Run for Your Lies
AA Abbott
244 pages
Perfect City Press
published November 8, 2024
About the book
You can run from your mistakes. But when they chase after you, will the hunt turn deadly?
Juliet Price struggles with guilt and regret. Her perfect life shattered by a fatal error in her twenties, the middle-aged ex-teacher is broke and friendless. Hiding in a crumbling flat in her home town, she’s shocked when the child killer who wrecked her future is freed from jail.
As a cold-blooded stalker closes in, Juliet desperately scrabbles for cash to go on the run. Can she escape before a twisted murderer takes his revenge?
If you like flawed protagonists scarred by the past, razor-edge races against time and a heartwarming chance at redemption, you’ll love this suspense-packed psychological thriller.
Join Juliet’s flight from darkness, and buy ‘Run For Your Lies’ today!
My Review
Told in dual timelines of the present and 30 years ago and with multiple POVs, Run for Your Lies is a domestic suspense novel that kept me guessing.
No one is totally likable, and I was also not sure who was reliable, but I wanted to know their stories. What happened in the past and what is going on in the present. What linked these people together. The secrets and lies melt in with the twists. Even though I wasn’t sure I liked the characters, their flaws and vulnerability made them relatable. Their mistakes, that seeped out slowly, layered into a complex plot. I found myself rooting for Vix, Brooklyn and Juliet to pull it together and redeem themselves. It’s not often I find myself rooting for characters that are at odds with each other. But all of them had a hard life and probably deserved a little more.
My thoughts shifted a bit as more information came to light. I really am a fan of the author sneakily withholding pertinent facts that are later revealed and put a new spin on your thoughts. I had some wacky ideas of where this one was heading and I’ll say I was wrong on all counts.
I was never on the edge of my seat, but the tension at times and the atmosphere really added to the suspense.
I’ve now read multiple books by the author and have enjoyed them all. She really has a way to make a suspenseful book with deeply flawed and rich characters.
About the author
British crime thriller writer A.A. Abbott (also known as Helen Blenkinsop) enjoys escaping with an exciting and emotional read, and that’s what she aims to write, too. Based in Bristol, her latest psychological thriller is set in the city’s swanky Clifton district. Here, gracious Georgian houses overlook the dramatic Avon Gorge. While it’s a place of beauty, nothing is ever as perfect as it seems.
‘Lies at Her Door’ is Helen’s ninth book. She’s had help from beta readers on subjects as varied as police procedure, philosophy and Parkinson’s disease. They’ve made huge improvements to the story, as has Helen’s editor, Katharine D’Souza.
Like 10% of us, many of Helen’s family are dyslexic. While she is not, she wants her books to be enjoyed by readers with dyslexia and visual impairment too. She publishes her thrillers in a large print dyslexia-friendly edition as well as standard paperback and ebook versions. (You can also adjust the font on your electronic device to suit your needs.)
Helen likes speaking to book groups, business networks and social circles. She also has fun reading thrillers and short stories at live fiction events and on Zoom. If you’re a book blogger, litfest organiser, reviewer or simply adore books, she’d love to hear from you.
Helen is a member of the Alliance of Independent Authors, Bristol Fiction Writers’ Group, and Birmingham’s New Street Authors.
Find out more, check out notes for book clubs and get a free e-book of short stories at https://aaabbott.co.uk
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