"exciting romantic suspense"

As the Lusitania is going down, petty thief Felix Greenfield is in the cabin of Henry W. Wyley stealing one of the THREE FATES statues. By the time he realizes he is in danger, he pockets the valuable item, saves a mother and son, and vows to turn over a new leaf. He is rescued and settles in Ireland and raises a family. Felix's descendants, the Sullivans, hold on to the statue until Malachi loses it to Anita Waye, a black widow who slept with him in order to steal it.

Malachi and his siblings Gideon and Rebecca not only vow to get it back but they intend to find the other two statues, uniting THE THREE FATES before selling them. The Sullivan siblings meet their significant others while pursuing the statues, not yet realizing that Anita, who is one step ahead of them, will kill everyone who gets in her way. The group must find a way of outwitting her without anyone getting hurt in the process.

Nora Roberts has written a work of romantic suspense that will please her many fans as will as those readers who like some romance in their thrillers. The book moves at a rapid pace so nobody will get bored during this fascinating read. The Sullivan siblings and their significant others are a varied group that makes for lively scenes and interactions and turns THREE FATES into one of Nora Roberts' best mainstream novels.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted March 2, 2002

Summary

When the Lusitania sank, more than one thousand people died. One passenger, however, survived to become a changed man, giving up his life as a petty thief but keeping a small silver statue that would become a family heirloom to future generations.

Now, nearly a century later, that heirloom, one of a priceless, long-separated set of three, has been snatched away from the Sullivans. And Malachi, Gideon, and Rebecca Sullivan are determined to recover their great-great- grandfather's treasure, reunite the Three Fates, and make their fortune.

The quest will take them from their home in Ireland to Helsinki, Prague, and New York and introduce them to a formidable female professor whose knowledge of Greek mythology will aid them in their quest; to a daring exotic dancer who sees the Fates as her chance at a new life; and to a seductive security expert who knows how to play high- tech cat-and-mouse. And it will pit them in a suspenseful fight against an ambitious woman who will stop at nothing to acquire the Fates.

Fast-paced and full of the romance and passion for which she's famous, Three Fates is Nora Roberts at her adventurous best-an unforgettable tale of luck, love, and the fateful decisions that shape our lives.