Review: Running Dark by Jamie Freveletti

Emma Caldridge is running in an ultramarathon in South America.  A bomb explodes on the race route, and as Emma recovers from the shock of the blast a stranger injects something into her arm.  Amazingly, Emma is able to complete the 55 mile race and does so in record time.

Emma’s not the only one under attack. Back in Washington D.C., Emma’s good friend Edward Banner is defending Darkview (a security agency) from the FBI, Congress, & the IRS, due actions that took place in Colombia (Running from the Devil).  Cameron Sumner, the man responsible for saving Emma’s life in Colombia, is on board a luxury cruise ship off the coast of Somalia.  When the ship is attacked by pirates, Sumner is the only one onboard with a weapon powerful enough to defend the ship, albeit temporarily.

The three characters are brought together when Sumner learns that a chemical weapon is onboard the ship.  Emma, a chemist, must risk her life to get onboard the ship and determine how how dangerous this weapon is.

Once again, Freveletti doesn’t fail to impress me.  As in Running from the Devil, there is no lack of action and suspense in Running Dark.  From beginning to end, my heart was pounding. Fans of Running from the Devil will be happy to read more about it’s characters, but the author provides enough back story to get a new reader up to speed. My only complaint would be the resolution…it all seemed to end a bit too quickly for me.  Granted, it was very intense and exciting, I just wanted a little more. It is obvious that Freveletti plans on continuing the series; I’m definitely interested in reading more from this author!

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