Nowhere to Run

by Robert Daley

NYPD detective Jack Dilger is drifting way out of his jurisdiction. He suspects a society art dealer is fencing stolen old masters to Colombian drug traffickers and starts to follow their trail. Then suddenly he's ordered off the case. He defies his superiors, and finds himself risking his marriage, his career, and his life. Hunted and unarmed, Dilger retires to the south of France - and discovers a single, vital, unlikely ally.
Inspecteur Madeleine Leclerq of the Police Judiciaire in the city of Nice uncovers evidence of corrupt politicians looting the city. She too is blocked by superiors. She too pushes doggedly on. Then Madeleine encounters Jack Dilger.
Rejected by their profession and stalked by mortal enemies from their pasts, Dilger and Madeleine are now outsiders. International law enforcement can't or won't help. Amid the splendor and sensuality of the French Riviera, and almost against their will, they will find a haven in each other's arms. And test the limits of their mutual trust as they hurtle through a cycle of menace and survival that becomes more addictive - and more dangerous - with every move they dare.

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Action

460 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

Robert Daley is the author of seventeen novels and eleven non-fiction books. Born and brought up in New York, he graduated from Fordham University, did his military service in the Air Force and began writing stories, articles and books immediately afterward. He was a New York Times foreign correspondents for six years based in France but covering stories from Russia to Ireland to Tunisia, fifteen or more countries in all. Much later he served as an NYPD deputy commissioner, which explains why many of his books have played out against a police background. His work has been translated into fourteen languages, and six of his books have been filmed. He is married with three daughters. He and his French born wife divide their time between a house in Connecticut and an apartment in Nice. France.

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I skimmed through most of the book. There was too much detail for every event. At the end, everyone's story was summarized. I thought Dilger did stupid things. Fiona was not very likeable. The best part was Madeleine's story.

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my cup of tea.

[Ed · Rating 4 out of 5]

NYC & Nice, France - Detective Jack Dilger has alienated some powerful NYPD superiors with his freewheeling ways. When his bust of a crooked art dealer and a couple of Colombian drug agents turns into a disastrous shootout, he's forced off the job. In immediate peril from the surviving drug dealer and with his marriage crumbling, Jack takes off for the French Riviera. There he hooks up with former Nice inspecteur Madeleine Leclerq, who herself has been forced out of her job, her case against some crooked politicians and industrialists quashed from on high. Jack and Madeleine begin an affair and soon realize that each is being stalked by enemies.

[Joellen Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good novel, kept the suspense going even up to the end. An ending I didn't expect crime is crime

[Jackie Simons]

Read 3/04

[Jim Moffett · Rating 4 out of 5]

02-01

[Nora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hated the ending!

[Katharine Ott · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Nowhere to Run" - written by Robert Daley and published in 1997 by Warner Books. A forgettable police mystery.

[Sandi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite. Prefer a hero who is not constantly becoming complacent about being hunted down. It makes me want to scream, "pay attention".