The #1 New York Times-bestselling author presents a riveting novel where a canine search and rescue volunteer fights danger and finds lov...
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Jan 13, 2012
Pam
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If you have a dog and want to train him/her then by all means pick up this book as this reads more like a "how to" guide. I like dogs but this was overkill. Seriously, page after page on how to train your dog and what's involved in search and rescue missions.
She gets a point for starting off the book really well but that's about it. There was no suspense and the killer storyline could have been so, so much better.
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She gets a point for starting off the book really well but that's about it. There was no suspense and the killer storyline could have been so, so much better.
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Mar 18, 2011
Hazel
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I ordered this from the library for the Bodice Rippers. But it's not going to win the poll, so I can stop now. :-) But it's been an interesting experience. I think this is what you'd call romantic suspense, and I suspect it has all the elements of a successful genre novel. There's a marvellous atmospheric setting on an island in ?Washington state (Apologies, my US geography is quite poor); an independent heroine with a tragic past and an admirable job; a mysterious, slightly-rough-around-the-ed
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Sep 06, 2011
Jessi
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I've been getting a little worried because the past couple of Nora Roberts books haven't really tripped my trigger. But this one, was awesome.
Fiona Bristow was kidnapped almost ten years ago, the only survivor of a serial killer who would find single, athletic women, kill them and then bury them in a shallow grave in a national park. After Fiona managed to escape, the killer went back and killed her boyfriend and his K9 unit. In his memory, Fiona opened up a dog training school which does More...
Fiona Bristow was kidnapped almost ten years ago, the only survivor of a serial killer who would find single, athletic women, kill them and then bury them in a shallow grave in a national park. After Fiona managed to escape, the killer went back and killed her boyfriend and his K9 unit. In his memory, Fiona opened up a dog training school which does More...
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Jan 21, 2012
Lori
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Wow. I don't know how Nora Roberts writes so many high quality novels, but she's done it again with The Search. The heroine (Fiona) was strong without being harsh/bitchy, the hero (Simon) was a delightful combination of handsome, competent, loyal, and cranky without ever becoming annoying. Watching these two fall in love was a treat.
But the real stars were Fiona's and Simon's dogs. Ms. Roberts did an amazing job giving each dog their own distinct personality and they lit up the More...
But the real stars were Fiona's and Simon's dogs. Ms. Roberts did an amazing job giving each dog their own distinct personality and they lit up the More...
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Jan 20, 2012
Shannon
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Hands down the best suspenceful romance I have read in years -- and truly Nora Roberts at her best. If you love dogs, you'll also learn a lot about how to work with your dog (at least I did). The main character, Fiona is the only survivor of a psycho serial killer named Perry. And it is because of her that he finds himself in prison for life. However, the win over Perry cost Fiona her then-fiance, Greg and his K-9 companion, Kong. Partially to pay homage to Greg & Kong, Fiona begins a busine
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Jan 19, 2012
KatiD
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The Search, Nora Roberts - Fiona Bristow is a dog trainer. She works Search and Rescue with any of her three faithful Labrador retrievers, Peck, Bogart or Newman and also teaches obedience and high level training classes to other dog owners. Fee is also a survivor. She is the only person to have escaped the famed Red Scarf Killer and was influential in his capture and putting him in jail. But at no small loss to herself. Before he was captured, the Red Scarf Killer captured and killed both her d
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Jan 10, 2012
Nicole
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It has been awhile since reading my last Nora Roberts book. As with all of the other books of hers that I have read I have enjoyed this one. The one thing I liked about this book was the action and mystery. Of course you can't forget the romance story as well. There was a bit too many romance scenes for my taste but thankfully I was listening the audio version and could fast forward.
This book is about a woman named Fiona. When she was 20 years old a serial killer captured her. More...
This book is about a woman named Fiona. When she was 20 years old a serial killer captured her. More...
Jan 04, 2012
Robert
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Engaging and sensual story about a woman who trains dogs and who works with authorities on missing person searches with her own dogs. She identifies customer's dogs that have the potential to become tracking dogs and meets one dog owner who slowly, often reluctantly, becomes a part of her life. The story revolves around an incident that occured earlier in her life with a now-imprisioned murderer. Her life is slowly transformed as this past event starts to interfere, or possibly accelerates, h
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Dec 01, 2011
Emily
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This book was a fast read for me. The storyline was a little expected, but with a few surprising twists. The suspence of it was ultimately what kept me going.
Fiona is a dog trainer and search and rescue volunteer. She had been stun-gunned at 21 by a serial killer, but managed to escape just before he killed her. The serial killer is now in jail, but 8 years later, killings are occurring again with the same "fingerprint" of his killings. Copycats.
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Fiona is a dog trainer and search and rescue volunteer. She had been stun-gunned at 21 by a serial killer, but managed to escape just before he killed her. The serial killer is now in jail, but 8 years later, killings are occurring again with the same "fingerprint" of his killings. Copycats.
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Sep 11, 2011
Melanie
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I have found in the last few months that I am a sucker for a good young-adult, paranormal romance. I am still not a sucker for adult romance novels. My mom happily forced this book on me because the main character, Fiona, reminded her of me and she wanted me to read the story SO BADLY. So I caved but this book did not make me a die hard fan of the genre. I suppose I prefer more innocent love rather than a whirlwind fling turned relationship.
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May 24, 2011
Linda
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If you are a Nora Roberts fan, this is a typical formula book in the Nora Roberts tradition. Since I am a big fan, I found this book totally satisfying. I know that there will be romance with problems, a mystery and a happy ending. She researches her books well and is a wealth of information on the subject she is dealing with. In this case it is a search and rescue team of people and dogs. I love the information on each unique subject of a Nora Robert's book and this is no exception. If you
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May 12, 2011
Tracy
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A Hit With This Dog Lover
Some call her a victim. Eight years ago she was the lone woman to escape a serial killer's deadly web. Some call her a hero. Seven years ago her fiance and his K-9 police partner were gunned down by the killer in revenge for her escape, but it was her testimony that put the murderous sociopath behind bars. Fiona Bristow considers herself a survivor. She endured. She lived. She fought back, got away, and stepped up, then pulled herself back from the shaky precipice More...
Some call her a victim. Eight years ago she was the lone woman to escape a serial killer's deadly web. Some call her a hero. Seven years ago her fiance and his K-9 police partner were gunned down by the killer in revenge for her escape, but it was her testimony that put the murderous sociopath behind bars. Fiona Bristow considers herself a survivor. She endured. She lived. She fought back, got away, and stepped up, then pulled herself back from the shaky precipice More...
Apr 26, 2011
Shannon
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Nora Roberts can always be counted on to write a good story, and this one wasn't bad. The thing is, it wasn't up to her usual standards, thus the two stars. Yep, I'm grading on a curve.
Any number of reviews will give you a synopsis of the book so I won't bother with that. I'll just cut to the chase: I didn't particularly like the protagonists. Well, okay, I liked them apart from each other. Fiona, or Fee, was kind, smart, and a good friend. She was level-headed and had come back More...
Any number of reviews will give you a synopsis of the book so I won't bother with that. I'll just cut to the chase: I didn't particularly like the protagonists. Well, okay, I liked them apart from each other. Fiona, or Fee, was kind, smart, and a good friend. She was level-headed and had come back More...
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Apr 02, 2011
Marilyn
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[I should say that I have not read many books by Nora Roberts, although I have read many of the In Death series.] I think Nora Roberts is not capable of writing a truly bad book and this is not a bad book. But it did not seem up to her standard and I swear I've read this exact plot before from her, minus the dogs. Of course, minus the dogs, there wouldn't be much book. I like dogs, I like them a lot, but this was more doggy information than I care for.
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Jan 08, 2011
Mom
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Really good. I like labs, am interested in search & rescue, and liked the characters.
To most people, Fiona Bristow seems to have an idyllic life-a quaint house on an island off Seattle's coast, a thriving dog-training school, and a challenging volunteer job performing canine search and rescues. Not to mention her three intensely loyal Labs. But Fiona got to this point by surviving a nightmare...Several years ago, Fiona was the only survivor of the Red Scarf serial killer, who shot More...
To most people, Fiona Bristow seems to have an idyllic life-a quaint house on an island off Seattle's coast, a thriving dog-training school, and a challenging volunteer job performing canine search and rescues. Not to mention her three intensely loyal Labs. But Fiona got to this point by surviving a nightmare...Several years ago, Fiona was the only survivor of the Red Scarf serial killer, who shot More...
Dec 23, 2010
Talya
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I loved The Search!
Fiona was a very good all around heroine. You learn many different facets of her and grow to like her more and more as Simon discovers her talents and just how much tragedy and trauma she has overcome.
She is very pragmatic, resilient(though you see many shades of vulnerability), and overall she's very kick butt and athletic. I liked that she was not co dependent or over attached and stood up to Simon's abrupt frankness (which I could see how someone cou More...
Fiona was a very good all around heroine. You learn many different facets of her and grow to like her more and more as Simon discovers her talents and just how much tragedy and trauma she has overcome.
She is very pragmatic, resilient(though you see many shades of vulnerability), and overall she's very kick butt and athletic. I liked that she was not co dependent or over attached and stood up to Simon's abrupt frankness (which I could see how someone cou More...
Dec 05, 2010
Siobhan
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Well Nora Roberts pulled me in again. I'm predominantly an urban fantasy junkie but I just find this writer an irresistible read. Perhaps it's because I like the "gal gets the guy" endings, which are pretty much guaranteed from Nora Roberts. No it's honestly not just that, she makes you love each and every character that marks the page. Even the massively flawed ones!
Fiona is a self-sufficient women with a difficult past that would leave lasting damage to most people. She doesn't More...
Fiona is a self-sufficient women with a difficult past that would leave lasting damage to most people. She doesn't More...
Nov 24, 2010
Kim
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I rarely decide to 'just forget it'. I really have to hope that a published book is good enough to at some point draw my interest, so I wait it out. However, this is one of the rare books that I just cannot force myself through no matter what. I cannot say whether it was the audiobook reader that bothered me & made Fiona such an unattractive character to me; or if the book just sucked. Maybe it was a little of both. Fiona was a total bitch. I love the strong women characters but this one w
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Nov 16, 2010
Hilcia
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Simon is rude, direct and honest. I think those three words best describe Simon, except to that you add a dry sense of humor with a grouchy, grumpy exterior and you have the whole deal. I love the fact that Simon wins Fiona without having to use charm. He attempts to be domineering, but is willing to compromise when necessary and knows his faults.
Fiona is a strong, self-sufficient and loving female character. With her, it's all about the personality not the looks. Her insight comes fro More...
Fiona is a strong, self-sufficient and loving female character. With her, it's all about the personality not the looks. Her insight comes fro More...
Oct 13, 2010
Vicki
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Nobody reads Nora Roberts for shocking and unexpected plots – she basically has a handful of types of books and just rewrites them over and over. The Search falls into Category 2: woman with traumatic past has overcome it to become completely self-sufficient and a little bit closed-off emotionally, meets new guy right as she falls back into danger very similar to whatever caused the trauma in her past, they fall in love while danger deepens and eventually best the foe together. I am not mockin
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Sep 04, 2010
Amanda
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It's odd because what usually bothers me about romance novels is the total lack of communication between the H/H (drives me crazy!). But in this book, it kind of bothered me that there was SO MUCH communication between the H/H. A constant description of what is going on in their heads to each other, as well as to themselves. It got a little distracting, and almost unrealistic how completely open they were and how often they discussed their feelings. Maybe I'm just hard to please!
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Sep 01, 2010
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Aug 27, 2010
Jessica
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Fiona is a survivor of a horrible ordeal. A few years ago she was abducted and almost killed by a serial killer. After she escapes, the killer stalks her and kills her police officer fiance and his K-9 partner before being caught. Now she lives a quiet life on Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest. With her three loyal labs by her side, she volunteers for a canine search and rescue job while also teaching dog training classes. She is thriving in her quiet life until the day Simon Doyle races
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Aug 04, 2010
Lindsey
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Generally speaking Nora Roberts books are fairly predictable but I can always count on them to entertain. While I am not going to find life's hidden meaning within a Roberts book I will find a few hours of blissful escape where I can guarantee I will be whisked away on a fairy tale romance that never fails to give me a happily ever after ending.
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Jul 22, 2010
Fiona leads a quiet life with her three intensely loyal and protective Labs, Peck, Newman, and Bogart on a small island in the Pacific Northwest, with a successful dog training business and her extremely fulfilling involvement in canine search and rescue. She’s put behind her tragic past as the only escapee of the famous “Red Scarf” serial killer, who later tracked and killed her fiancé and his dog as payback, and she’s happy to avoid romantic relationships at this point. She has good friends,
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Jul 21, 2010
Sarah
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An OK book from Nora Roberts, I enjoyed the first half, the second half - not so much.
Fiona Bristow lives on an island, she works as a dog-trainer, and volunteers in a search and rescue team alongside her three dogs.
A few years ago, she was kidnapped by a serial killer, and destined to be his next victim. She was able to escape from his clutches. However, as the police were hunting him down, he murdered Fiona's fiance, who was a police officer.
She managed to More...
Fiona Bristow lives on an island, she works as a dog-trainer, and volunteers in a search and rescue team alongside her three dogs.
A few years ago, she was kidnapped by a serial killer, and destined to be his next victim. She was able to escape from his clutches. However, as the police were hunting him down, he murdered Fiona's fiance, who was a police officer.
She managed to More...
Jul 18, 2010
Amy
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This book was great up to Chapter 7. Then she could have ended it. Seriously. The book definitely could have been shortened by 300 pages. I started to skim most of the last 1/2 of the book. The discussion between the characters of whether she organized his kitchen cabinets or cleaned his house was tedious at best. How many times do we have to read that her friends and neighbors are checking up on her and that BOTHERS her!!!! Why she devoted CHAPTERS to these two main characters trading ac
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Jul 13, 2010
Anita
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It is pretty safe to say I'm a big fan of Nora Roberts. It's kind of funny though, because her books follow the same basic pattern, but I always love the characters she writes, and their trades.
In The Search Fiona is a Dog Trainer, ultimately for search and rescue dogs. I really enjoyed the aspect of this the book and the way Nora Roberts goes into detail on how Fiona trains the dogs and what a big part of her life they are. Fiona is fun an witty. I just recently finished Angel More...
In The Search Fiona is a Dog Trainer, ultimately for search and rescue dogs. I really enjoyed the aspect of this the book and the way Nora Roberts goes into detail on how Fiona trains the dogs and what a big part of her life they are. Fiona is fun an witty. I just recently finished Angel More...
Jul 13, 2010
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