Years later, she surfaces again as Abigail Lowery in a small town in the Ozarks and catches the eye of police chief, Brooks Gleason. It takes some doing, but Brooks finally wins her over, discovering her secrets along the way. Now, the only problem---besides an arrogant town jerk and his delinquent son who thinks money equals respect---is making sure the mob doesn't find her.
I guess I'm having a little trouble with Nora Roberts' work lately. It's not that it's bad in any way, (can she ever truly be bad?) but it doesn't seem to be as good as it used to be. i think predictable is the best description I have for it.
I loved the character of Brooks Gleason and I adored his family. Abigail was a little harder to relate to , being as she's so awkward, but I still found her entertaining. The story line was fantastic and I loved the ending. it was brilliant.
However. Throughout the entire novel, the theme of Abigail's trust issues and Brooks' eagerness to absolve them were repeated incessantly. She's scared. I get it. Move on already.
What I would have loved more of is what was actually happening with the mob? She made such a big show over how scared Abigail was but, other than the beginning, she didn't really show the reader why. Were they still looking for her? Had they forgotten her? Did they just assume she was dead? All questions I would have loved an answer to.
Still, it was written by Nora Roberts and I have yet to read anything she's written and deem it less than good. Usually it's some synonym of great, but for The Witness, good will just have to do.
My picky rating: 7 out of 10.
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