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Partners

  • 1985 first published
  • 304 pages
  • ★ 3.2 (4 ratings)
  • 10 editions

Nora Roberts's Partners (1985) is a romantic suspense novel. It takes readers to New Orleans and Louisiana in the 1980s. Characters include Matthew 'Matt' Bates and Laurellie 'Laurel' Armand. It deals with journalists, women journalists, man-woman relationships and crime.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 17 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions.

At about 304 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About Partners

Laurellie Armand Her competition with fellow reporter Matthew Bates went beyond professional rivalry; she fought the spark of sexual attraction as well. But when the two of them became unwilling partners investigating a mysterious death, Laurel found herself fighting for her own life. Matthew Bates Protecting Laurel was Matt's self-appointed task. He had to find out who was out to kill her -- and why. But Laurel wasn't helping him a bit, and his feelings were getting in the way. Could he solve the mystery that haunted Heritage Oak and win the woman he loved?
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Matthew 'Matt' Bates
  • Laurellie 'Laurel' Armand

Subjects

  • Romance
  • Journalists
  • Contemporary
  • Women journalists
  • Love stories, American
  • Contemporary romance
  • Contemporary Fiction
  • Romance Fiction
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Suspense romance
  • New orleans, La.
  • Crime
  • Murder
  • Investigation

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Partners?

Partners was written by Nora Roberts and first published in 1985.

What genre is Partners?

It is usually shelved as Romantic Suspense.

How long is Partners?

The median edition has 304 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Partners?

Readers who like it often enjoy Let the Dead Sleep, Beneath a Blood Red Moon and Blood Red.

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