Review: High Noon

High Noon by Nora Roberts

My review

Rating: 3 of 5 stars
Perfect summertime fare. A light read that won’t stay with you once you’ve put it down to grab another mojito.

I became far more wrapped up in the more interesting secondary characters… and though the end unfolded in more than 3 pages, which I appreciate, nothing more was forthcoming after the climax.
Did Essie ever leave the house? Did Ava and Dave get together? And what about that house, which was also a central character.
All those wonderful story lines fell by the wayside as the two main protagonists came together.

And by the way, Phoebe is basically Eve Dallas. Same tough cop, same tragic, violent childhood. And oh, look: same gorgeous, rich man comes along who loves her just for who she is.

Entertaining in spots, mildly suspenseful in others, I would have loved a deeper look into these fictional people’s lives, a la Sue Monk Kidd or Anne Siddons.