Identity

LoveReading Says

Fans of romantic, characterful suspense stories are in for a gripping treat with Nora Roberts’ Identity. Giving the topical issue of identity theft a murderous angle, it sees a “former army brat” reconnect with her family, and find new friends (and love) after being conned by a killer.

After finally setting down roots near Baltimore, bartender Morgan manages to make her mortgage payments with the help of her friend and roommate, Nina. Everything changes the day she comes home from work to find Nina murdered by an intruder. In swirling pace, it transpires a man Morgan had trusted is actually a serial killer conman who preys on women, and steals their identities before taking their physical lives. 

“What do I do now? Where do I start?” Morgan wonders, her dialogue always crisp, always shifting the plot forward. To her, there’s one answer: “The only choice was to move forward. Move”. Financially ruined, she’s forced to move back to her mother’s home.

Tension escalates when it becomes clear that Morgan was the conman’s real target, with the FBI on his heels while he’s snapping at Morgan’s. At the same time, Morgan is beginning to rebuild her life with her mum and grandmother, while romance also begins to blossom.

The intergenerational aspect of the story was especially well-drawn, adding warmth and depth to a suspenseful thriller. 

Reviewed by Joanne Owen
Joanne Owen’s lifelong love of reading and writing began when she was growing up in Pembrokeshire, and very much wished that witches (and Mrs Pepperpot) were real.
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About Identity

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author's terrifying next thriller about one man's ice-cold malice, and one woman's fight to reclaim her life. Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does Morgan's job as a bartender. But after she and Nina host their first dinner party--attended by Luke, the flirtatious IT guy who'd been chatting her up at the bar--her carefully built world is shattered. The back door glass is broken, cash and jewelry are missing, her car is gone, and Nina lies dead on the floor. Soon, a horrific truth emerges: It was Morgan who let the monster in. "Luke" is actually a cold-hearted con artist named Gavin who targets a particular type of woman, steals her assets and identity, and then commits his ultimate goal: murder. What the FBI tells Morgan is beyond chilling. Nina wasn't his type. Morgan is. Nina was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. And Morgan's nightmare is just beginning. Soon she has no choice but to flee to her mother's home in Vermont. While she struggles to build something new, she meets another man, Miles Jameson. He isn't flashy or flirtatious, and his family business has deep roots in town. But Gavin is still out there hunting new victims, and he hasn't forgotten the one who got away.

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