Running Scared: A Gritty Thriller Set in Urban Manchester
Jun 2022 · Pan Macmillan
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Set in urban Manchester, Running Scared is a nerve-shredding thriller by bestselling author Mandasue Heller.
When teenager 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, Lexi 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 . . .
Praise for Mandasue Heller:
'Thoroughly gripping' – The Guardian
'Alarming and beguiling . . . curiously exhilarating' – The Scotsman
'One of the bad girls of gritty crime' – Daily Mirror
When teenager 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, Lexi 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 . . .
Praise for Mandasue Heller:
'Thoroughly gripping' – The Guardian
'Alarming and beguiling . . . curiously exhilarating' – The Scotsman
'One of the bad girls of gritty crime' – Daily Mirror
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4.6
17 reviews
Anna Anderton-franc
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February 13, 2023
Loved this book. The dialogue was amazing. Finally experience with this author. Just about to buy my next book.. Thank you
Janet Jackson
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April 17, 2024
An absolute page turner, I couldn't put it down, one of Mandasue Heller's best.
Kathy Jones
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April 10, 2023
wish to read again thank you
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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