Seems like it was written in the 1960's

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	• Carnal Innocence Nora Roberts Bantam, 2000 - 512 pages average customer review:based on 86 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Fast paced, funny and unfortgetable

This is one of Nora Roberts best. An older story but a wonderful one. It is fast paced and contains some extremely funny scenes woven into a plot within a plot, within a plot! Ms. Roberts carefully disguises her villans and the heros are foggy at best in the beginning. But when the plots thickens and the fog clears the story unfolds into a dramatic, romantic and sometimes funny original saga of the Longstreets. If you are a Nora Roberts fan, I know you will be thrilled with Carnal Innocence.

Seems like it was written in the 1960's

I do enjoy a good Nora Roberts books now and then. I know what to expect, some romance, some mystery, likable characters and descriptive scenic details. This one did not deviate too much. There is a big BUT coming, though. These characters were not as likable. Tucker was disappointing in his over sexed, under achieving mannerisms. Caroline is dull. I also had to check the publishing date a few times to actually be sure it was not written in the 1960's. It seemed like it was written decades ago with everyone smoking, drinking Jack Daniels, and the whole Black/White race thing being an issue. Her characters were very Dukes of Hazzards-like. They got way too familiar with each other too fast that it became humorous. I guess that is why it has the word "Carnal" in the title!

The good part is that there were so many unlikable characters that I would not have been disappointed if anyone had been the killer or the victim. Ms. Roberts has come a long way and her writing has greatly improved over the years. I would recommend this to a die hard Roberts fan because we will be more understanding and forgiving. If you are new to her, skip this one and try one of her more recent ones such as Montana Sky, Blue Smoke, or Angels Fall. Her Chesapeake Trilogy is excellent also.

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great read

She never disappoints. Another great novel by Nora Roberts. Read it you will love it.

Carnal Innocence

Caroline Waverly is a world-renowned violinist in desperate need of some overdue relaxation. She decides that Innocence, Mississippi is the perfect place to find some peace in the only place she has truly ever felt roots. As she makes her grandmother's old home her own, her serenity is shaken when she finds the body of young woman in the lake, and in to the path of a serial killer.

Tucker Longstreet is a true southern gentleman and appears as easy going as a man can get. He enjoys fast cars and faster women, but Caroline is a challenge for him. Tucker is immediately taken with her, and appoints himself her protector. It is then we learn that the good ole boy surface hides a very smart and sharp-witted man.

As the town lives in the grips of fear, Tucker and Caro must identify the killer to have any chance of a future.

This was very well written with wonderful characters. The secondary characters are especially good - LuLu was a scream! This one kept me guessing till the very end!!

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Carnal Innocence

This book held my interest till the end. I did think that the two main characters were slightly over the edge, but never in my wildest dreams did I think that the murderer was so close to home. A truely great read and would recomend to all Nora Roberts fans.

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In the small town of Innocence, Mississippi, days are long, nights are fragrant, and secrets are hard to keep. But when a brutal killer starts claiming the lives of the town's most attractive women, lifelong neighbors are forced to wonder if the culprit is a stranger lurking in the bayou...or someone right next door.

Burned out by a whirlwind career, world-famous concert violinist Caroline Waverly arrives in Innocence looking for a little peace and some time to think. She hopes that a stay at her late grandmother's house--the one with a covered porch just made for soft summer nights--will provide the tranquillity she needs. But Innocence has something else to offer Caroline: handsome, charming Tucker Longstreet.

Tucker is known for keeping his romances short and shallow. But one look at Caroline, and Tucker realizes that she is unlike any other woman he's met. The coolly reserved Caroline feels an unexpected thrill at his ardent advances. But when she discovers a third murder victim in the murky waters behind her home, her summer liaison threatens to become much more. Because there's just one small problem with her new romance: Tucker is the leading suspect in the killings.

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