Two Reasons to Run
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4.6 • 5 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The gripping second installment of the Pelican Harbor series from USA TODAY bestselling author Colleen Coble. Police Chief Jane Hardy has only just been reunited with her long-lost son when she learns of an impending terror attack that threatens everything she holds dear.
A lie changed her world. Police Chief Jane Hardy is still reeling from the scandal that rocked her small-town department just as she took over for her retired father--the man who wrecked her life with one little lie. Now she's finally been reunited with her presumed-dead fifteen-year-old son, Will, and his father, documentarian Reid Dixon.
When a murder aboard the Gulf Coast oil platform?Zeus?exposes an environmental terrorist's plot to flood Mobile Bay with crude oil, Jane and Reid must put their feelings for each other aside and work together to prevent the looming sabotage.
When the terrorist puts Will's life on the line, protecting him could be the common ground Jane and Reid need . . . until ghosts from the past threaten to ruin their fragile relationship for good.
Jane has plenty of reasons to run. But what if she stays?
"Colleen Coble's superpower is transporting her readers into beautiful settings in vivid detail . . . Add to that the suspense that keeps you wanting to know more and characters that pull at your heart." --Terri Blackstock | "Colleen Coble's latest has it all: characters to root for, a sinister villain, and a story that just won't stop." --Siri Mitchell | "You can't go wrong with a Colleen Coble novel. She always brings readers great characters and edgy, intense story lines." --bestinsuspense.com
Readers love these novels because of the strong, relatable characters, the fast-paced suspense, the layers of family drama, and the themes of redemption. The Pelican Harbor Series is best read in order and includes One Little Lie, Two Reasons to Run, and Three Missing Days. Each novel contains discussion questions perfect for book clubs. Looking for more from these characters? Find cameo appearances from them in the Tupelo Grove Series from Colleen Coble and Rick Acker (What We Hide, Where Secrets Lie, and When Justice Comes).
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Early in Coble's convoluted sequel to One Little Lie, high school principal Ruby McDonald tells Jane Hardy, the police chief of Pelican Harbor, Ala., that her son, Keith, a worker on a Gulf oil platform, is missing. Ruby shares a copy of an email Keith sent her two days earlier saying he believes he's in danger and urging her to go see Chief Hardy. He adds, "I think an attack on the oil rig is being planned. Terrorists maybe, but I'm not sure who is behind the plot." Since finding a missing platform worker isn't Jane's jurisdiction, she suggests consulting Homeland Security. Meanwhile, Jane reunites with her ex-boyfriend, filmmaker Reid Dixon, who's the father of her 15-year-old son, Will. Since Homeland Security won't pursue the case without a body, Jane and Reid investigate on their own. The stakes rise when an assassin targets Will in an attempt to dissuade Jane and Reid from their quest. Too many characters and their backstories slow the action, but readers will care enough about Jane and company to stick with their story to the end. Series fans will eagerly anticipate the third and final installment.
