Before They Make You Run

by James Patrick Hunt

Book by Hunt, James P.

243 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

James Patrick Hunt is the author of several books and e-books. He was born in Surrey, England in 1964 and graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in aerospace engineering in 1986. He graduated from Marquette University Law School in 1992. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he writes and practices law.

Reviews

[Jackie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although it’s been done before, Hunt’s quick read about corrupt cops framing an innocent person; this tale will hit the spot for a lot of readers. At thirty-four, Paul Kessler is a good guy but he is just meandering through life. And although a competent attorney, apparently he was absent from law school the day they learned about not messing with the police chief’s wife. Especially a police chief who’s volatile, weak-willed and not so bright. So, when Carol Macy, a smart and attractive judge makes a pass at Paul, he is easily led astray. And that path takes him places he doesn’t want to know about, much less go. Their short-lived affair ends with Carol’s death and someone trying to frame Paul for the deed.

The quick-thinking and sometimes desperate acts he commits to save his neck and keep one step ahead of the “bad guys” are the substance of this story. This book is filled with more than its share of sinister types: crooked cops, a menacing street criminal, a detective who’s as immoral as he is cunning. It seems there’s no end of persons who’ll break the law if it’ll get them what they want or to save themselves. Committing murder is fine with them as long as the cause is right.