Map Of My Escape - by Cheryl L Reed (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The shooting of a homicide detective is captured on film by a mysterious figure from a second-floor window, implicating Riley Keane, an anti-gun activist and a school shooting survivor. Riley flees Chicago for a frozen island in Lake Superior. A race to find her ensues between her secret lover-Chicago politician Finn O'Farrell-a corrupt police lieutenant, and the mysterious cameraman who extorts Riley's family and Finn. Finn's entanglement with Riley and the extortionist threatens his ambitious political career. On the island, Riley ingratiates herself into the close-knit community, but when she witnesses both an islander's murder and another death in a suspicious boating accident, the local sheriff starts asking questions that begin to unravel her true identity. As the sheriff and the FBI are closing in on Riley, Finn faces media pressure to reveal his mysterious role in that long ago school shooting. If the facts come out, Finn may go to prison, but his biggest fear is that the truth will forever sever his relationship with Riley.

Review Quotes

"Atmospheric and gritty, Reed's tale of a woman on the run from her own shocking past will keep you rooting for her until the end. A dark thriller with a redemptive ending from a master of suspense." --Jamie Freveletti, International Bestselling author of Blood Run

"Taut, atmospheric, and unputdownable. Reed knows how to keep you turning pages!" --Candice Fox, International Bestselling author of Crimson Lake, now an ABC series Troppo

"Bending genres of police drama and adventure thriller, The Map of My Escape is both original and breathlessly page-turning!" --Wendy Walker, International Bestselling author of Don't Look For Me

"Cheryl Reed's Map of My Escape is a character-driven thriller, a poignant opposites-attract love story, and a journey of self-discovery. As secrets unfold and twists abound, Reed keeps us on a razor's edge. An absolutely gripping read!" --John Copenhaver, award-winning author of The Savage Kind and Dodging and Burning

"Map of My Escape combines tragic events, engaging characters, and unique locations to give readers one hell of a ride." --Elena Taylor, author of All We Buried and the Eddie Shoes mysteries.

About the Author

Cheryl L. Reed is the author of the nonfiction book Unveiled: The Hidden Lives of Nuns and the novel Poison Girls, which won the Chicago Writers' Association Book of the Year. A former staff editor and reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times and other publications, Reed's stories have won multiple awards, including Harvard's Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. She has twice been awarded a U.S. Fulbright Scholar fellowship, first in Ukraine and then in Central Asia. She currently lives near the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. Visit her at cherylreed.com