Girl on the Run (Detective Madison Knight, #11)

by Carolyn Arnold

[Nadz@Totally Addicted to Reading]

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Girl on the Run by Carolyn Arnold is the eleventh book in the Madison Knight series. I started this series at book number seven and have yet to read the previous books. The fact I could follow the series at book seven shows how well each book works as a stand-alone.  The prologue set the tone for the story and had me looking forward to a suspenseful and thrilling tale. This be a treat for fans of police procedurals.

In Girl on the Run, Arnold delivered a story which held the me captive from the first page. My desire to learn how it would all unfold had me completely immersed in the story. The story had lots of stuff going on. A shooting in a coffee shop, with three women shot and one surviving. This incident opened the door to a 15-year-old missing persons case, a girl on the run, a drug trafficking ring and Madison’s biggest challenge to date, the Russian mafia.  Following Madison along on the investigation as she tries to determine the connection between these events had me on the edge of my seat.

Throughout the course of the story, several questions arose, which kept me guessing with the revelation of each clue. The story ended on an explosive note; however, it was not the ending I hoped for, which left me sad and a bit disappointed.

I liked Madison from the moment I was introduced to her in book 7, In the Line of Duty. However, this time around, her attitude irritated me She carries a massive chip on her shoulder, created by personal issues, which affects her attitude and no-one around her is immune from her acerbic tongue.  Despite this she maintained traits for which I admired her most, her tenacity, which served her well in solving cases, her independence, strength and intelligence.

The story was intense and quite entertaining, with its twists, turns, suspects, and many theories. Arnold is one of the many authors whose work I will never tire of reading. Her writing pulls you in and before you know it, the story is complete. Police procedural fans will want to put this on their reading list. This review was originally posted on Totally Addicted to Reading