Coben, H. (2019). Run away. Grand Central.
How far would you go to save your child? Simon Greene finds himself asking this question as he tries to help his daughter, Paige, break free from the clutches of addiction. Simon finds himself in the middle of a dark conspiracy involving his daughter, a murder, and a cult. Two seemingly unrelated storylines are woven together into a single narrative full of family ties, friendship, and deception. The story moves quickly and keeps your attention; every chapter ends with an unanswered question or new revelation. Family ties are put to the test as Simon finds himself willing to do anything to bring Paige back.
When I think of the adrenaline genre, I think of a fast-paced narrative that keeps the reader engaged, with new revelations in each chapter. Run Away seems to be a paradigm of suspense fiction. I found myself getting to the end of each chapter and wanting to go on to find out what happened next. The use of several different storylines that only come together at the end of the book kept my interest piqued. This seems to be one of the marks of the genre. In this case, Coben even alternated chapters; to find out what happened to one character at the end of one chapter, I was forced to jump back into the other storyline before my question was answered. This genre moves fast and keeps the reader invested.
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