Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts (PB)

There’s something about a thriller that hits close to home. And this one? It unfolds right in the mountains of Western Maryland, the kind of rugged, wild setting that pairs perfectly with our own salty corner of Maine.

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author comes a story that will keep you turning pages long after the tea’s gone cold.

Meet Sloan Cooper. A Natural Resources police officer with grit to spare. After taking down three men preying on hikers, she stops at a convenience store and walks straight into a robbery. One gunshot. One jittery thief. And just like that, her world is shattered.

Shocked back to life on the operating table, Sloan retreats to her parents’ quiet home in Heron’s Rest to heal. The boyfriend who dumped her by text from her hospital bed? Good riddance.

But Sloan’s the kind of woman who can’t sit still. When a stranger vanishes, leaving only her car behind, Sloan starts digging. What she finds is chilling: a string of disappearances across three states, victims with nothing in common, and a pattern that’s still growing.

With a new man at her side who shares her drive to solve the case, Sloan races toward a darkness that will test every ounce of her endurance.

Equal parts romance, mystery, and edge-of-your-seat suspense, this is a tale of resilience and the courage to keep fighting.

Cozy up. Settle in. Let the ocean breeze drift through the window while you lose yourself in this one. We think you’ll love it.

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