Hidden Nature

The New York Times Bestseller from Nora Roberts delivers a pulse-pounding thriller that will keep you turning pages long after the tide goes out.

Natural Resources police officer Sloan Cooper thought she’d seen it all in the Western Maryland mountains—until a routine stop at a convenience store turns deadly. One gunshot. One moment. Everything changes. Shocked back to life on the operating table and abandoned by her boyfriend via text, Sloan returns to her parents’ home in Heron’s Rest to heal. But rest isn’t in her nature.

When a woman vanishes from a supermarket parking lot, leaving only her car behind, Sloan’s instincts kick in. What begins as curiosity becomes obsession as she uncovers a chilling pattern: disappearances spanning three states, victims with nothing in common except that they’re gone. Men, women, young, old—someone is hunting, and they’re not stopping.

Roberts masterfully weaves together romance, suspense, and crime in this gripping tale of resilience and determination. Sloan is a heroine who refuses to stay down, even when her body demands it. With a new man who shares her passion for justice and a mystery that grows darker with each revelation, she’ll risk everything to stop a horror that’s spreading like fog across state lines.

Perfect for readers who crave complex heroines, intricate mysteries, and the perfect balance of heart-stopping suspense and emotional depth. This is Nora Roberts at her finest—a story that lingers like salt air long after the final page.

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