The Collector

Informationen zum Autor Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J. D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print. Klappentext When professional house-sitter Lila Emerson witnesses a murder/ suicide from her current apartment-sitting job, life as she knows it takes a dramatic turn. Suddenly, the woman with no permanent ties finds herself almost wishing for one. Artist Ashton Archer knows his brother isn't capable of violence - against himself or others. He recruits Lila, the only eyewitness, to help him uncover what happened. Ash longs to paint her as intensely as he hungers to touch her. But their investigation draws them into a rarefied circle where priceless antiques are bought, sold, gambled away, and stolen, where what you possess is who you are, and where what you desire becomes a deadly obsession. Leseprobe One She thought they'd never leave. Clients, especially new ones, tended to fuss and delay, revolving on the same loop of instructions, contacts, comments before finally heading out the door. She sympathized because when they walked out the door they left their home, their belongings, and in this case their cat, in someone else's hands. As their house-sitter, Lila Emerson did everything she could to send them off relaxed and confident those hands were competent ones. For the next three weeks, while Jason and Macey Kilderbrand enjoyed the south of France with friends and family, Lila would live in their most excellent apartment in Chelsea, water their plants; feed, water and play with their cat; collect their mail-and forward anything of import. She'd tend Macey's pretty terrace garden, pamper the cat, take messages and act as a burglary deterrent simply by her presence. While she did, she'd enjoy living in New York's tony London Terrace just as she'd enjoyed living in the charming flat in Rome-where for an additional fee she'd painted the kitchen-and the sprawling house in Brooklyn-with its frisky golden retriever, sweet and aging Boston terrier and aquarium of colorful tropical fish. She'd seen a lot of New York in her six years as a professional house-sitter, and in the last four had expanded to see quite a bit of the world as well. Nice work if you can get it, she thought-and she could get it. "Come on, Thomas." She gave the cat's long, sleek body one head-to-tail stroke. "Let's go unpack." She liked the settling in and, since the spacious apartment boasted a second bedroom, unpacked the first of her two suitcases, tucking her clothes in the mirrored bureau or hanging them in the tidy walk-in closet. She'd been warned Thomas would likely insist on sharing the bed with her, and she'd deal with that. And she appreciated that the clients-likely Macey-had arranged a pretty bouquet of freesia on the nightstand. Lila was big on little personal touches, the giving and the getting. She'd already decided to make use of the master bath with its roomy steam shower and deep jet tub. "Never waste or abuse the amenities," she told Thomas as she put her toiletries away. As the two suitcases held nearly everything she owned, she took some care in distributing them where it suited her best. After some consideration she set up her office in the dining area, arranging her laptop so she could look up and out at the view of New York. In a smaller space she'd have happily worked where she slept, but since she had room, she'd make use of it. She'd been given instructions on all the kitchen appliances, the remotes, the security system-the place boasted an array of gadgets that appealed to her nerdy soul. In the kitchen she found a bottle of wine, a pretty bowl of fresh fruit, an array of fancy cheeses with a note handwritten on Macey's ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nora Roberts
• Editore: Berkley Publishing Group
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.04.2023
• EAN: 9780593637791
• ISBN: 978-0-593-63779-1
• Pagine: 448
• Dimensioni: 131 mm x 201 mm x 24 mm
• Categoria: Narrativa > Science Fiction, Fantasy