Nightwork (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic)

About this book

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts introduces an unforgettable thief in a new novel of suspense greed love and survival... Harry Booth started stealing at nine to keep a roof over his ailing mothers head slipping into luxurious empty homes at night to find items he could trade for precious cash. When his mother finally succumbed to cancer he left Chicago--but kept up his nightwork. Wandering from the Outer Banks to Savannah to New Orleans he dons new identities and stays careful observant distant. He cant afford to attract attention--or get attached. Still he cant help letting his guard down when he meets Miranda Emerson. But the powerful bond between them cannot last--because not all thieves follow Harrys code of honor. Some pay others to take risks so they can hoard more treasures. Some are driven by a desire to own people the way they own paintings and jewels. And after Harry takes a lucrative job commissioned by Carter LaPorte LaPorte sees a tool he can use and decides he wants to own Harry. The man is a predator more frightening than the alligators that haunt the bayou--and when he strongarms Harry into robbing a Baltimore museum Harry abandons Miranda--cruelly with no explanation--and disappears. But no matter what name he uses or where he goes LaPorte casts a shadow over Harrys life. To truly free himself he must face down his enemy once and for all. Only then can he hope to possess something more valuable than anything he has ever stolen...