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Man on the Run
by Carl Weber
c.2017, Grand Central Publishing
$25.00 / $32.50 Canada 309 pages
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
The Truth Contributor
Catch me if you can.
You might have said that once, giggling. You may have yelled
it at a game one afternoon. You said it, maybe, in a
flirtatious manner on some romantic evening. Run, run, run,
catch me if you can because, as in Man on the Run
by Carl Weber, this chase may keep a man out of prison.
The night Kyle Richmond learned that his best friend, Jay
Crawford, had busted out of prison was unusually memorable:
Kyle and his wife were naked in their hot tub when U.S.
Marshals broke in and surprised them. The Feds were sure
that Jay had contacted Kyle, in search of money and a place
to hide.
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The Marshals had shown up at Wil Duncan’s office that
afternoon, too, but they quickly learned that Wil didn’t
know where Jay was. Wil was best friends with his boy, Jay,
for years but that didn’t mean he was a regular visitor at
the prison. Truth: he hadn’t seen Jay in ages. No, Wil had
enough problems, with his job and his powerful uncle putting
the pressure on him to join the “family business.”
Jay’s other best friend, Allen, wasn’t visited by the U.S.
Marshals – maybe because he’d never gone to see Jay in
prison. He had his hands full just keeping his beautiful
wife, Cassie, happy, so instead, Allen anonymously put money
in Jay’s commissary fund and sent him gifts, but his name
was not tied to the criminal Jay Crawford.
It was quite a surprise that Jay showed up on Allen’s
doorstep, looking for help.
Ten years ago, Jay Crawford was accused of raping a woman,
but she’d set him up. He was innocent and because of that,
he wasn’t about to take the rap for anything, even if it
meant parole – and so, he escaped from prison instead. He
figured he could count on his three best friends to help a
guy out.
He never figured that his friends would be the ones who’d
need help…
Confession time: I’d stopped reading author Carl Weber’s
novels a few books ago. I was getting tired of all the
women, beautiful, and all the men, criminal. Same-same-same,
and it was no fun. But with Man on the Run, I’m glad
I came back into the fold.
The women are still all beautiful here and the men still get
into trouble, but this book arcs back into some old Weber
favorites from many years past. Savvy, long-time readers
will remember many hearts and laws broken, as well as a lot
of hot mattresses and cold revenge. You’ll welcome all of
them back as Weber takes readers again into his beloved
Queens, to backstabbing boardrooms, steamy bedrooms, and
businesses that are never as innocent as they seem.
Yes, it’s over-the-top, but this book just feels better than
prior ones. Once you’ve read it and gotten over its slippery
little cliffhanger, in fact, you’ll be hungry for the next
installment. In the meantime, Man on the Run is the
book to catch. |
