Running Scared [Large Print] [Paperback]

Ann Granger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1999

Aspiring actress and part-time private investigator Fran Varady knew there would be maximum disruption when her friend Ganesh decided to modernise his uncle's newsagents, starting with the washroom. But she isn't prepared for the nightmare that begins when an agitated passer-by asks to use it: hours later, he's found stabbed to death, leaving a message for Fran to meet him, and a mysterious role of film hidden behind the old pipes...

--This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'One of crime fiction's most engaging heroines' - Yorkshire Post --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

From AudioFile

Nicole Arumugam's lively and finely nuanced reading puts the listener in the middle of the action in Ann Granger's edgy and entertaining British mystery. Aspiring actress and part-time (unlicensed) investigator Fran Varady lets an agitated visitor use the restroom in the corner store where she works. Hours later, the visitor is found murdered, leaving behind a mysterious roll of film and a message for Fran to meet him. Arumugam has a fine ear for the varied characters in the story--the old ladies, street kids, Indian merchants, snooty bluestockings, shady businessmen all sound just right. Her thoughtful timing also gives the listener the pause as a character silently climbs the stairs, the intake of startled breath, and the hesitation as one person waits for another to speak. A lovely performance and an entertaining story. A winner. A.C.S. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (December 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786221747
• ISBN-13: 978-0786221745
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,250,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read, September 23, 2000

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Helen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Running Scared (Paperback)

This author has developed the Fran Varady character over three novels. Fran is a young, feisty homeless person who seems to thrive on being alone and a loner. The plotting here, as with earlier outings for Fran, involves the down and outs, the homeless and the poor of England. For something different to the usual can-do, superwomen of female-detective crime fiction, give this a try.

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent crime novel, good audiobook, August 12, 2004

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S. Saunders (Rocky Mountains USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Running Scared (Poldark) (Audio Cassette)

I prefer Kim Hicks' performances of Ann Granger's Fran Varady crime novels, because for me Hicks' voice perfectly evokes the shades of Fran's character. But Nicole Arumugam does a thoroughly professional reading here, bringing all the characters to life: Fran, Ganesh, Tig, even the dog. Another solid crime novel in the excellent Fran Varady series set among the struggling young in London.