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Thriller · 1988 · PG-13

Brazen Virtue

by Nora Roberts

Her sister was murdered. She moved into her sister's house. And the killer knows someone is asking questions.

For14+GenreThrillerLength352 pagesRead time~9.8 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Some

Moderate violence — a murder investigation; a serial killer targeting sex workers; confrontations

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Some

Moderate — adult romantic content; the phone sex industry is part of the setting

Substance Use

Barely any

Mild

Emotional Intensity

Some

The sister's death — who Kathleen was; what she knew; Grace's investigation under the killer's watch

What this book is about

Grace McCabe moves into her murdered sister Kathleen's house in Washington D.C. to settle her affairs — and to quietly investigate the case the police seem content to leave unsolved. Kathleen was a phone sex operator, and her killer is still active. Brazen Virtue is a Nora Roberts romantic suspense — the investigation is genuinely propulsive; the detective who takes the case is Grace's love interest.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

A murder of a phone sex worker — some mature thematic content

A sister investigating where police won't

Adult romantic content

Early Nora Roberts romantic suspense

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