After his recuperation, Reed needs another new beginning and becomes the chief of police on the island, and he ultimately meets Cici and Simone. It’s not until the killer goes after him, failing in the mission to silence him, that a true investigation begins. It’s years later when other survivors are dying one by one that Reed figures out someone is behind the deaths, but no one else really believes him. That leads her to her grandmother, CiCi, on Tranquility Island where she loses her soul in artistic freedom. Simone tries to be a better daughter, going through the motions of what her parents want for her, but she soon realizes she has to follow her own path. Reed is inspired by the officer and eventually enters law enforcement himself, partnering with Essie when he makes detective. Thanks to Simone, it’s Officer Essie McVee and her partner who are first on scene and put a stop to eight minutes of horror. Taking shelter in a kiosk is both welcome and the last place he wants to be as he also shelters a young child who has been separated from his mama. At nearly the same time, Reed Quartermaine is headed back to his job at a restaurant when the shooting begins after leaving his best friend behind at his job. She’s the first to call 911 when she realizes what’s happening. Simone Knox and her two BFFs are excited to see this new movie, but it’s Simone herself who survives by leaving the theater to use the rest room.

This opening scene of the book moves very quickly, and once it starts there’s no way on earth you can stop reading until it’s over – and for these characters it’s never really over. Then the nightmare begins as three gunmen open fire in the theater and the mall itself, causing widespread fear and destruction of innocent human life. On a typical day at a shopping mall in Portland, three friends go to a movie, while others are doing their jobs at various businesses and others shop and enjoy their day. This time was no different, and from page one I was amazed and horrified by the events that rock a small Maine town and that will eventually bring two survivors together, all the while fighting a maniacal villain who is bent on revenge. I just dig right in, knowing I’m going to love everything about the story and its characters. When it comes to reading a Nora Roberts novel anymore, I very seldom pay any attention to the blurb. Sandy M’s review of Shelter in Placeby Nora RobertsĬontemporary Romantic Suspense published by St.

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