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Thriller · 2007 · PG-13

High Noon

by Nora Roberts

A hostage negotiator has talked dozens of people down from the edge. Someone wants to talk her off one.

For14+GenreThrillerLength520 pagesRead time~14.4 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Some

Moderate violence — a stalker's escalating threats; confrontations; a shootout

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Some

Closed-door romance — the relationship with Phoebe's love interest

Substance Use

None

No meaningful substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

The stalker's escalation — building from harassment to direct threat; Phoebe's professional expertise meeting personal vulnerability

What this book is about

Phoebe MacNamara is Savannah's top hostage negotiator — calm, methodical, expert. When a man she talked through a crisis starts leaving threatening messages and escalating toward her, she must work alongside a man who challenges her control. High Noon is Nora Roberts's romantic suspense — balancing a genuinely tense thriller plot with her signature warm romance.

Notes for sensitive readers

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

A stalker plot — escalating threats against Phoebe

Nora Roberts romantic suspense — thriller and romance balanced

Hostage negotiation setting — Phoebe's expertise is part of the plot

Savannah, Georgia setting

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