A review by sfbookgirl
You Can Run by Karen Cleveland

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this fast-paced thriller! It was so difficult to put You Can Run down as there is not a single stopping point in which you can put your bookmark in and call it a day. The action truly never ceases. Jill, a CIA agent, receives an anonymous call that her son was abducted. The only way for her to get her son back is to automatically approve a security clearance for a new contact the CIA vetted. So of course, Jill approves the clearance but what comes next uproots her life forever. 

Jill later teams up with a Washington Post journalist who receives a tip about the CIA’s new source…coincidently the one that Jill approved. But maybe the CIA’s new source isn’t who they thought it was. You Can Run literally never stops as the reader follows Jill’s path to uncover who this new CIA source really is. I love how the author Karen Cleveland is a former CIA analyst and as a result, the story reads authentically. I now need to go back and read her backlist as I can’t get enough of Cleveland’s clever twists and turns.

Thank you Random House for a gifted copy!
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