Shelter In Place by Nora Roberts
Sometimes, there is nowhere safe to hide.
It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shopped together, and the manager at the video-game store tended to customers. Then the shooters arrived.
The chaos and carnage lasted only eight minutes before the killers were taken down. But for those who lived through it, the effects would last forever. In the years that followed, one would dedicate himself to a law enforcement career. Another would close herself off, trying to bury the memory of huddling in a ladies' room, hopelessly clutching her cell phone--until she finally found a way to pour her emotions into her art.
But one person wasn't satisfied with the shockingly high death toll at the DownEast Mall. And as the survivors slowly heal, find shelter, and rebuild, they will discover that another conspirator is lying in wait--and this time, there might be nowhere safe to hide.
It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shopped together, and the manager at the video-game store tended to customers. Then the shooters arrived.
The chaos and carnage lasted only eight minutes before the killers were taken down. But for those who lived through it, the effects would last forever. In the years that followed, one would dedicate himself to a law enforcement career. Another would close herself off, trying to bury the memory of huddling in a ladies' room, hopelessly clutching her cell phone--until she finally found a way to pour her emotions into her art.
But one person wasn't satisfied with the shockingly high death toll at the DownEast Mall. And as the survivors slowly heal, find shelter, and rebuild, they will discover that another conspirator is lying in wait--and this time, there might be nowhere safe to hide.
***I received an advanced reader copy of this book before it
was released.***
I must say that when Nora Roberts' crew released the
first chapter of this book before I received the ARC – I wanted to read it. BAD!!!
I knew this book would focus on a touchy and tough topic (mass
shootings) so I wanted to see how she dealt with it.
I was blown away!
This book was sooooo good!!! I don’t know anyone who has the ability so
eloquently tackle a topic the way Nora Roberts does.
So about the book…Simone Knox’s two best friend’s drag her
out of the house two attend a movie to help her deal with a breakup. Halfway
through her favorite soda she needs to use the restroom – a decision that
ultimately saves her life. While she’s in the restroom – a gunman enters
the movie theater and begins shooting. At the same time, Reed Quartermaine is
working at a restaurant in the mall and takes his break hoping to score a date
with a young lady who works in a kiosk in the mall. His decision ultimately
saves his life because the mass shooter – has friends.TWO OF THEM! Both Simone
and Reid are able to “shelter in place” and come out of the mall alive – but forever
damaged by the events that happen to them. But if you think this story is over –
you’re so so wrong!!!
Roberts has a very good grasp of the romantic suspense so if
you’re a NR fan or a romantic suspense fan and feel you can get through reading
about a sensitive topic – then this novel is for you.
Very well written!!! The first few chapters will leave you gasping...
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