This is one of my favorite Nora Robert's books. It's an almost perfect blend of romance and suspense. Since I have a fondness for mystery and suspense, even without the romance, I like that High Noon has an intelligent, detailed suspense plot as well as an excellent cast of characters. Phoebe is a strong, competent negotiator for the city of Savannah, GA. She meets Duncan while talking a suicidal employee of his out of jumping off a roof. Both Duncan and Phoebe are characters readers will care about. I love the gentle rise of their relationship, the honesty and the vulnerability. The secondary characters are well-developed and add to the story. High Noon is a sometimes gritty police procedural with a believable romance and solid characters.

Susan Ericksen is the narrator for the audiobook. She's a popular narrator for many reasons and I loved her reading of Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie. However, Ericksen's style didn't work for me as well for this serious, sometimes violent, drama. She tends to let her cadence rise toward the end of her sentences, leaving a vaguely unresolved feel to the narration. However, her voice is very clear, her timing is good and her inflection worked well for certain sections of the book. I'm willing to give her another try.