Time to Run

This read like a blockbuster movie script!!! When a young woman of privilege is in the wrong place at the wrong time, she flees a high profile murder scene only a few steps ahead of the killer. Having never had to take care of herself, she finds it difficult to keep safe until a pair of investigators find her. Now she must work with them, using herself as bait, to bring the killer to justice. A fast moving, tension filled thriller that kept me reading much longer than the "couple of minutes" I intended when I started, but that's what happens when you find a good book.

In 2018, I read the three previous books in this series featuring Houston detectives Noah Daughtery and Connor Crawford. I liked all three, and I enjoyed Autumn Secrets as well.

A serial killer has been burying bodies in a field. When Noah and Conner arrive, they expect only the one body that had been discovered, but a misstep in the muddy field reveals another body and means the use of dogs to see if there are more. And there are. (This was interesting because the "borrowed" dogs were being trained to find survivors and become upset when they realize the scents they are locating are not survivors, but the dead).

A character from the first book, makes another appearance as a romantic interest for Noah.

This is the final book in the Seasons Pass series. I hope it isn't the final book for the characters.

Winter Song, Spring Shadow , Summer Storm (previous books)

Police Procedural. 2017. Print length: 276 pages.

This book definitely kept me guessing what was going to happen next. I enjoyed the story and the anticipation of how it was going to end. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a thriller!

(4.5)Don't you just love it when you take a chance on a book and it pays out. I have "met" so many new authors through Netgalley that my TBR pile hates them. This first time read for me hit checked a lot of boxes. Thriller, suspense, mystery and connection. If your looking for in your face romance and hanky panky this is not the book for you. If your looking to be entertained, wowed, heart pumping and amused this is the book. I say amused because when Jax lets her mouth run she can put on the snark. Jax is strong, she has endured things you do not find about till later in the book, but they all help make her the woman she is today. On the run from the mob and the FBI, she is quite successful for many years. When Special Agent Lincoln finally catches up with her we are off.
Murder, mayhem, who is the leak, how is ponytail finding them? Through all this Jax and Lincoln build a connection. One that travel slowly trying to earn trust. I highly recommend this read to anyone who loves, thrillers and suspense. A great read. Thank you Susan C Muller , Standford Publishing and NetGalley for the arc.
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Time to run is an intriguing story about a gal who accidentally sees a murder committed by the mob. The characters will grab you and keep you reading until the end.

4.5 stars rounded up! A quick read with just enough twists and turns. Jax witnessed a murder and goes on the run. She knows she didn’t commit the crime, but evidence suggests she’s a murderer. I won’t go into too much detail to avoid any possible spoilers, but I really enjoyed this book! Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Jax Duncan is unlucky when she stumbles upon a mob killing of the senator. She escapes, but is on the run from the murderer of the senator, a man she identifies as Ponytail. She flees from town to city with a "go bag" ready at all times because she knows she may need to run at any time. She is not only hiding from Ponytail; she's hiding from dirty cops and FBI agents that she is never sure if she can trust. Her plan is to hide out until the case can be solved and her name can be cleared. That is until special agent Lincoln Montgomery steps in. Lincoln has found Jax at the same time that Ponytail has. What ensues is a terrific, edge of your seat, fast paced novel with a great female character. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.

This is the first I have read of Susan Muller but it will not be the last! This was really good! I liked Lincoln and Jax alot! I also liked Noah and Laurel, may have to look up the series they are in. This is a good thriller and a good read. Really enjoyed it .

With a phenomenal female lead named Jax - I loved it before even opening it! Now, add in a splash of mob execution, a dash of romance, a hint of FBI complications and a whole lotta running.... and BAM! You have the ultimate suspenseful thriller! An edge-of-your-seat, fast-paced page-turner that I could not put down!

Thank you so much Stanford Publishing & NetGalley for my complimentary eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

My thanks to the Author publishers and NetGalley for providing me with a Kindle version of this book to read and honestly review.
This is the first book I have read by this Author in fact if I am honest prior to this I had never heard of her. However following on from this entertaining story I will look out for more.
Well written fast paced with an engaging feisty gutsy smart heroine who always stays one step ahead of the mob and law when she witnesses a murder. Descriptive excellent characters funny with plenty of action.
Recommended.

This was a fun one! Murder, intrigue, FBI, cops, the mob. Classic combination and wholly entertaining. I especially loved that the baddie was also a foodie, and that everyone was very concerned about the well being of their pets.

My ideal thriller has slightly more depth to it, more developed characters, and gets my heart racing so that I can't read at night. I can't say this book quite reached that level, but I'd definitely still recommend it for a light read.

Thanks to Netgalley for supplying me with a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

Strong, well-developed female protagonist who finds herself in an awful conundrum. Fenced in/chased by both the good guys and the bad guys, how will she survive?

This is a well written story with fantastic characters, and even though the plot doesn't sound very original, there are some good twists.

4.5/5 stars
When Jax walked through that red door which was supposed to bring her good fortune, she ended up running for the next four years with red on her hands.

A series of events paints Jax as a murderer and a professional criminal.. No matter where she goes she is tailed by the mob and the FBI who want her for different reasons but perhaps that red door had been somewhat lucky because comically enough, neither can get their hands on her. She just managed to slip through their fingers-literally.

Jax is a strong female character who can take care of herself and adapt to her circumstances as they rapidly change. She is admirable and even the bad guys can't help but be impressed:

"She had shown guts and talent, evading him for so long. If things had been different, he wouldn't have minded working with her."

But being a fugitive isn't the life she wants and the honest Special Agent Lincoln Montgomery seems to be the only one who can help her prove her innocence but before anything they must learn to trust each other and trust is hard to come by when betrayals and corruption are rife. It all comes down to: who will you trust with your life?

This book is a page turner. You'll want to finish this book before doing anything else. The characters are loveable and well developed. The plot is catchy. Nothing is really what it seems.

Grab a meal, some snacks and maybe even take a nap because with Susan C. Muller's vivid imagery you'll be running from chapter one.

You can run but where can you hide?

I throughly enjoyed this one. The characters are strong women nd I always appreciate that in a book. It is thrilling and exciting a must read!