Carnal Innocence

By: Nora Roberts

Narrated by: Carolyn McCormick

Nora Roberts, best-selling author of The Reef and Genuine Lies, mixes scorching passion with icy suspense in her classic novel of murder and infatuation in a Southern town.

In the small town of Innocence, Mississippi, days are long, nights are fragrant, and secrets are hard to keep. But when a brutal killer starts claiming the lives of the town's most attractive women, lifelong neighbors are forced to wonder if the culprit is a stranger lurking in the bayou...or someone right next door.

World-famous concert violinist Caroline Waverly knows nothing of the murders when she arrives in Innocence. Burned out from a childhood lost to endless rehearsals and an all-too-public breakup with the conductor who was her lover, Caroline is looking for a little peace and some time to think. She hopes that a stay at her late grandmother's house - the one with a covered porch just made for soft summer nights - will provide the tranquillity she needs. But Innocence has something else to offer Caroline: a man named Tucker Longstreet.

Blessed with the Longstreet good looks, lazy charm, and family fortune, Tucker is a tall, cool drink of water - and he knows it. He likes to keep his romances short and shallow. But one look at Caroline, and Tucker realizes that she is unlike any other woman he's met. Tightly coiled and coolly reserved, Caroline is determined to fight him off. She might be able to do a better job if she hadn't felt an unexpected thrill at his ardent advances...and if she hadn't been so scared after finding a third murder victim in the murky waters behind her home.

For Caroline Waverly, a beautiful summer interlude could turn into much more - or could stir a killer's crazed dreams. Because there's just one small problem with her new romance: Tucker is the leading suspect in the killings.

Please note: This is the abridged edition. An unabridged version is also available.

©1999 Nora Roberts (P)1999 Random House, Inc., Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Roberts is indeed a word artist, painting her story and characters with vitality and verve." (Daily News of Los Angeles)

Carnal Innocence

story is simple,
enjoyed charecters where able to be loved and hated twists were not forseen;founnd mysself leaving the groups to finish the book

Read to fast

This is one of my most favorite Nora Roberts books that I read over and over again but the audio version it read to fast in a lot and takes away from the submission you get when reading it. This needs a new voice.

Interesting story

Any additional comments?

this is an abridged copy of the book and I was very disappointed in that. I wish it had been clear at the beginning it was not the complete book!

Exciting

I thoroughly enjoyed this book by Nora Roberts. Easy Read, Very interesting

Carnal Innocense

The story was easy going and kept my interest, the reader was very soothing to listen to, but the author's frequent use of the "f" word spoiled this book for me.

Great Book!

One of my favorite Nora Roberts books! I have listened and read this book many times and still enjoy it!

A great 'listen'

This is a great book - so easy to listen to as it is clear and full of action. Couldn't see 'who dun it' coming at all so full of suspense.
Best audible book yet!

OK

The story was very interesting but I had such a hard time listening to it because of the poorly done southern accent the reader tried to do. It would have been a much better audio book had someone else read it!

First audible book for me...

With my sister being a HUGE Nora fan (has 4 kids because of it, haha), I decided to check out this audiobook. Honestly, I would have to say I've read (heard in this case) better books and was a tiny bit let down..if you don't like cheesy, predictable one-liners, you might want to pass on this book. Many times I caught myself rolling my eyes saying, "give me a break." Strangely, I found that I couldn't wait for my 45-minute ride to work in bumper-to-bumper traffic to see what happened next! The ending was completely unpredictable; I almost ran off the road when I got to the "whodunit" part. (Warning: make sure you're not operating heavy machinery while listening to the last 15 minutes of this book!) If you like "Romance" (aka "crotch") novels, I'm sure this book is worth trying. Now I'm compelled to download the other book Nora has on this website!

great narration

The story was good, the romance was predictable, but that's all right because it was entertaining. I thought the first sex scene between the two main characters was unexpected and interesting.
I liked the ending--yes, the murderer was on my list, but not at the top, so good suspense.
Mostly I just loved listening to the narration. The accent was realistic--not overdone and not too timid. Very lazy and almost relaxing at times. Great listen. I'd recommend it.