Dead Run

P. J. Tracy

The third book in P. J. Tracy's Monkeewrench series focuses, again, on the actual Monkeewrench crowd, a welcome return after the second book, where they played a marginal part. Dead Run also brings back some old friends that we didn't see at all in the second book.

Grace and Annie are on their way to Wisconsin for a case when they vanish. This makes no one happy, least of all Grace and Annie, with their old pal Sharon, who find themselves trapped in a deserted town with a bunch of paramilitary types running around, whom Grace, Annie, and Sharon are convinced will shoot them on sight. The three of them have to survive long enough for the cavalry to come rescue them. Problem is, the cavalry have absolutely no idea where they are.

Another good one from Clan Tracy, of a very different stripe than the series' first two novels. It's nice to see the duo aren't restricted to the straight mystery, and turn in quite a serviceable little survival thriller here. If you liked the first two, you know you're going to like this one, so why are you still sitting here reading a review? Go get it!