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A review by usbsticky
The Runaway by Nick Petrie
4.0
Nick Petrie books are good escapism if you like vigilante justice and are not afraid of violence in literature. I like them because the writing flows well, is easy to get into, the action is fast and there are no slow parts.
Spoilers/synopsis ahead:
This book does contain a pet peeve of mine: alternating time lines and POV's. But it isn't too bad.
Peter Ash meets a pregnant woman who is trying to escape her abusive husband. He gives her a ride but her husband and his buddies find them and Peter has to escape by jumping out of his truck and diving into the river. He manages to avoid being captured but is alone, wet and has no weapons. He finally finds someone able to help. He discovers where the wife is held and calls his friend Lewis and girlfriend June to help. Eventually he has to ask the help of law enforcement.
The other POV is from the woman's POV. She is held in an abusive situation after her mother dies. She works for the owner of a gas station in the middle of nowhere but he doesn't pay her anything. Finally she meets a seemingly nice man and she agrees to leave with him. However he turns out to be the leader of a burglary ring who travels around the country burglarizing empty high end houses. She tries to escape when she realizes that he also kills without any compunction but he holds her prisoner in his remote farmhouse.
A lot of fast paced action that doesn't stop. I think I just have one more Nick Petrie book to find and read.
Spoilers/synopsis ahead:
This book does contain a pet peeve of mine: alternating time lines and POV's. But it isn't too bad.
Peter Ash meets a pregnant woman who is trying to escape her abusive husband. He gives her a ride but her husband and his buddies find them and Peter has to escape by jumping out of his truck and diving into the river. He manages to avoid being captured but is alone, wet and has no weapons. He finally finds someone able to help. He discovers where the wife is held and calls his friend Lewis and girlfriend June to help. Eventually he has to ask the help of law enforcement.
The other POV is from the woman's POV. She is held in an abusive situation after her mother dies. She works for the owner of a gas station in the middle of nowhere but he doesn't pay her anything. Finally she meets a seemingly nice man and she agrees to leave with him. However he turns out to be the leader of a burglary ring who travels around the country burglarizing empty high end houses. She tries to escape when she realizes that he also kills without any compunction but he holds her prisoner in his remote farmhouse.
A lot of fast paced action that doesn't stop. I think I just have one more Nick Petrie book to find and read.