Wanted [Mass Market Paperback]

Kim Wozencraft (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2006

When a Texas drug-dealer is charged with a grisly murder of three teenagers, police officer Diane Wellman knows the case is built on a lie. She was first on the scene. She saw. And now those who framed an innocent man have set Diane up for a fall as well--one that could cost the idealistic young woman not only her freedom, but her life.
Political activist Gail Rubin, crucified for the crimes of others, has been nursing revenge behind the walls of New York's Sundown prison for eighteen years. She finds common ground with her desperate new cell mate. Neither has anything left to lose. They want justice. And they'll risk everything to get it…

Between escape and absolution, Diane and Gail are on the lam, testing the boundaries of trust. Fugitives, they struggle to stay one step ahead of the law as they journey through a nightmare of revenge and redemption in their quest to settle the score. There's no turning back.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

At New York's Sundown prison, two cell mates, convicted political activist Gail Rubin and former Bolton, Tex., police officer Diane Wellman, discover a mutual interest in absolution and escape. In this nimbly written nail-biter, Wozencraft (Rush) explores the boundaries separating—and the bonds uniting—those who break the law and those who enforce it. Gail has spent 18 years in the can for being a member of Free Now, a fringe group whose Philadelphia bank robbery resulted in several deaths. After her request for parole is denied, 44-year-old Gail faces 12 more years behind bars. Diane, a 24-year-old police officer, was framed for drug possession after objecting to the bogus murder conviction of a local drug addict, now sitting on death row. A former undercover narcotics officer, Wozencraft is known for her gritty characters and razor-sharp prose. She's a champ at suspense, too: tensions run high after a daring jailbreak, as fleet-footed fugitives Gail and Diane test the boundaries of trust. With the help of folks from Gail's revolutionary days, the pair manages to remain one step ahead of the law. While Gail sets her mind to the straight-and-narrow, Diane is determined to settle old scores in Texas. The loose ends of Wozencraft's plot may tie up a bit too easily, but her knack for nonstop action will keep readers engaged from the very first page.
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From Booklist

Wozencraft, a former undercover narcotics officer and the author of the highly acclaimed Rush (1990), writes with nervy brilliance. Her heroine, Diane Wellman, has spent three years on patrol in Bolton, Texas. Her status as a young, female cop makes her exquisitely tuned in to the frequencies of real police procedure but unprepared for the reality of a boss deciding to crucify her for investigating a wrongful imprisonment. Wellman's career upends itself the night she stumbles over the bodies of three dead teenagers. Wozencraft's description of the contamination of the crime scene and Wellman's subsequent humiliation could only come from one who has firsthand knowledge of how police politics can trump procedure. Wellman's story intersects with a wrongly imprisoned woman. The novel switches from procedural to prison story to escape novel, losing some probability but without losing momentum. A chiller. Connie Fletcher
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (February 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312939140
• ISBN-13: 978-0312939144
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,808,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced and deep: a winning combination, September 22, 2004

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This review is from: Wanted (Hardcover)

Make sure you have a few days free before you pick up this book, because you won't be able to put it down. Written with authentic, cinema verite authority, the combination of realistic detail (this author clearly knows the world she writes about) and lickity-split momentum makes for a deliciously thrilling ride. Wozencraft is a master of the thin line between cop and con, the legal and the illegal, and she takes us right to the brink, where we understand how easy it is to slip from one to the other, from hunter to hunted. The "justice" system, the crime scene, prison life, the day to day life of a cop, all unfold with fascinating nuance. Yes, this is a luscious read for women, but hey guys, you want to know how women think? This is a must-read novel for you.
Annie Nocenti
Editor
High Times Magazine

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Writer !!, June 27, 2010

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This review is from: Wanted (Hardcover)

Love her writing ! She is great. I was introduced to her story in a college class and once I read her first book, I want to read them all. She has a great skill for writing and the experience to know what to write...