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Runaway
a runaway is found dead in an alley. Who is she? Why is she living on the street? The answers lie deep within the community of street dwellers, often ignored or invisible. To find the young woman's killer, Sergeant Liz Jordan and Officer Kyle Connors must earn the trust of people without permanent addresses, who do not trust the establishment. Delving deep into a world of uncertainty and danger, the investigation uncovers a web of deceit and exploitation that preys on the most vulnerable. Runaway is the first novel in the City Streets Trilogy.
238 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 1, 2020
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July 7, 2021
Wonderful characters in a procedural driven mystery!
Balancing advocacy for the downtrodden and homeless with a thorough police investigation, this book launches a series set in a fictional pacific northwestern town. The author does a great job of hooking the reader with a mysterious death opening, holding our interest with engaging characters and weaving a twisted enquiry into fraud and murder, uncovering surprising developments and setting the stage for the continuing stories of Liz Jordan, Mike, Connors and even Liz’s nemesis, Myers the Medical Examiner. The book is adventurous and fast paced and I will read more by Susanne Perry. If you like charming characters that detail each analysis and process as they solve the mystery, you will enjoy this great book.
Balancing advocacy for the downtrodden and homeless with a thorough police investigation, this book launches a series set in a fictional pacific northwestern town. The author does a great job of hooking the reader with a mysterious death opening, holding our interest with engaging characters and weaving a twisted enquiry into fraud and murder, uncovering surprising developments and setting the stage for the continuing stories of Liz Jordan, Mike, Connors and even Liz’s nemesis, Myers the Medical Examiner. The book is adventurous and fast paced and I will read more by Susanne Perry. If you like charming characters that detail each analysis and process as they solve the mystery, you will enjoy this great book.
June 1, 2021
Entertaining to the end!
This should certainly be made into a television show! The novel was nicely balanced with believable characters and a rich storyline. I enjoyed the well paced unpicking of the mystery of who killed Leah Bishop. Highly recommended
This should certainly be made into a television show! The novel was nicely balanced with believable characters and a rich storyline. I enjoyed the well paced unpicking of the mystery of who killed Leah Bishop. Highly recommended
October 7, 2023
Nature vs Nurture in the City
Runaway by Susanne Perry is a surprising story. It starts out deceptively slow-paced without much in the way of action and thrills.
Do not be fooled by the pacing or character development. Every word is placed just so for an excellent reason. As the reader becomes familiar with life on the streets, in the Shelters and with the interplay of residents, social services as well as law enforcement, a pattern begins to emerge. A pattern of the intricate dance of building trust where people have no reason to trust.
Susanne Perry deftly weaves more and more detail, hushed suspicion and outright murder into the plot, yet revealing only the outside structure of a haunted building.
The reader strains to fill in the gaps in the foundation, to strengthen the walls but to no avail. We walk beside the characters as they develop insight into each other and, more importantly, into themselves.
Out of the mouths of a war veteran or an abused woman, we hear what it's like to come so close to death only to be revived for another round of abuse. We hear how little capacity they have left to trust and/or form relationships.
What I loved the most about Runaway, beside from an incredibly satisfying ending, was the discussion at the close of the book regarding Character and how the Nature vs Nurture theory affected certain characters, by their own thoughts and by their relative's reflections. How trust was built where it was thought it would least flourish.
From a simple start to such a wealth of wanderings through the human psyche. Now, that's my idea of a good book. I shall eagerly await reading the next one in the series. Highly recommended.
Runaway by Susanne Perry is a surprising story. It starts out deceptively slow-paced without much in the way of action and thrills.
Do not be fooled by the pacing or character development. Every word is placed just so for an excellent reason. As the reader becomes familiar with life on the streets, in the Shelters and with the interplay of residents, social services as well as law enforcement, a pattern begins to emerge. A pattern of the intricate dance of building trust where people have no reason to trust.
Susanne Perry deftly weaves more and more detail, hushed suspicion and outright murder into the plot, yet revealing only the outside structure of a haunted building.
The reader strains to fill in the gaps in the foundation, to strengthen the walls but to no avail. We walk beside the characters as they develop insight into each other and, more importantly, into themselves.
Out of the mouths of a war veteran or an abused woman, we hear what it's like to come so close to death only to be revived for another round of abuse. We hear how little capacity they have left to trust and/or form relationships.
What I loved the most about Runaway, beside from an incredibly satisfying ending, was the discussion at the close of the book regarding Character and how the Nature vs Nurture theory affected certain characters, by their own thoughts and by their relative's reflections. How trust was built where it was thought it would least flourish.
From a simple start to such a wealth of wanderings through the human psyche. Now, that's my idea of a good book. I shall eagerly await reading the next one in the series. Highly recommended.
February 23, 2023
A great mystery!
Runaway is a gritty crime drama with heart. Centered around a murder investigation within the homeless community, Perry’s multi-faceted characters added an appreciated warmth I don’t often find within the genre. And as for “who dunnit”? I never saw it coming - and there was a bonus twist for good measure! I look forward to spending more time with my new friends in the next book of the trilogy.
Runaway is a gritty crime drama with heart. Centered around a murder investigation within the homeless community, Perry’s multi-faceted characters added an appreciated warmth I don’t often find within the genre. And as for “who dunnit”? I never saw it coming - and there was a bonus twist for good measure! I look forward to spending more time with my new friends in the next book of the trilogy.
March 6, 2022
A little bit too simplistic.
The end doesn't say " and they lived happily ever after" but it should. If this is a first novel, it's a good start but characters are one dimensional. The homeless have depth but the others are cardboard..I won't be reading the rest of the trilogy.
The end doesn't say " and they lived happily ever after" but it should. If this is a first novel, it's a good start but characters are one dimensional. The homeless have depth but the others are cardboard..I won't be reading the rest of the trilogy.
April 12, 2022
A new find!
This is our mystery book club selection for April. She is a !ocal author. I read this book in one sitting. It moved quickly and was interesting and informative. The characters were well drawn. I look forward to more from Susanne Perry.
This is our mystery book club selection for April. She is a !ocal author. I read this book in one sitting. It moved quickly and was interesting and informative. The characters were well drawn. I look forward to more from Susanne Perry.
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