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Run While You Can
Some fans want an autograph. Some want your life.
The Arctic Circle Murder Club’s true crime podcast is riding high—sold-out tour dates, national attention, devoted fans. But when a desperate woman begs host Andi Slade to help find her missing sister, she can’t turn away.
The case spirals quickly. Days before she vanished, the woman reported a break-in—nothing stolen, no signs of struggle, only a chilling warning that he’d be back. Now she’s gone, and police have dismissed it as a voluntary disappearance.
Andi and her team soon uncover something far worse. This isn’t the first woman to vanish this way. And every city where it’s happened? The podcast had just come through.
Someone is threading himself through their tour, selecting victims and playing a deadly game with rules only he understands. A game where he gives his targets a head start—run while you can—before hunting them down.
As time runs out and the trail grows colder, the team must find the missing woman before she becomes another statistic. Because one question won’t let Andi Why does the killer want them watching?
And what happens when the hunters become the hunted?
The Arctic Circle Murder Club’s true crime podcast is riding high—sold-out tour dates, national attention, devoted fans. But when a desperate woman begs host Andi Slade to help find her missing sister, she can’t turn away.
The case spirals quickly. Days before she vanished, the woman reported a break-in—nothing stolen, no signs of struggle, only a chilling warning that he’d be back. Now she’s gone, and police have dismissed it as a voluntary disappearance.
Andi and her team soon uncover something far worse. This isn’t the first woman to vanish this way. And every city where it’s happened? The podcast had just come through.
Someone is threading himself through their tour, selecting victims and playing a deadly game with rules only he understands. A game where he gives his targets a head start—run while you can—before hunting them down.
As time runs out and the trail grows colder, the team must find the missing woman before she becomes another statistic. Because one question won’t let Andi Why does the killer want them watching?
And what happens when the hunters become the hunted?
438 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 6, 2026
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About the author
Christy Barritt
341 books1,683 followersChristy Barritt is an author, freelance writer and speaker who lives in Virginia. She’s married to her Prince Charming, a man who thinks she’s hilarious—but only when she’s not trying to be. Christy’s a self-proclaimed klutz, an avid music lover who’s known for spontaneously bursting into song, and a road trip aficionado. She’s only won one contest in her life—and her prize was kissing a pig (okay, okay… actually she did win the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Suspense and Mystery also). Her current claim to fame is showing off her mother, who looks just like former First Lady Barbara Bush
When she’s not working or spending time with her family, she enjoys singing, playing the guitar, and exploring small, unsuspecting towns where people have no idea how accident prone she is.
When she’s not working or spending time with her family, she enjoys singing, playing the guitar, and exploring small, unsuspecting towns where people have no idea how accident prone she is.
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January 18, 2026
By far one of her best books!! I was on the edge of my seat. Then I was thrown off by the twist and turns of who the suspect really was! I had so many on my list and the real person was not there! Then one of the people who was not who they portrayed really blew me away! Great job Christy Barritt! I hope you add another to this series!
January 7, 2026
True Crimes Junkies Book11
I have a hard time writing reviews. I have read all of these series. Great books, it keeps you turning the pages.I think why I don't leave reviews is because the next book is coming out. I get hooked in the series & forget to leave a review. I have read all of your books Christy.I love anything to do with Lantern Beach.(My favorite series)
I have a hard time writing reviews. I have read all of these series. Great books, it keeps you turning the pages.I think why I don't leave reviews is because the next book is coming out. I get hooked in the series & forget to leave a review. I have read all of your books Christy.I love anything to do with Lantern Beach.(My favorite series)
January 8, 2026
Christy Barritt does it again
Keeps you guessing until she is ready for you to know who the bad guy is. Love these characters. Very suspenseful!! Loved it! Couldn’t wait to find out who the bad guy was.
Keeps you guessing until she is ready for you to know who the bad guy is. Love these characters. Very suspenseful!! Loved it! Couldn’t wait to find out who the bad guy was.
January 8, 2026
Never disappoints
Christy Barritt has not written a book that I haven't absolutely loved. Her writing keeps you reading and not wanting to stop reading. Thank you Christy for another great book.
Christy Barritt has not written a book that I haven't absolutely loved. Her writing keeps you reading and not wanting to stop reading. Thank you Christy for another great book.
January 8, 2026
A great mystery, exciting, fast paced, intriguing - leaves you guessing until the end! Love this series- a wonderful ending!
January 9, 2026
Run While You Can
Probably the best Arctic Murder Club book yet with all the team! So many twists and turns that keep you guessing and holding your breath!
Probably the best Arctic Murder Club book yet with all the team! So many twists and turns that keep you guessing and holding your breath!
January 7, 2026
Run While You Can
You’d better be Kiev to run while you can. I am and was beyond intrigued by this story. The series of disappearances was so compelling. But of course after reading the previous books in this series I didn’t expect anything else.
You’d better be Kiev to run while you can. I am and was beyond intrigued by this story. The series of disappearances was so compelling. But of course after reading the previous books in this series I didn’t expect anything else.
January 7, 2026
Enjoyed this one
But I wish I had a brief description of the main characters-who they are and how they met. Eleven novels now in the series and my memory isn’t what it used to be.
But I wish I had a brief description of the main characters-who they are and how they met. Eleven novels now in the series and my memory isn’t what it used to be.
January 7, 2026
Another great story....
Christy does it again...keeps you guessing from the start. A great plot with many twists and turns. Please keeping writing.
Christy does it again...keeps you guessing from the start. A great plot with many twists and turns. Please keeping writing.
January 8, 2026
Really great book!! Great addition to the series. Love this series and anything Christy Barritt writes.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Absolutely loved this book! Twist and turns kept you guessing.
January 14, 2026
RUN WHILE YOU CAN
The next book in this Series is a heart pounding story from beginning to end.
Andi Slade and her teammates from The Arctic Circle Murder Club are on a 9 city tour to promote The Round Table podcast called "The roundtable Presents: Where the Trail Went Cold"! There are banners with pictures of the group 10 times their size. Fans would buy merchandise from a different table on the other side of the space then bring it to the table where the team was standing & get autographs & photos with everyone. In each city they visited, they picked cold case from that city to talk about.
A woman comes to the table & unlike the majority of the fans, her clothes were rumpled, her jacket half-zipped like she had thrown it on in a hurry. She clutched manila folder tight against her chest, fingers white with strain. Her eyes were puffy & raw & Andi focused on her. She told Andi her younger sister was missing, Gina James, & she thinks something terrible has happened to her. As Pam tells her what she thinks has happened, she also says the police think Gina just left on her own. Andi talks with her privately & as Pam relates what happened, Rupert appears. He was their tour logistics director but was very highstrung & is freaking out that they are " precisely 6 minutes behind.
Even on their tour, cases come to them. What will they find out & are there other women who are missing like this? Love this series!
The next book in this Series is a heart pounding story from beginning to end.
Andi Slade and her teammates from The Arctic Circle Murder Club are on a 9 city tour to promote The Round Table podcast called "The roundtable Presents: Where the Trail Went Cold"! There are banners with pictures of the group 10 times their size. Fans would buy merchandise from a different table on the other side of the space then bring it to the table where the team was standing & get autographs & photos with everyone. In each city they visited, they picked cold case from that city to talk about.
A woman comes to the table & unlike the majority of the fans, her clothes were rumpled, her jacket half-zipped like she had thrown it on in a hurry. She clutched manila folder tight against her chest, fingers white with strain. Her eyes were puffy & raw & Andi focused on her. She told Andi her younger sister was missing, Gina James, & she thinks something terrible has happened to her. As Pam tells her what she thinks has happened, she also says the police think Gina just left on her own. Andi talks with her privately & as Pam relates what happened, Rupert appears. He was their tour logistics director but was very highstrung & is freaking out that they are " precisely 6 minutes behind.
Even on their tour, cases come to them. What will they find out & are there other women who are missing like this? Love this series!
January 14, 2026
"Even when you can't see me. Even when you think you're safe. I live in the spaces between your heartbeats, in the shadows you're afraid to check."
Young women; stalked, warned, then disappearing without a trace. For what reason? That's the million dollar question that members of the Artic Circle Murder Club are trying to answer, because as they take their popular podcast on the road for a publicity tour along the West Coast, the dots are connecting in rapid fire succession. Someone is mapping out their destinations.
With limited resources, an ever-changing landscape, and no viable suspects Andi Slade and Duke McAllister pull on every thread of information at their disposal to no avail. Law enforcement is hesitant to take them seriously and their constant travel schedule keeps them at a discouraging disadvantage, unless they can devise a strategy to turn the hunter into the hunted.
There's not one thing that I would change about this book! Every page transports readers faster and faster down a spiraling incline, destined to hit rock bottom unless someone can apply the brakes! Plus, the ending is a five star bonus!
Young women; stalked, warned, then disappearing without a trace. For what reason? That's the million dollar question that members of the Artic Circle Murder Club are trying to answer, because as they take their popular podcast on the road for a publicity tour along the West Coast, the dots are connecting in rapid fire succession. Someone is mapping out their destinations.
With limited resources, an ever-changing landscape, and no viable suspects Andi Slade and Duke McAllister pull on every thread of information at their disposal to no avail. Law enforcement is hesitant to take them seriously and their constant travel schedule keeps them at a discouraging disadvantage, unless they can devise a strategy to turn the hunter into the hunted.
There's not one thing that I would change about this book! Every page transports readers faster and faster down a spiraling incline, destined to hit rock bottom unless someone can apply the brakes! Plus, the ending is a five star bonus!
January 12, 2026
Another All Consuming Book by a Wonderful Author!!
I've been reading Christy's books since meeting Gabby and enjoying her crime scene cleanups and murders she solved. ( You really should read those if you haven't! ) Christy's books are filled to the brim with mystery and so much suspense its hard to put them down until you have devoured every word!!
I have lost count how many of her books I've read but this series is a hard second after Gabby's or perhaps they are tied!! How do you chose one over another when the author is so talented??
I absolutely hope there is more to come in this series, the True Crime Junkies have become my besties and I need to keep up with them!!
Thanks Christy for once again calming my ADHD brain with a story that will roam around in my head for a long while!!
I've been reading Christy's books since meeting Gabby and enjoying her crime scene cleanups and murders she solved. ( You really should read those if you haven't! ) Christy's books are filled to the brim with mystery and so much suspense its hard to put them down until you have devoured every word!!
I have lost count how many of her books I've read but this series is a hard second after Gabby's or perhaps they are tied!! How do you chose one over another when the author is so talented??
I absolutely hope there is more to come in this series, the True Crime Junkies have become my besties and I need to keep up with them!!
Thanks Christy for once again calming my ADHD brain with a story that will roam around in my head for a long while!!
January 11, 2026
Run While You Can by Christy Barritt is an amazing novel. I have long been a fan of this author’s work and she consistently writes suspenseful novels of high quality. This book is her best yet! The True Crime detectives are in their element on tour of the West Coast and danger lurks around every turn. You don’t want to miss this book! The whole series is amazing. You could read this book as a standalone novel, but why would you want to? Don’t miss out! Catch the whole series. You won’t regret it. I received a digital copy of this book from the author with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.
Review of advance copy received from Author
I had a BETA copy of this book, but this is my voluntary and honest opinion. The Arctic Circle Murder club is on a tour of western states when a woman goes missing in each city they visit. As Andi and her team try to find the man abducting the women, they feel they are being watched, and the culprit seems to be one step ahead of them and taunting them. Things escalate when they add an additional stop to the tour where one of their team is abducted. A thrilling story of intrigue that will keep you turning pages to find the answers.
January 11, 2026
Finally!
This is the 11th book in the True Crime Junkies series, and a lot of territory was covered. It tied up some loose ends, particularly between Andi and Duke. The team is on tour, and everywhere they go some female disappears. Idk what the first victim's fate was, but the second was found deceased. Things escalate and become more dangerous for the team. I had my suspicions about the perp, but when he was cleared I pivoted to the next most suspicious guy and nailed it! Lol
This is the 11th book in the True Crime Junkies series, and a lot of territory was covered. It tied up some loose ends, particularly between Andi and Duke. The team is on tour, and everywhere they go some female disappears. Idk what the first victim's fate was, but the second was found deceased. Things escalate and become more dangerous for the team. I had my suspicions about the perp, but when he was cleared I pivoted to the next most suspicious guy and nailed it! Lol
January 9, 2026
Run While You Can is an excellent addition to the True Crime Junkies series. This is a fast-paced read as the Arctic Circle Murder Club members get drawn into a case involving a missing woman while touring the western coast due to the popularity of their podcast. A woman goes missing in each of the states they toured. This story has twists and turns and surprises and is personal. As always, Barritt had me guessing who the villian was. Another well-done story.
January 18, 2026
As expected
Predictable? Yes. Enjoyable, yes. Not too scary—cute even? Yes.
I’m kind of glad the series is over, though, because, along with all of Barritt’s other series, it was very tropy and predictable. Same formula, easy to figure out the culprit, etc. But for fans who like a clean mystery, this is what you want.
I enjoy on a far greater level her Squeaky Clean, Hard Rock, and Worst Detective Ever series, but this one was pretty good, too.
Predictable? Yes. Enjoyable, yes. Not too scary—cute even? Yes.
I’m kind of glad the series is over, though, because, along with all of Barritt’s other series, it was very tropy and predictable. Same formula, easy to figure out the culprit, etc. But for fans who like a clean mystery, this is what you want.
I enjoy on a far greater level her Squeaky Clean, Hard Rock, and Worst Detective Ever series, but this one was pretty good, too.
January 22, 2026
"Run while you can" by Christy Barritt begins with a shocking narrative that lets you know that this book is going to be a wild ride! It keeps you guessing as the story twists and turns. The insertion of the kidnapper's point of view throughout the book gives you chills. It reminds me of Alfred Hitchcock in the way the story is crafted by Christy Barritt. Very suspenseful, but not vulgar. It was a great read that I couldn't put down!
January 24, 2026
Runs run like you know where you are going
Andi and Duke have such a beautiful connection, I've enjoyed watching it grow from the very first book. They have been patient to allow time to heal their wounds, helped a lot of people along the way. Now they are running to something- the future.
Each character brings something new to their circle and their logical thinking keeps you engaged in the story to the very last page. The last page was worth the whole story.
Andi and Duke have such a beautiful connection, I've enjoyed watching it grow from the very first book. They have been patient to allow time to heal their wounds, helped a lot of people along the way. Now they are running to something- the future.
Each character brings something new to their circle and their logical thinking keeps you engaged in the story to the very last page. The last page was worth the whole story.
January 10, 2026
This is a heart-pounding suspense that will keep you turning the pages as fast as you can. Great suspense, great plot, and great characters. I almost got whiplash going back and forth trying to figure out who the “bad guy” was. Whew!!
This is a clean suspense novel, with no bad language and no sex. You really need to read all of them, starting with Just the Nicest Person.
This is a clean suspense novel, with no bad language and no sex. You really need to read all of them, starting with Just the Nicest Person.
January 13, 2026
Welcome to the bonus book of True Crime Junkies. The west coast tour for the group goes horribly wrong while the team works diligently to solve cases involved in their destinations. Tension builds to an unthinkable level with much at stake.
Fans will enjoy the team's reunion and determination.
I received a copy of the book without obligation. This review is my opinion.
Fans will enjoy the team's reunion and determination.
I received a copy of the book without obligation. This review is my opinion.
January 22, 2026
Excellent read
Talk about adventures and fear running for your life. Murder traveling chaos everywhere. Almost getting killed and a romantic proposal on top of the Eiffel tower in Vegas! Its diffently a must read series! Duke and Audi don't miss it! I'm a true crime junkie can't wait till book 12!!
Talk about adventures and fear running for your life. Murder traveling chaos everywhere. Almost getting killed and a romantic proposal on top of the Eiffel tower in Vegas! Its diffently a must read series! Duke and Audi don't miss it! I'm a true crime junkie can't wait till book 12!!
January 23, 2026
Just finished this, and did NOT want to put it down! If you have been reading the series, you may think how can the story keep going - but it does! So many twists and turns, and I will be honest - I try to solve the mystery as I read, and this one keeps you guessing. Everything ties together and still has a touch of romance intertwined with murder and mystery. A must read!
January 24, 2026
Never disappointed
In true Barritt fashion, another 5 star read. And I sure hope this story continues! I have become a True Crime Junkie fan. Taking us on a ride with the podcasters as they start their tour was so fun and to include a mystery crime inside that ride was so fun. Thank you Christy Barritt for fun read!
In true Barritt fashion, another 5 star read. And I sure hope this story continues! I have become a True Crime Junkie fan. Taking us on a ride with the podcasters as they start their tour was so fun and to include a mystery crime inside that ride was so fun. Thank you Christy Barritt for fun read!
January 12, 2026
Run While You Can
I've really enjoyed this series, the stories are set at a good pace, making it hard to put down. I was kept wondering how it was all going to come together and I wasn't disappointed.
I've really enjoyed this series, the stories are set at a good pace, making it hard to put down. I was kept wondering how it was all going to come together and I wasn't disappointed.
January 15, 2026
Breathtakingly Beautiful
I've loved every book in this series & look forward to reading all Christy Barritt's books! The best part of this book was Duke's proposal to Andie! Spectacular!
I've loved every book in this series & look forward to reading all Christy Barritt's books! The best part of this book was Duke's proposal to Andie! Spectacular!
January 17, 2026
Outstanding and Suspenseful
I throughly enjoyed reading this book it is one of the best in the series. The suspense keeps the reader engaged. Don’t plan to get any sleep once you begin reading.
I throughly enjoyed reading this book it is one of the best in the series. The suspense keeps the reader engaged. Don’t plan to get any sleep once you begin reading.
January 22, 2026
Spine Chilling
This has got to be the best in the series! Wow! Ms. Barritt writes vividly. Her characters and scenes place you right it the midst of the action, even when you don’t might not want to be there. So, so good.
This has got to be the best in the series! Wow! Ms. Barritt writes vividly. Her characters and scenes place you right it the midst of the action, even when you don’t might not want to be there. So, so good.
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