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Two years ago, on a trip to Seattle to visit her brother Aidan, fifteen-year-old Scarlett vanished into thin air. After years of false leads and dead ends, Aidan has almost given up hope. But then a woman sees a girl running for her life across a forest clearing in Northern California. She is convinced the girl is the missing Scarlett. But could it really be her?

Heading south, Aidan finds a fire-ravaged town covered in missing-teenager posters. The locals seem afraid, the sheriff won’t answer any questions and it looks like another dead end – until a chance meeting with returned local Lana gives Aidan his first clue. But as they piece together what happened, Lana and Aidan make deadly enemies. Enemies willing to do anything to silence them - and to protect the terrible truth about what is really going on in the forest...

349 pages, Paperback

First published June 21, 2022

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Mark Edwards

36 books5,904 followers
Mark Edwards writes psychological thrillers in which scary things happen to ordinary people.

He loves hearing from readers and always responds. Mark can be contacted in the following ways:
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Mark has sold over 5 million books since his first solo novel, The Magpies, was published in 2013 and has topped the bestseller lists numerous times. His other novels include Follow You Home, Here To Stay and The Psychopath Next Door. He has also published six books co-authored with Louise Voss. His next novel, The Wasp Trap, will be published in the UK/Australia in July 2025 and the US/Canada in September 2025.

Mark lives in the West Midlands, England, with his wife, their three children, two cats and a golden retriever.

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Profile Image for Meredith (Trying to catch up!).
878 reviews14.2k followers
May 22, 2022
Off the Rails

2.5 stars


No Place to Run is a thriller about a missing girl, a creepy town, and a cult of eco-terrorists.

An elderly woman on a train happens to glance out to see a young woman being chased across a field. She identifies the girl as Scarlett Faith, a teenager who went missing two years ago while visiting her brother Aidan in Seattle. Aiden begins investigating the sighting, and is led on a wild goose chase that exposes a crazy, demented plan involving the end of the world.

The beginning had me hooked, but sadly, it was downhill from there. The plot quickly turns chaotic, and I had to suspend my disbelief. There was also a glaring plot hole that I almost couldn’t read past.

The narrative covers multiple perspectives, but Aidan’s character was the only one that felt fully fleshed out. Oddly enough, I enjoyed the perspective of the cult leader, Shannon, and would have liked to have had more chapters from her POV.

This was my least favorite Mark Edwards' book. The plot grew so unbelievable that I was seriously considering DNF’ng. Thankfully, it got better at the 50% mark and took a turn for the better. It’s an action-packed over-the-top read. Had it not been for Edwards’ signature wit and dark humor, I don’t know if I would have made it through this one.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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3,266 reviews36.5k followers
July 6, 2022
2.5/2.75

Bummer...

No Place to Run started out strong for me. Aidan's fifteen-year-old sister, Scarlet has come to visit him in Seattle when the unthinkable happens - She Disappears. Consumed with guilt and heartbreak, Aidan has not stopped looking for her. When he is contacted by a woman who says she saw his sister, Aidan begins his search.

What he finds is Lana who is looking for a lost sibling as well. Her brother Samuel has gone missing and local authorities claim he was killed in a wildfire, but she knows he is out there somewhere....

Will Aidan and Lana find their lost siblings?

Again, this started strongly, and I was all in. I even enjoyed the ecoterrorist part of the book until I didn't. UGH! I tend to Love Mark Edwards books. I look forward to them and I am always on the lookout for a new one. I was over the moon when I saw this was on NetGalley but sadly, this one lost steam and fizzled out on me.

I usually round up and I initially did but upon further thought, decided not to in this case. This won’t deter me from reading his books in the future. I will still be on the lookout and happily read what he writes next.

#NoPlacetoRun #NetGalley

Thank you to Amazon Publishing UK and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

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603 reviews723 followers
May 15, 2022
It’s a thumbs up from me!

2017 – Aidan Faith is excited to have his sister Scarlett visit him in Seattle, all the way from UK. It’s the fifteen-year-old’s first trip abroad, and Aidan plans to show her all the local sights – The Space Needle, Viretta Park, the Museum of Pop Culture, Bellevue Square. But, everything goes horribly wrong when Scarlett vanishes without a trace.

2019 – Scarlett is still missing, but Aidan has never given up hope that she is out there somewhere. Then, he receives a potential lead from a reliable witness via the FindScarlettFaith.com website he set up. One that sees him travelling all the way to a small town in Northern California. He knows it’s a long shot, but Aidan will leave no stone unturned to get to the truth of what happened to his sister – no matter how much danger it places his own life in.

Mark Edwards latest thriller could have easily backfired, as it was a thriller trope that has been done countless times before. What made it different though was the way in which the author used a current, relevant crisis as a dire warning/cautionary tale. Definitely made things more disturbing, tense, and believable. There were multiple twists and misleads – a couple which were a little predictable, but the majority were shockers. And, that was one hell of a clever opening chapter – a unique way to set the stage. Further to this, what were later revealed to be the two main themes, were eluded to in some very subtle, blink-and-you-would have missed it, ways. Another highlight were the psychological games, manipulation, and deception.

Due to personal preference this one wasn’t a 5 star read for me as my favourite Mark Edwards books are the one’s with a supernatural vibe. As the title suggests, No Place to Run was more of an action thriller with lots of shoot-outs, gun violence, running, hiding and evading, and car and foot chases. You get the picture. Having said that, there was a chapter involving a local abandoned house that gave me the spooky feels.

The plot moved at a fast pace, particularly the last half – always a major plus in my book.
Just to forewarn you, No Place to Run does deal with some pretty serious crimes, therefore may be triggering for some readers. This one seemed more graphic than his previous books – maybe because things like this do happen, whereas, due to the supernatural aspect, his other books were more fantastical?

I have no hesitation in recommending this action-packed, cat-and-mouse, adrenaline-pumping domestic thriller.

I’d like to thank Netgalley UK, Amazon Publishing UK, and Mark Edwards for the e-ARC.

Publication Date: 21st June, 2022.
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2,741 reviews2,307 followers
February 27, 2022
3.5 rounded down.

Francesca is on board the Sightseer on the 32 hour train journey from Los Angeles back to Seattle when she sees a young woman being chased alongside the tracks hotly pursued by a balding man. She is alarmed and also convinced she recognises the woman and contacts British Aidan Faith about his missing sister Scarlett.
Francesca seems very credible and so Aidan follows the trail, along the way he meets up with Lana Carrera also searching for a missing sibling. The novel backtracks to 2017 and 15 year old Scarlett‘s visit from the UK to visit Aidan in Seattle and the story of her disappearance.

The novel starts really strongly and I’m all in as Mark Edward’s novels usually keeps me riveted. It’s full of atmosphere, there are some excellent descriptions as Aidan encounters some shall we say “interesting characters“. Aidan and Lana’s feelings of desperately searching for a needle in a very large haystack comes across strongly. There are some weird and very tense moments, it’s a bit creepy and the mystery certainly deepens and there are some very exciting most breathtaking scenes as Aidan and Lana step into something that’s beginning to look like a conspiracy with the author takes a deep dive into some serious issues.

However, although I really do like the premise it all begins to get a bit too far-fetched for me because some of the issues are extremely serious they may be dealt with a bit too superficially. The ending is rather fortuitous for my taste and it seems to fizzle out and run out of steam. It starts thrillingly but it’s not intensely thrilling like most of Mark Edwards books and in my opinion it’s not this authors best. I’m also not keen on some dialogue which strikes an inauthentic note.

Overall though, it’s a quick and mostly enjoyable read.

With thanks to NetGalley and especially to Amazon Publishing UK for that much appreciated arc in return for an honest review.
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494 reviews267 followers
February 3, 2022
This book had so much potential but it fell flat. In the beginning it was thrilling and had me on the edge of my seat. However, a few chapters and a couple of plot twists later, I did not like the direction it took.

Francesca, an elderly woman on a train sees a woman running into a clearing in the woods. A man is running behind her. Francesca and the woman lock eyes. Francesca doesn’t forget a face and believes that she has seen that girls face somewhere before. She scours the internet and finds the girl on a missing persons website. Francesca decides to write an e-mail saying she believes she has spotted the missing girl.

Aiden Faith has been on a guilt driven quest to find his sister Scarlet who has been missing for two years. When he receives Francesca’s tip, he decides he needs to check it out. So begins a crazy series of events culminating into a lackluster ending. Will he find his sister?

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for my honest review.
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2,310 reviews501 followers
May 15, 2022
Seventy five year old Francesca is on a long rail journey home after scattering her beloved husband’s ashes when, very early in the morning, she sees a young woman running in a clearing. Their eyes meet and she thinks the woman looks familiar. Once she remembers where she seen her before she contacts Aidan Faith, the woman’s brother. He is sceptical but also desperate to find his sister who has been missing for two years. He sets about following Francesca’s exact train journey.

Of course there is nothing to see but he meets an interesting girl on the train who gets off when he does. She is picked up by Jimmy and is heading to the Ranch. In the nearest town to the clearing Aidan asks around. Elizabeth in the cafe seems to recognise Scarlett but doesn’t say so. He does, however, hook up with Lana Carrera who is looking for her brother who supposedly died in a recent forest fire. Lana doesn’t believe her brother is dead and she knows that Elizabeth (from the cafe) was his girlfriend.

Elizabeth agrees to meet them at the local ‘murder house’ (not important to the story) but because her father, the mayor, has monitoring software on her phone he sends a ‘welcoming committee’ and things go pear shaped pretty quickly. Lana and Aidan escape but realise they have to find this ranch.

The Ranch is some sort of cult, headed up by Shannon Reinhardt, but not a sex cult. It’s more an eco-warrior cult but that’s not it either as our two intrepid searchers learn. It’s even worse than that. Young people are being duped in a really nasty way.

This was not Edwards’ best book. The ending was a little too convenient and abrupt. The story itself was a little fantastical, I can’t imagine the bad guys getting away with things for so long without being caught out. And the characters were a little thin. Nevertheless it was an engaging and readable story which built up a head of steam as we neared the climax. Many thanks to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for the much appreciated arc which I reviewed voluntarily and honestly.
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3,654 reviews1,688 followers
June 11, 2022
3.5 stars rounded down

Two years ago, on a trip to Seattle to visit her brother Aidan, fifteen year old Scarlett vanished into thin air. After years of false hop and dead ends, Aidan has almost given up hope. But then a woman sees a girl running for her life across a forest clearing in Northern California. She is convinced the girl is missing Scarlett. But could it really be her? Heading South, Aidan finds a fire-ravaged town covered in missing-teenager posters. The locals seem afraid, the sheriff won't answer any questions.

There's lots going on in this book. What stars off as a brother looking for his missing sister, it quickly adds: kidnapping, human trafficking, missing persons, corruption, cults and crime. The story had two time frames: the: the present day and the past, two years ago. It's also told from several perspectives. Aidan meets and teams up with Lana, who refuses to believe her brother is dead. The pace is slow in the first half of the book, but it does pick up a little. It's a tense read in places but violent in other places. Although I did enjoy it, this is the first book by the author that's fell a bit short for me.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #AmazonPublishingGroupUK and the author #MarkEdwards for my ARC of #NoPlaceToRun in exchange for an honest review.
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4,825 reviews13.1k followers
January 23, 2023
As it has been a while since I picked up a book by Mark Edwards, I thought that I would take a leap with this one. Edwards has been known to impress me with his thrillers, many of which explore the darker side of humanity. This piece, while offering moments of tense storytelling, did not hit the mark for me, leaving me wanting more and wishing that things could have been like some of the past novels Edwards has written. Still, I gave it my best and can only hope others find something alluring with the story.

During a trip to Seattle two years ago, Scarlett disappeared while visiting her brother. Aidan spent the follow years trying to track her down, running into countless dead ends and a handful of shrugs from those around him. When Aidan receives a tip that a young woman matching Scarlett’s description was running for her life in Northern California, he latches onto this and the search resumes. But, could it really be Scarlett after all this time?

Aidan makes his way to the location, only to be greeted by a fire-ravaged community filled with missing person posters. The locals are mum about anything going on, but Aidan is sure there is more to the story. He is about to give up once more, but locates a woman willing to talk. Lana helps Aidan as best she can, but they find themselves in deeper trouble when they try to learn too much. Deep in the forest, a number of teenagers thought missing have been living and working, but they are by no means free. Aidan tries to find Scarlett, which only creates more issues and helps endanger him, with Lana by his side.

With everything to lose and little time, Aidan and Lana make their move, in hopes of freeing many who have been held captive, but at some great risk. These are eco-terrorists who have indoctrinated many to follow their belief system and push back against many who might try to steer them in other directions. Scarlett means the world to Aidan, but will he be able to wrest control of her away from this group with little regard for the outside world? Edwards posits this in a thriller than has moments of brilliance.

I have always enjoyed the work of Mark Edwards, as it is chilling to the core and usually leaves me with more questions than answers. However, this book left me with the wrong type of questions as I tapped my toe for wanting to get to the point. Edwards weaves the story along, only to leave the reader wanting more and wishing that the journey could have been different. I am eager to see if he can rebound from this and return to his glory.

Edwards uses his quick narrative style to draw an image of the goings-on for the reader, which helped give me an initial interest in the piece. However things appeared to wane soon thereafter, not saved by some good character development or strong descriptive skill. Edwards offered some drama at just the right moments to keep things on pace for a decent novel, but I was missing the spine-tingling thrills to which I am accustomed in his novels. Lots of bluster and little impact for me, though I am sure many others found something with which they could relate.

Kudos, Mr. Edwards, for a decent read, but not at the calibre I have become accustomed. Better luck winning me over next time.

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3,030 reviews426 followers
February 22, 2022
A standalone novel by author Mark Edwards who is one of the authors I always look out for. Entertaining read but not up to the standard of many of his other books in my opinion. After a good start it didn’t shift up a gear and although still a good read it never reached the highs I anticipated.

Fifteen year old Scarlett disappeared two years ago when she was visiting her brother Aiden in Seattle. Since then Aiden has actively searched for his sister , followed leads but always hitting dead ends and he is fearing he will never see her again. But when a woman sees a girl running for her life across a forest clearing in Northern California, she is convinced the girl is the missing Scarlett.

Aiden is eager to follow this up and heads south to a town well accustomed to missing teenagers. With no one willing to talk to him it looks like another dead end until a chance meeting with Lana gives Aidan his first clue. Their search for the truth to what happened to his sister puts them in danger with others who are just as keen to hide the truth and to the going on in the forest.

This is still a decent read but I thought a little below the high standard we have got to expect from author Mark Edwards.

I would like to thank both Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
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345 reviews21 followers
February 4, 2022
Thankyou Netgalley for this ARC
another brilliant book by Mark Edwards. I was hooked from the first page. Aiden is a brilliant character that is really relatable. The story line was full of lots of twists and turns and over all well thought out. I really like the setting I felt like it added the right amount of eerieness to the story. some scenes added the extra thrill without drawing away from the story. the ending was pretty open fingers crossed for a second book
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961 reviews
February 20, 2022
Mark Edwards is at his best when he's ramping up the tension by inflicting more and more psychological horror on his protagonists. This book wasn't that at all. I loved the way it started with an elderly woman seeing a missing girl from a train, in the middle of the night--felt very Hitchcockian. But the rest of the book really didn't live up to the beginning. It turned out to be more of a cheap action thriller, not my thing and far from a great example of that genre. Too many gun battles, not enough creepiness and dread. I hope the author's next book gets back to the psychological suspense he's so good at.

*I received a free copy of this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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108 reviews113 followers
February 5, 2023
2.5 rounded up
Started out strong and lost steam at the halfway point. The violence was excessive and got in the way of an interesting storyline.
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1,006 reviews
April 13, 2022
Aidan’s fifteen year old sister disappeared two years ago and there has been now been a sighting of her in a wood being chased by a man. Aidan will stop at nothing to find his sister and he travels to the wood where she was last seen.
Quite a bit of action in this book and some twists.
Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.
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1,681 reviews
November 21, 2022
A good robust enjoyable and believable ( scarily ) story
What starts out for Adam as a possible random sighting of his Sister ( via a stranger on a train ) turns into a fast paced search into the complex world she has involved herself in, I doubt when he started the search he would ever guess that he would end up in a reverse height ( underground instead of built upwards ) kind of prison….but to say more would give things away
The tension was high, characters ranging from putrid to loveable and a few gullible inbetweeners of these, the tension high and the pace and story really pretty perfect to enjoy
And any book that has a main character who contacts his cat sitter as he is going to be away extra days is always gonna be a favourite character for me 😎
An exciting read
Profile Image for Judy Collins.
3,264 reviews443 followers
June 12, 2023
Mark Edwards steers away from his usual suspense horror/psychological thrillers with a dark conspiracy action mystery tale— NO PLACE TO RUN.

The author takes readers down a rabbit hole with amateur sleuths. A dangerous world of unsolved crimes and conspiracy theories with dark, strange, control, chaotic, dystopian, eco-terrorist groups, environmental ruin, technological control, government oppression, fires, cults, fraud, evil doers, feds, kidnapping, brainwashing, apocalyptic, and a world of madness. I realize these are topics ripped from today's headlines, but we get enough violence on the news every day, and when I read, I want something else.

I was not too fond of the direction the novel took. This novel may attract other readers with an interest in these subjects. Just not my cup of tea. I skipped over half of it to try to get to the end.

A great start: The novel starts with a 75-year-old older woman, Francesca traveling on a train in California to scatter her recent husband's ashes. It gives you the feeling of The Girl on the Train. I liked her character and wanted to see more of her.

She sees a red-headed young woman in the forest running from a man from her window on the train. She looks straight at her. She has seen this face before. The woman is so shocked she does not know what to do. The train keeps going and it is all she can think about.

She quickly does an internet search. It is a missing woman from two years prior. She recognizes her from the media. Her name is Scarlett and she went missing a few years. After the elderly woman returns home she contacts the number and gets the girl's older brother Aiden from Seattle.

Aiden has been searching for her for years and spent most of his savings and their parents with PIs and police investigations leading nowhere.

Francesca is an intriguing woman with unique skills. She remembers people from seeing them years earlier. She works with Aiden and he takes the train to the location that Francesca mentions. He spends time in the town sleuthing asking questions. The locals nor the police are accommodating. I was hooked up until this point.

Two years prior, Scarlett went missing when she came to visit Aiden from the UK to Seattle. They were out in town sightseeing, and there was a big protest in the city. Scarlett got lost in the crowd (or did she)? Aiden has not seen her since and he has been guilt-ridden since he was responsible for her.

When about to give up on his search, Aiden meets Lana.

One evening when questioning people at a local bar, Lana overhears him. Her brother Samuel also disappeared with other missing teens in the Seattle area. They never found his body. She believes there is a conspiracy and coverup. This gets very complex and Aiden and Lana join forces to find their siblings and dig into the unknown.

However, they have no clue about the danger and darkness they are about to uncover. This is where the book takes a turn and downhill from here.

Not what I was expecting when I purchased the audio. However, the narrator Will M. Watt did a good job and I did enjoy the Seattle setting but not the book. I had to return the audiobook for another credit.

What starts as a 5 Star interesting premise quickly falls into a 2-3 star, thus rounding to 3 stars. Such a shame because I have always loved Mark Edwards's books in the past, but this is not his usual high-standard quality.

I hope he will return to his usual books and subject material. I will definitely look for his next book.

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My Rating: 3 Stars
Pub Date: June 21, 2022
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1,300 reviews216 followers
February 12, 2022
Aiden has been desperately searching for his teenage sister, Scarlett for 2 years. She was coming to visit Aiden in Seattle when she simply vanished. After lots of false leads and dead ends, Aiden has nearly lost all hope of finding Scarlett. Then a clue came from a woman in Northern California that is convinced that she saw the missing girl running in the forest. Aiden goes there immediately and finds that no one will help him including the local police. Will he ever find his long lost sister?

I am a huge Mark Edwards fan. I have read all of his books. This one certainly on par with his collection. The subject matter was a little bit different but he maintained all of the great twists and turns that he is famous for. It was very entertaining and Mark Edwards’ fans will likely enjoy it.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This review will be posted to my Instagram Blog (@coffee.break.book.reviews) in the near future.
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458 reviews52 followers
May 20, 2022
I love this author and really wanted to enjoy this book more. It was tense at times and kept me glued to my seat, but where was the creepiness and spine tingling tension I expect from this author. This book was more of a mystery than a heart stopping thriller. For me it was lack lustre and disappointing. Saying that I am sure other readers will enjoy it more just not for me.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.
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1,174 reviews304 followers
June 13, 2022

I went into No Place To Run almost completely blind, so I was pretty surprised when soon the story took a turn I was not expecting and that, although not my favorite kind of plot, still made a really entertaining read.

When a woman aboard a train see a young girl being chased alongside the tracks by a man, she immediately recognizes her as Scarlett Faith, a young girl that went missing two years before. After contacting Scarlett’s brother, Aidan, he will go looking for her and will have the help of Lana, another woman looking for her missing brother.

The opening scene was fantastic! It got me immediately hooked. What looked like a case of a missing teen soon turned out to be a much more complex plot of which I will not say much to not spoil it for you.

From here the plot turned into a more action packed kind of story with several “oh, sh*t!” moments that kept the story moving forward at a rapid pace. The atmosphere was not creepy per se but it kept turning more tense as we learn details about the conspiracy Scarlett got involved with. The author certainly dived into some serious topics, but I would have like some more depth in some of them.

Both Aidan and Lana came as likable characters, especially Lana, in their dogged search of their missing siblings, and the dynamic between them was really good.

Although it was a really engaging read, overall it was a bit far fetched and over the top for me. I also missed a bit more tension in the resolution. For the predicament he was in, I thought Aidan had it a little too easy at the end.

No Place To Run is more action than psychological thriller, and despite being different to the other books I’ve read by him, the writing was so good that it managed to kept me engrossed in the story despite the theme not being my favorite, hence the 4 stars.
Profile Image for Kat (Katlovesbooks) Dietrich.
1,528 reviews201 followers
June 22, 2022

3.5 stars

No Place to Run by Mark Edwards is a psychological thriller.

First, let me thank NetGalley, the publisher Amazon Publishing and of course the author, for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.


My Synopsis:   (No major reveals, but if concerned, skip to My Opinions)
Aidan has been living with the guilt of losing his younger sister two years ago, when she was visiting him in Seattle.  She was 15 at the time, and he was 27.  It was supposed to be a wonderful reunion, but instead, she disappeared.   He has been looking for her ever since, papering all of Seattle with posters of her face, hoping someone would see her.  He has been on the news, he has been with the police, he has started a web-site....all in the hopes that someone has seen her.

Now, while most of the other passengers slept, a 75 year old woman on a train swears she saw Scarlett running from a man, in Northern California.

Aiden gives chase.  He meets Lana in the small town of Eaglewood.  She is looking for her brother, although the police and mayor of the town swear he is dead.  Together, they are looking for the truth, and in doing so, make some deadly enemies.

From kidnapping, police corruption and  human trafficking to doomsday eco-terrorists, the truth can be hard to find.


My Opinions:   
Well, it started out rather slow, and rather predictable, until about half way through, and then Edwards threw us a curve, and from there on, it continued to be a bumpy ride....and quite good.

I admit to not liking Scarlet from the start...a whiny teenager.  However, I loved both Aiden and Lana from the get-go.  The characters were all quite deep, although some of the back-stories were a little too long (Shannon in particular).

For the most part, it was a fast and entertaining read...even if climate change is not a favorite topic of mine, and extremists are even less so.   But, if not great, it did keep me somewhat captivated.



For a more complete review of this book and others (including the reason I chose to read/review this book, as well as author information and contact details), please visit my blog: http://katlovesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
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Author 11 books197 followers
February 25, 2022
I really enjoyed this read. A brother is searching for his missing sister and a lead comes from an old woman who swore she saw his sister running from people in the meadow across from the moving train she was on. Despite lingering doubts about how solid the lead was, his desperation to find his sister won over.

I love missing person cases. This one was a little tame and it took a strange turn that didn't feel right to the rest of the story toward the end but Edwards tied it up neatly with a bow.

It was well written with a good cast of characters and a good amount of mystery and enough suspense to keep you reading. Not one of Edwards best, but not his worst.
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1,678 reviews373 followers
April 30, 2022
This book starts out with Francesca, who is a 75 year old woman, on a train. As she’s looking out the train’s window, she sees a girl with a man chasing after her. She puts two and two together and realizes it looks just like a girl named Scarlett who has been missing for 2 years. Francesca finds Scarlett’s brother and tells him she thinks she saw his sister. The search continues throughout the book and they find others who are also missing. Human trafficking comes to light and it plays a huge part in this story. The first part had me glued to the pages but then midway it slowed way down. In fact, I really struggled to finish it to the end. I will still read other books by this author. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my honest review. To be published June 2022.
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430 reviews12 followers
February 4, 2022
Yes, yes, yes! I was doing my happy dance at work when I saw that No Place to Run was available to read for free! Mark Edwards is one of my favorite go-to authors of creepy, scary, give me the heebie jeebies, sleep with my lights on, psychological thrillers! His talent for horror is insane!!

While this book was engaging and had me tense at times, I did not experience the usual creepiness that comes with reading Edwards' novels. I would classify this book as more of a "wild goose chase" mystery than a thriller. This was mildly disappointing, as I crave the psychological, mind blown, WTF? moments and "hiding under my blankets" fear that Edwards' writing so excellently instills in his readers. I want to be really scared!!! Unfortunately, I didn't feel that here.

I still really enjoyed this story and finished in a day. It was just different than his usual books.
He is a brilliant writer and I am a HUGE fan!! I've read all of his books and will continue to do so....waiting very impatiently for the next one to come out. On an end note, I feel like Mark Edwards is an underdog in this genre and deserves more recognition. I highly recommend you start reading his books if you haven't already done so. For fans of true horror where the monsters are REAL, you do not want to take a pass on Mark Edwards! Trust me!

Special thanks to NetGalley, Amazon Publishing UK and Mark Edwards for allowing me free access to this digital ARC!
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41 reviews15 followers
March 17, 2022
In the small town of Northern California where teenagers disappear for no apparent reason and a brother who is desperate to learn any clues regarding his sister's disappearance. Is she still alive? Are the locals hiding something, and why?
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I'm a huge fan of Mark Edwards and this book does not disappoint me. It is thrilling, tense and creepy and I truly enjoyed it.
Mark has a way of making your heart race and the pages turn quickly. I loved how the story ended as well, it was satisfying yet left some room for a bit of wonder.
Thanks to NetGalley and Mark Edwards for an ARC to review.
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844 reviews22 followers
June 27, 2022
Well, that was interesting and not expected. This book didn't feel like it was written by Mark Edwards. It was very different and took a bizarre turn halfway through the book. I don't know if there was a political agenda (environmentalism) for it, but it was so far fetched it was just strange.

Thanks Netgalley and publisher for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review!
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221 reviews40 followers
February 3, 2022
Thanks Net Galley for this arc.
I really, really, really enjoyed this. I always think the first chapter of any book is incredibly important, to grab your attention and hold it, I especially love first chapters in an elderly persons POV I always think it’s such a good way to start and I’m intrigued then, I need to know more. Well I was definitely hooked from the get go with this book.

Francesca is travelling on a long distance train after depositing her husbands ashes, she cannot sleep and goes to sit by the window to see the sunrise, the train goes past a clearing and she sees a young girl running with a man chasing her. I’m hooked, reel your line back in because I’m a goner. The young girl had gone missing two years previous and her older brother Aiden now goes to the area to try and find any information and to find his sister. No one seems to want to help him, the police are all hush hush. Then Aiden meets Lana, the locals think she’s nuts with conspiracy theory’s, her brother died the previous year in a freak accident that she just doesn’t believe. And everything just goes tits up from there with them trying to find out what’s going on.

There’s dual POV with the chapter changes going between Aiden trying to find his sister and The Farm views. It’s mysterious, it’s gripping. There’s twists that are just crazy. It’s so jam packed and when I read the last chapter I was like oh shit. I need more, I want more, is there going to be a second book? I hope so!
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3,765 reviews1,076 followers
February 16, 2022
A pacy entertaining read from Mark Edwards, maybe slightly less twisty than usual but a page turner none the less.

A brothers desperate search for his sister after a brief encounter sets the scene for this story which soon takes a turn down an even darker path.

I enjoyed it muchly, read it in a couple of sittings, the characters were engaging and the setting was atmospheric. Overall a great read.
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2,028 reviews130 followers
July 7, 2022
This is a good read but not quite as gripping as previous books by this author.
We follow Aidan in his search for his teenage sister and it’s soon clear the group she’s with don’t want to be found.
Lana is looking for her brother too so the two of them form a plan to find their siblings.
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