In this powerful novel by New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts, Harry Booth must win a game of greed and obsession to acquire something more valuable than any object he has ever stolen. In the Dead of Night is about the risks we take when we agree to be a part of someone's life.
Harry Booth began stealing at age nine, picking pockets on the street and breaking into houses at night, searching for valuables to help make ends meet. His mother, Dana, was too busy surviving cancer to notice her son's crimes. When Dana died, Harry left Chicago, but he didn't abandon his nighttime escapades.
Never with the same identity and always alert, he travels the entire country and spends a season in New Orleans, where he meets his best friends, but also Carter LaPorte, a powerful man whose desire to own paintings and jewelry will subdue Harry for many years.
Harry can't afford to attract attention or get attached, but he lets his guard down when his path and Miranda Emerson's cross. It's the first time he's fallen in love, and this love makes him forget all the rules that led him there. And it's in this moment of calm that LaPorte reappears, forcing Harry to flee and leaving Miranda in the dark.
To break free from this sickening game of cat and mouse, Harry Booth must confront LaPorte once and for all. Only then can he claim the most precious possession of his life.
"A masterclass in writing a story filled with romance and adrenaline. It's a gift for the reader." - Publishers Weekly
“Nora Roberts uses her incredible writing skills to create charismatic characters and leave readers mesmerized in the carefully woven plot that is a hallmark of her spine-chilling thrillers.” - Booklist
" In the Dead of Night will have you hooked from the first page. The characters and plot make the time fly by, and you'll want to know what happens next, but at the same time, you don't want the book to end." - Fresh Fiction