The Runaway

FROM THE AUTHOR OF NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS. AMAZON AND GOODREADS CHOICE. Tanya Dubois's husband lies dead at the bottom of the stairs. And she knows what to do. Cash the cards. Dye her hair. Achieve a nondescript appearance. And most importantly — call the phone number and make the deep mysterious voice on the other end give her a new identity. She knows all this because this is not the first time it's happened to her. And so there’s no more Tanya. Now a new persona is running from the haunting secret that trails her: Amelia Keen. Until she bumps into a bartender named Blue, who immediately recognizes her as a runaway, changing names, appearances, habits, cars, and cities like gloves. After all, Blue is like that herself. The women enter into a strange and dangerous alliance — swapping their current identities. But will this help them break away from their terrifying past and finally stop? ___________________________________________________________________ "This is what page-turners were invented for — tense stories with strong characters." — Boston Globe "A labyrinth of unexpected twists and turns." — Chicago Tribune "A dark, beautifully written, smart novel." — USA Today "The magnificent ending makes the reader reconsider the book and immediately return to the beginning for this purpose." — Library Journal "At its core, this is a novel about identity, about the fragile line between how we see ourselves and how others perceive us." — Kirkus Reviews "Lutz's intricate web of well-crafted characters will have you flipping the pages non-stop." — Publishers Weekly