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Running Scared

By Mandasue Heller
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Set against the gritty backdrop of urban Manchester, Running Scared by Mandasue Heller is a nerve-shredding thriller. The story follows Alexis 'Lexi' James, whose fallout with best friend Nicole over a troubled boy triggers a deadly chain of events. After a traumatic incident changes her life and forces her into care, Lexi returns to Manchester only to find herself embroiled in danger once again. A chance encounter with a charming stranger offers hope but soon reveals dark secrets and harrowing decisions with devastating consequences.
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Ideal for fans of hard-hitting crime thrillers set in authentic urban landscapes, particularly readers who appreciate complex characters and suspenseful plots reminiscent of Martina Cole and Jeffery Deaver's novels.

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Running Scared is a gritty urban thriller set in Manchester from bestselling author Mandasue Heller.

Running Scared is a gritty urban thriller set in Manchester from bestselling author Mandasue Heller.

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Set in urban Manchester, Running Scared is a nerve-shredding thriller by bestselling author Mandasue Heller.

When Alexis 'Lexi' James falls out with her best mate Nicole over 'bad boy' Ryan King, it's just the beginning of a chain of events that go from bad to worse to deadly.

Returning home one night to her high-rise flat, she is faced by a terrifying scene that changes her life forever – and matters are made worse when she is put into care in another town.

Years later, Lexi has left school and is back in Manchester. A chance meeting with Nicole and her so-called 'other half' Ryan ends in disaster, and she vows never to see them again. Then one night she is saved from a vicious attack by a charming stranger. He takes her home and their acquaintance blossoms into something much deeper.

When her new man receives a call in the middle of the night and leaves in a hurry, she is horrified when he returns with someone she never thought she would see again. It soon becomes obvious that Lexi doesn't know her new lover as well as she thought, and she is forced to make a decision that will have devastating results.

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Mandasue Heller crafts a gritty Manchester underworld that rivals the rawness of Martina Cole's East End narratives, as noted by the Peterborough Evening Telegraph. Praised by Martina Cole herself for her captivating storytelling and endorsed by thriller luminary Jeffery Deaver, Heller’s work promises high tension and compelling drama.

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ISBN: 9781529024326

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 January 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pan Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 288g

Pages: 416

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Mandasue Heller

About the Author

From the back streets of Manchester to the nightclubs and penthouses of the beautiful people, Mandasue Heller, author of the Top Ten bestseller Run, knows the world she writes. Born in Warrington, she moved to Manchester in the 1980s, where she found the inspiration for her novels. She spent ten years living in the infamous Hulme Crescents and was a professional singer for many years before turning her hand to writing. She has three children and three grandchildren, and still writes and records songs with her musician partner, Wingrove Ward, between books.

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