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Reclusive, obsessive, and creative, painter Keith Owen has secrets, dark ones, that have affected his family for years. His grown daughter Kinley ignores her artistic talent and shrinks from a romantic commitment with a musician, figuring he'll turn out to be like her father, while her brother Brendan keeps trying to make the family he always wanted out of an impossible marriage. After their mother's death, Kinley and Brendan begin to question the source of their father's behavior. As they search for truth, Keith's life of lies, woven over decades, begins to unravel, putting the entire family at risk. The situation grows dangerous, and there is no way for them to run from the truth anymore.
Always loving books, especially fiction, J.T. Cooper has made a life of reading, teaching, and writing words, publishing several short stories along the way. Intrigued by characters, Cooper views the act of writing as creative redemption. She lives in northern Kentucky with her husband and a corgi.
keywords: Fiction, Suspense, Art, Family, Marriage, Obsessions, Crime, Running, Danger, Painting
Always loving books, especially fiction, J.T. Cooper has made a life of reading, teaching, and writing words, publishing several short stories along the way. Intrigued by characters, Cooper views the act of writing as creative redemption. She lives in northern Kentucky with her husband and a corgi.
keywords: Fiction, Suspense, Art, Family, Marriage, Obsessions, Crime, Running, Danger, Painting
- GenresFiction
276 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1816
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November 14, 2016
It's a quick read. The characterization is amazing. Real people with real flaws and virtues.
Hmm. I think I'm just going to copy the blurb from the back, since it's impossible to read when looking at the back cover on Amazon. Link on the cover to author's page (jtcooperauthor.com) makes copy/paste easy.
"In clear, sharp prose, J.T. Cooper explores the crippling power of secrets in this taut, psychological thriller. RUNNING unfolds through the voices of three family members. Bit by bit, the reader becomes inextricably hooked and, through many twists and turns, is reeled into a more complete understanding of human nature, of the fine line that separates good and evil, and of the neurotic tensions and conflicted loyalties that abound in families where secrets are guarded and kept. Suggestive of Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Rendell, Cooper’s voice is hers alone. She transforms the suspense novel into something more—a study of the artistic life and the price often paid in pursuit of it. A page-turner, RUNNING is frightening, smart, and—ultimately—very gratifying."
----Gwyn Hyman Rubio, author of Icy Sparks, The Woodsman’s Daughter, and Love & Ordinary Creatures
Hmm. I think I'm just going to copy the blurb from the back, since it's impossible to read when looking at the back cover on Amazon. Link on the cover to author's page (jtcooperauthor.com) makes copy/paste easy.
"In clear, sharp prose, J.T. Cooper explores the crippling power of secrets in this taut, psychological thriller. RUNNING unfolds through the voices of three family members. Bit by bit, the reader becomes inextricably hooked and, through many twists and turns, is reeled into a more complete understanding of human nature, of the fine line that separates good and evil, and of the neurotic tensions and conflicted loyalties that abound in families where secrets are guarded and kept. Suggestive of Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Rendell, Cooper’s voice is hers alone. She transforms the suspense novel into something more—a study of the artistic life and the price often paid in pursuit of it. A page-turner, RUNNING is frightening, smart, and—ultimately—very gratifying."
----Gwyn Hyman Rubio, author of Icy Sparks, The Woodsman’s Daughter, and Love & Ordinary Creatures
September 21, 2020
This psychological thriller is deftly plotted and hard to put down. The ending didn't exactly play by the rules, but it was satisfying nevertheless.
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