed her father into the woods. In freeing the girl trapped in the root cellar, Naomi revealed the horrible extent of her father’s crimes and made him infamous. No matter how close she gets to happiness, she can’t outrun the sins of Thomas David Bowes.

Now a successful photographer living under the name Naomi Carson, she has found a place that calls to her, a rambling old house in need of repair, thousands of miles away from everything she’s ever known. Naomi wants to embrace the solitude, but the kindly residents of Sunrise Cove keep forcing her to open up - especially the determined Xander Keaton.

Naomi can feel her defenses failing, and knows that the connection her new life offers is something she’s always secretly craved. But the sins of her father can become an obsession, and, as she’s learned time and again, her past is never more than a nightmare away.

©2016 Nora Roberts (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

What the critics say

"[Narrator Shannon] McManus gives a moving performance of Naomi's struggles to overcome her horrific past in a psychological thriller listeners won't want to miss." (AudioFile)

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The Obsession should have been called The Boring!

Wow I can't believe all the good reviews this got! The start of the book was real promising and I looked forward to another great book by Roberts. However it quickly went down hill from there!

Each time she talked about which room she was decorating and what with I wanted to scream! When she went to the second hand store I wanted to kill someone. That was all the book was about and it went on...and on...and on...

The narration could have been better although no narrator could have saved this one!

The ending wrapped up so abruptly (& the who dunnit was so obvious), it was like Nora had a dinner party she had to go to but needed to finish the book before she could go. I was very disappointed because I have really enjoyed the other books of hers I have read so far!

I would skip this one though! Try another of her books over this one!

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A good murder mystery

The narrator is good, the characters are strong & the story is suspenseful. An all-around good book.

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Skip chapter 7-24

Was about to be great then for so many hours it turned into a documentary of a home renovation that added no benefit to the story, another few hours of getting to know her dog, and another few hours learning about an FBI brother who in the end didn’t help solve anything. Quite annoying. I’m a guy who has read the Witness (good) and thought I’d try another Nora Roberts but this was a miss choose a different story for sure! Do not download.

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Wonderful

I absolutely loved this book. Strong story, fantastic character development. Well written. Just plain great.

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Got through it but painfully so

At first I enjoyed a couple of Nora Roberts books, however once you’ve read a couple you’ve read them all. Same story just different place and names. I guess my preference is something with a lot less mush. This was a long book but could have been told in at least half the time.

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Couldn’t stop listening!

I couldn’t stop listening! I thought the narrator did a good job with different voices for different characters.

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Loved it again

The reader has a beautiful voice. The characters are lovable and remind me of friends. Nora delivers every time.

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Excellent listen

I really enjoyed the story line and the narrative talker. Each of her novels has a twist

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A bit cringeworthy in spots

The overall story is okay but there are a few areas that were so corny I rolled my eyes. The performance was hard to listen too, again corny in areas.

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The Obsession

A very good read! Parts of the story were difficult to read but it was necessary for the story. The narration was excellent and the characters were easily identifiable and relatable.

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