{"product_id":"9781529024326-running-scared","title":"Running Scared","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eRunning Scared\u003c\/i\u003e is a gritty urban thriller set in Manchester from bestselling author Mandasue Heller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in urban Manchester, \u003ci\u003eRunning Scared\u003c\/i\u003e is a nerve-shredding thriller by bestselling author Mandasue Heller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReturning 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt 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 .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Mandasue Heller:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thoroughly gripping' – \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Alarming and beguiling . curiously exhilarating' – \u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the bad girls of gritty crime' – \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40645324243041,"sku":"9781529024326","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31603868.jpg?v=1733935051","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529024326-running-scared","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}