If I Run Book Review
Book Description
Casey knows the truth.
But it won’t set her free.
Casey Cox’s DNA is all over the crime scene. There’s no use talking to police; they have failed her abysmally before. She has to flee before she’s arrested . . . or worse. The truth doesn’t matter anymore.
But what is the truth? That’s the question haunting Dylan Roberts, the war-weary veteran hired to find Casey. PTSD has marked him damaged goods, but bringing Casey back can redeem him. Though the crime scene seems to tell the whole story, details of the murder aren’t adding up. Casey Cox doesn’t fit the profile of a killer. But are Dylan’s skewed perceptions keeping him from being objective? If she isn’t guilty, why did she run?
Unraveling her past and the evidence that condemns her will take more time than he has, but as Dylan’s damaged soul intersects with hers, he is faced with two choices. The girl who occupies his every thought is a psychopathic killer . . . or a selfless hero. And the truth could be the most deadly weapon yet.
My Thoughts
It has been eons since I last read a book by Terri Blackstock, and my…how I have missed them! Her ability to create realistic characters surrounded by a web of suspense is a quality I have long appreciated in all of her stories. Most of them seem to be written with the reader trying to figure out who the killer is, but this one has an innocent main character on the run for her life.
If I Run was a mystery within a mystery, and Casey manages to stay one step ahead of police while trying to solve a missing person’s case that she stumbles onto by accident. Her ingenuity in getting a job, getting a car, finding a place to live were all necessary life skills that were written in a believable manner considering she had to do all of them while staying off the radar as much as possible. Once she discovers a picture on a phone that is tied to a missing person’s case, her carefully constructed house of cards comes crashing down.
Dylan was an excellent parallel character in this story as his past had some baggage of its own. He is hired to track down Casey as a person of interest in his friend’s murder case. What he didn’t expect was to encounter detectives at the police department unwilling to give him the information he needed. As things are slowly being uncovered, he realizes that Casey and Brent were trying to do some detective work of their own, and dirty cops may be all around him.
What slowly became my favorite thing about If I Run was listening to it in audiobook form. I’m normally a diehard physical book reader, but listening to this story in particular was an excellent way to enjoy it! In fact, I had to completely stop everything I was doing and listen with bated breath to the last two hours – a worthwhile use of my time!
If I Run ended as a cliffhanger, so I know I’ll be reading (or listening) to the next book in the series very soon!
5 Stars
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Jewelry Inspired by This Book
Seems like cameos are a staple in almost all of the novels I’ve read lately! Oh, well – I love any excuse to make a new style. 🙂 For this design, I wanted something that was a bit more modern. In the story, it was given to a younger girl to wear, and I wanted something that seemed to fit that age group, looked a little girly, but not fussy.
Blue Cameo and Pearl Pendant Necklace
Dainty design with a hint of old world charm.
This pendant necklace features a blue cameo in a gunmetal silver setting. It is connected at the center of a shiny gunmetal chain measuring 16″. Attached at equal intervals on either side of the cameo are three white faux pearls. The necklace includes a 3″ extender in case a longer necklace length is desired.
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