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Friday, May 10, 2019

Finished: Run Away (Coben) Another page-turner by my favorite thriller, who-done-it author. Father of three, Simon, is devastated that his oldest, daughter Paige, gets heavily involved in drugs her first year of college, spiraling downward until she flunks out of school, steals from her parents for drug money, and lives with, Aaron, the man who got her hooked on drugs. She is now missing and Aaron is dead. Simon and his wife's quest to find Paige leads them to a run down housing project where their lives are put in danger. Simon's wife, Ingrid, is shot and lies in a coma. Simon continues his mission to find Paige, even while police are questioning whether Simon and/or Ingrid could have killed Aaron...or was it Paige herself? Meanwhile, there's a couple who grew up together in foster care, Ash and Dee Dee, who are traveling around the same area contract killing men who have been put on a hit list. Dee Dee is a member of a controlling cult, and as it turns out, the men are all the sons of the charismatic cult leader, who had been put up for adoption as infants. Now that the cult leader is on his death bed, someone in the cult is wanting any remaining sons with claims to his fortune to be eliminated. When Simon finds out that Aaron was actually one of the boys who was adopted long ago, then all the connections start falling into place. There are a few surprise twists towards the end which keep you on your toes. :-) All in all, a good Harlan Coben book. I didn't enjoy it, though, as much as I do his Myron Bolitar series.

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