Anywhere You Run

A Novel

By: Wanda M. Morris

Narrated by: Janina Edwards, Shayna Small, Adam Lazarre-White

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Called One of the Best Crime Novels of the Year by New York Times * NPR * New York Post * Washington Post * Buzzfeed * South Florida Sun-Sentinel * Library Journal * CrimeReads

From the award-winning author of All Her Little Secrets comes yet another gripping, suspenseful novel where, after the murder of a white man in Jim Crow Mississippi, two Black sisters run away to different parts of the country . . . but can they escape the secrets they left behind?

It’s the summer of 1964 and three innocent men are brutally murdered for trying to help Black Mississippians secure the right to vote. Against this backdrop, twenty-one year old Violet Richards finds herself in more trouble than she’s ever been in her life. Suffering a brutal attack of her own, she kills the man responsible. But with the color of Violet’s skin, there is no way she can escape Jim Crow justice in Jackson, Mississippi. Before anyone can find the body or finger her as the killer, she decides to run. With the help of her white beau, Violet escapes. But desperation and fear leads her to hide out in the small rural town of Chillicothe, Georgia, unaware that danger may be closer than she thinks.

Back in Jackson, Marigold, Violet’s older sister, has dreams of attending law school. Working for the Mississippi Summer Project, she has been trying to use her smarts to further the cause of the Black vote. But Marigold is in a different kind of trouble: she’s pregnant and unmarried. After news of the murder brings the police to her door, Marigold sees no choice but to flee Jackson too. She heads North seeking the promise of a better life and no more segregation. But has she made a terrible choice that threatens her life and that of her unborn child?

Two sisters on the run—one from the law, the other from social shame. What they don’t realize is that there’s a man hot on their trail. This man has his own brand of dark secrets and a disturbing motive for finding the sisters that is unknown to everyone but him . . .

“Anywhere You Run had me hooked from the first page... It’s a novel both tender and ferocious—an absolute stunner.” —Lou Berney, Edgar Award–winning author of November Road

©2022 Wanda M. Morris (P)2022 HarperAudio

Best book I’ve listened to in a long time

I loved how the story grabbed and kept my attention. Very well written and read.

The suspense

I really enjoyed this book. It kept me on the edge of my seat. this is my third book written by this author.

Historical

My new fav author. I loved the narration and story line. St first i thought it was predictable but then came to twist . A good read!

Was hoping for more.

Not as much history as I had hoped for. The story was just ok- all in all was worth a credit.

Very entertaining

This book was very entertaining. The audible performance was great. I particularly enjoyed the different readers.

Incredibly suspenseful!!!

Beautiful yet suspenseful!!! This book was sooo good! Only thing I didn’t like was the male narrator’s female voice, luckily it was sparse in the narration!

This is a page turner

What a good read! I love books with strong female characters and this did not disappoint!! I couldn’t stop listening to the story and even found myself sitting in my car so that the story wouldn’t end! Great characters, great narration and great story lines!

What a nice surprise

I love this book much more than I expected to great story. Great characters. Good mystery even to the end and created a very strong sense of empathy for what it was like, live in the south as a black person.

love a good plot twist

Thoroughly enjoyed this story about family and consequences. The interwoven civil rights angle a bonus.

5 Stars for Anywhere You Run

What a great novel. Dramatic, suspenseful, authentic and hard to put down. I was rooting for these strong women all the way through.