The Ever-Running Man (Sharon McCone Mysteries)
Sharon McCone is hired by her husband's security firm to track down "the ever-running man," a shadowy figure who has been leaving explosive devices at their various offices. She doesn't have to search for long. When McCone narrowly escapes an explosion at the security firm's San Francisco offices, she catches a glimpse of his retreating figure. The ever-running man is dangerously close--and anyone connected to the firm seems to be within his deadly range. To complicate matters, McCone is forced to question her intensely private husband, Hy, about his involvement in some of the firm's dark secrets. The history of corruption may jeopardize their marriage, but uncovering the secrets of the firm may be the only way she can save her husband's life, and her own.
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The Ever-Running Man (Sharon McCone Mysteries) Reviews
As usual, the whole cast is included in the story, but it doesn't feel forced, as if she's just trying to fit them in and sticking them wherever she can. I do wish she'd get a bit more back to her roots the Sharon with three homes and a plane who stays in five-star hotels is a bit more difficult to relate to than the old Sharon. However, that doesn't detract from the read at all actually, I blame it on Hy, who's the one character I've never been able to warm to. Unlike other series, where the characters don't age or progress, Sharon does both. And I love that we got another life-changing event for one of the characters MM certainly isn't afraid of changing things up, even in her long-running story arcs. One little quirk though that drives me nuts why does Sharon always refer to her "cellular".
This installment was fast-paced and exciting I read the whole thing in less than 24 hours because I couldn't put it down although towards the end, the culprit's identity became very apparent and it took Sharon a lot longer than me to figure the whole thing out. Can't wait to read "Burn Out." I don't know anyone who calls it that, rather than just their "cell" or "cell phone." Just a little thing I find annoying. It's amazing to me how after so many years MM continues to turn out great installments of the best series I've ever read.
During the investigation one of Hy's partners disappears and the other is murder. Sharon is hired by her husband to discover the identity of a man seen running away from terrosts type bombings of the facilities of his company. This is a fast moving mystery/thriller with all the twists and turns of California's Highway 1. If like us you are new to this series you won't find a better read. How I missed this author is a mystery, but THE EVER-RUNNING MAN has developed a new fan for the series. I will enjoy both looking for them and reading them. I've now got the previous 24 Sharon McCone novels the read. Writing as a Small BusinessSins of the Fathers: A Brewster County NovelNatchez Above The River: A Family's Survival In The Civil WarUnder the Liberty OakGuns Across the Rio: A Texas Ranger in Old Mexico
The Ever-Running Man is an intense mystery with surprise twists and turns. I am very glad I've discovered this wonderful series by Marcia Muller. I'm glad I finished the book. But, I soon found myself wondering about the identity of the "ever-running man", as well as the problems in McCone's marriage to Hy Ripinsky.
Obviously Muller crafted strong characters and plot. I had to get used to the rhythm of this book. Muller kept me on my toes until the very end.
I am new to the Sharon McCone series. I did think it was way too intense at first, so I put it aside. I recommend this book for all people who are looking for a solid mystery series. I planned on returning it to the library.
Very absorbing read.I constantly wonder where the author can take these characters next and how she can develop them and keep them and her stories fresh but she always manages it.The "Sharon McCone" she created all those years ago in her first book is essentially the same person but with subtle and not-so-subtle differences, just as we all are in real life as time passes.Skillful and spellbinding plotting as usual,highly recommend it.Enjoy.
As she closes in on the bomber, both her marriage and her life are in jeopardy. Marcia Muller has created a colorful cast of characters that weaves through each of her novels in an enduring family saga. During her investigation, other witnesses describe a similar individual running away from the scene before each explosion. When a series of explosions damage several of RKI's branch offices, the partners at first suspect terrorism and hire Sharon McCone's firm to investigate.
Fans will remember McCone's shaky beginnings in San Francisco in the 1970s when she started the All-Souls Detective Agency with characters as hip and altruistic as the times. Her business and her lifestyle have changed since then, but she wears well with her readers. The violence grows personal as McCone narrowly escapes a deadly explosion at the San Francisco headquarters where an employee is killed as the bomb goes off in the lobby. Ripinsky is a hostage release specialist with Renshaw & Kessell International, a security firm made up of two other partners who share a connection as cargo pilots from years past in Southeast Asia. This leads to delving into the past of the newest partner - her bridegroom - which threatens their relationship as questions surface about his connection to activities with the cargo firm while in Thailand. McCone turns her crew of computer and industrial espionage experts loose on the case. She has developed strong survival skills and pilots her plane, stakes out her suspects and takes them down like the pro she has become.
Suspicion mounts as the investigation uncovers some unsavory connections to drug and munitions running by the other partners. As first one partner and then the second disappear, McCone is torn between concern for her husband's safety and suspicion of his activities. She decides to investigate the backgrounds of each of RKI's partners as she begins to suspect that the bomber carries a personal grudge against the company. When veteran detective Sharon McCone married Hy Ripinsky in her last adventure, VANISHING POINT, she knew she was marrying a man with a dark past. Just before this occurred, she spotted a man running down the alley. - Reviewed by Roz Shea.
THE EVER-RUNNING MAN is as taut and finely honed a mystery as any of the preceding 24 Sharon McCone novels.
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