Book Review: “Running Dark” by Jamie Freveletti

“Running Dark” mark the first of Jamie Freveletti‘s books that I have had the pleasure of reading. The problem with that is that as soon as I finished it (and even while reading) I found myself desperately wanting to know about the “Columbia incident” from Freveletti’s debut novel, “Running from the Devil” (which I am now reading)!

In Running Dark, we begin by accompanying the heroine of the book, Emma Caldridge, as she runs the legendary Comrades ultramarathon in South Africa. From that point we are taken on an adventure involving Somali pirates (though the author notes that the manuscript for this was written before pirates came to so much international focus), United States Congressmen, warlords, back alley power brokers and a mysterious drug that gives people the ability to push themselves to their physical limit.

The momentum in “Running Dark” never stalled and never felt forced. Freveletti sets a good pace for the story while still taking the time to define the characters. Even though several of the players in this novel are holdovers from Running from the Devil, I felt like, even though I had not read the first novel, they were still explained to me in great detail.

I have to admit that because I knew the author is a runner and because the opening pages put us right in the middle of Comrades, I thought there would be much more actual running in the book. However, what followed was a read that was right up my alley. This is a novel slammed full of adventure and intrigue and left me wanting more. I can say that I think everyone would enjoy this book (unless, of course, the scope of your adventurous reading ends with Jane Austen).

Many thanks to TK for the book(s)!

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