Carolina Moon is a mystery and thriller novel by author Nora Roberts.
A novel of redemption and suspense, as a woman haunted by the unsolved murder of her childhood friend returns to her small South Carolina hometown… .

Tory Bodeen grew up in a squalid home, where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt – where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. Her only way out is her neighbor Hope, who lives in the big house just a short distance away, and whose friendship has allowed Tory to be what she’s not allowed at home: a child.