If She Ran

A Kate Wise Mystery, Book 3

By: Blake Pierce

Narrated by: Quinn Francis

IF SHE RAN (A Kate Wise Mystery) is book three in a new psychological thriller series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose number one best seller Once Gone, which is the first book in the series, has received over 1,000 five star reviews.

Fifty-five-year-old FBI agent Kate Wise is called back in from retirement when a second husband from a wealthy suburb is found murdered, shot to death on his way home. Can it be a coincidence?

There was one case that has haunted Kate her entire career, the one that she couldn’t solve.

Now, 10 years later, a second husband is killed in the same way - and from the same, exclusive town.

What is the connection?

And can Kate redeem herself and solve it before it goes cold again?

An action-packed thriller with heart-pounding suspense, If She Ran is the third book in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

©2018 Blake Pierce (P)2018 Blake Pierce

Very enjoyable

A good mystery, thought provoking & well written!
In this book the new reader is better suited to the Kate character than in the previous two books in this series.
Her voice & presentation are more believable. Good addition.

Wow that was a bit of a shocker, in a great way.

I have listened to 3 of the books now and heading to #4. I absolutely LOVE them.

I respect Kate

I just love Kate...she is so real. I like the way she works so hard without expectations and ultimately she is rewarded. Someone could/should make a movie series of these books.

Fast paced fun procedural...

I've just completed the three books (so far) in the Kate Wise series. I hope there will be more! These are very good procedurals involving a 55 year old retired FBI agent who has returned to work following a year of retirement. As with many retirees she is unhappy with her sedentary lifestyle following an active career. When given an opportunity to return to work on a contingency basis to close out an unsolved case she jumps at the opportunity. Each of the three books in the series are either closely or directly related to cases she had worked on during her career.
These are well written procedurals that move along at a fast pace. My only complaint would be that the books could be a little longer and the protagonist fleshed out a bit more. However, if you're looking for a nonstop fast and fun investigative procedural this is the series.
Narration is excellent.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Enjoying the series

Just starting reading this author and enjoying this series looking forward to the other ones

Love this series

Oh I’m so hooked on the exciting life of Kate Wise!!! After stumbling across the first book I was so elated to find it was a series!!! Thank you for this!

If She Saw

I thought the story line was rushed, so much of he personal life left out.

Needs new narrator

The narrator truly makes or breaks a book. This series really needs a new narrator. Too often, she sounds like she’s reading. She doesn’t bring the characters to life, it kind of feels like the story drags.

Needs new narrator

The narrator in the first two books was excellent. This one, however, is horrible. She sounds short of breath when narrating, never able to say more than a few words without pausing. It makes the story sound choppy and no one speaks in real like with those little pauses in whatever they say. She also just reads without changing her voice for different characters in the story so it’s harder to follow who is speaking in the story. Very disappointed listening to this, and alas, she seems to be narrating the rest of the series.

Needs a better narrator

The story line was certainly good, however, it felt like Parts of it were rushed and pieces of the story were skipped. It didn't make sense that the "director" would get so upset over a small situations, pull Kate from the case and threaten to fire Kate. I did not care for this narrator's performance in this book or the last two. they could use lessons from Julia Whelan on how to bring the characters to life.