Laurel hunts a serial killer near her home town so this makes for a twist right off. There is a few others in this who bring unusual to the table. Dr. Abigail whom as a witness also unnerves her at times. Next is Huck who becomes the guide to the crime scene. A pull happens also between them. Huck has a lot of baggage though but still is intriguing. These elements and many more with the key being suspense had me turning the pages.

A great beginning to a new series. I was hooked from the beginning and remained on edge throughout wondering what would happen next. I am so ready for the next installment.

I liked most of this book. However the romance was pretty lacking and the way it ended made it seem like more books would be coming. I did like the heroine and the mystery kept me engaged but it got a but confusing with all the half siblings. Overall this was a decent suspense book

You Can Run is the first installment in author Rebecca Zanetti's new series called Laurel Snow thriller. Special Agent Laurel Snow, of the FBI, has just wrapped up a serial killer case in Texas when she receives a frantic call from her mother Deidre. Deidre claims that the local Sheriff in Washington State is harassing her Uncle Carl thinking that he's a serial killer after kids discover a dumping ground for women who were murdered. With approval from her boss, the Deputy Director of the FBI, Laurel, whose specialty is serial killers, catches the first flight to her home town of Genesis Valley, Washington.

Laurel is an interesting character in that she left home at Eleven, and started college. She has odd eyes, a curious color of hair, and an insatiable intellect that has seen her study everything from Data Science to Gene Therapy. Laurel doesn't belong to any unit, but has quickly reached a supervisory position which allows her to travel to where the serial killers happen to be. Laurel immediately finds herself at odds with Washington Fish and Wildlife, who are licensed police officers, as well as Captain Huck Rivers who is something of a mystery, as well as the before mentioned arrogant Sheriff Upton York.

As the bodies begin to pile up, and the women all appear to have the same hair coloring, and have a connection to a certain church, the questions start getting hard, and the suspects are a plenty including Huck, who seems to have secrets that may or may not have anything to do with the crimes, the Sheriff who thinks Laurel is a screw up, and Dr. Abigail Caine who seems to gravitate towards wanting to know more about Laurel and where she came from thanks to her unusual eyes and her hair coloring. One could definitely say that she has a narcissistic personality disorder.

Laurel has to put together her own team including a disgraced FBI agent named Walter Smudgeon and Kate Vuittron and her daughters who help Laurel with much needed research. After several attempts on her life, and the Sheriff looking at Huck for the murderers because of his background, Laurel has to swim thru quicksand in order to get answers she needs. But with the killer looking at making Laurel his next victim, her time might be quickly running out. With multiple degrees, she has been successful in her career, but doesn’t work with a partner and sometimes misses underlying signals from others in social situations. She knows there is something that stirs the blood when it comes to Huck, but she's not ready to settle down and start a family or have kids. She also has to deal with a family secret that will need to be fully addressed in the next book since this one left some twisted answers.

I’m in a minority here, but I guess a romantic thriller isn’t the genre for me.

Maybe it is because I have recently read a number of excellent books, but I had a difficult time with this one. I had to force myself to keep reading, hoping that it would improve.

I thought the writing a bit lightweight. If I am reading a mystery/thriller/police procedural, I enjoy the personal aspects of the characters, but like the mystery to be the main focus. I thought that the author tried too much to also make it a romance. There was too much attention to all the nuances of that. ..what one was wearing, how one felt, what strange feelings, what a woman looked liked. And do we really think that the character of Huck would be obsessed so much about women’s clothes or that they were wearing French perfume or matching jewelry? That with pages of lovemaking were all a bit much for me; I also thought the case was a bit over the top. And, what ethical FBI agent would work a case where a close relative might be a suspect? Sorry, but it just was not the book for me.

I have always been addicted to this author's books. I don't even know what it is about her wrong that just always hooks me in. Maybe it's her dominant and broody heroes or maybe it's the plot twists. I am not sure lol but I always read her books no matter what genre they are. This one was more of a mystery romance

I love Rebecca's fantasy romance world but have to admit that she writes some amazing mystery romance too! This one is not a dark romance but more of a contemporary one. The characters are perfect and I loved it so much! However, I felt the chemistry between the characters was a bit lacking. I don't know if it was just me or everyone else, but yup that was a drawback for me.

That being said, the mystery is good and it can be read as a one time enjoyable mystery romance.

I loved this new series by Rebecca. It was a little more serious than her other series but it was a fun murder mystery. The ending was great did not expect that twist with the main character. Can't wait for the next book in the series

You Can Run by Rebecca Zanetti is a fast-paced, thrilling, suspense novel that captured my attention from the first page and kept me reading nonstop till the last. The protagonist and the story sucked me in because Laurel Snow is remarkable. Laurel may be one of the most captivating characters I’ve read about in a long while. Zanetti's cast of intriguing characters, who were a mix of likable, tragic, to downright repulsive, make this novel an entertaining start to her Laurel Snow series. Zanetti wonderfully develops and reveals her characters and their traits through her vivid description and lively narrative style throughout the novel. FBI Special Agent, profiler, and criminal psychologist Laurel Snow is assigned to her hometown of Genesis Valley, WA, to hunt a serial killer after the weather unearths a pile of dead bodies. While investigating the murders, Laurel develops relationships with townspeople who change her life unexpectedly and fundamentally. She forms a disconcerting connection with Dr. Abigail Caine, a fiercely intelligent witness who seems to know more than she shares. Laurel doesn’t even try to fight her attraction to Captain Huck Rivers, the grumpy fish and wildlife officer she must convince to guide her to the crime scene and into the wilderness to investigate the murders and find the serial killer.

A rising star with the FBI, Laurel is an intelligent, hyper-observant, socially awkward prodigy who is stubborn and confident, with a striking, unusual physical appearance and ability to roll with the punches and think on her feet. Huck, a former soldier and trained sniper with a complicated past, is more comfortable around animals than people—who frustrate and irritate him. Betrayed by the government, he has serious trust issues, and there is more to him than revealed on the surface. Always the first person to search and rescue missing/injured people, Huck is deeply committed to keeping his town safe. Laurel’s and Huck’s relationship gets off to a lively start, their formidable, controlling personalities clashing. The attraction between them simmers and sparks instantly. Though Huck is resistant to it, having been burned by love before. Huck and Laurel’s interactions are steamy and sexy without interfering with or overshadowing the novel's quick pacing or tone. Instead, they contribute to Laurel’s and Huck’s development and the advancement of their characters and the plot.

With a likable, fascinating protagonist, interesting secondary characters, and an intriguing plot, You Can Run is a riveting, dark, suspenseful, steamy, intense, sexy, and thoroughly entertaining start to what should be a fantastic romantic suspense series. I can’t wait for book 2.

Advanced review copy provided by Zebra via Netgalley for review.

This is such a great start to this new series! Laurel is a wonderful character and this book left me wanting more. Not that it is a cliffhanger, this story wraps up, but now I just want more Laurel. And more Huck too. Can't wait for her next case! I love trying to follow clues and figure out who the killer is.

I really love this author. I feel like she writes some of my favortie books of romantic suspense. that being said, this one has a series that will continue on to the next book with the love interest only really getting under way by the end of this one. So each book in a stand-alone plot while the love story continues. Looking forward to the next one.

This series has a lot of promise. 

There is a lot to like and a whole lot of interesting characters introduced in this first book and I can see this growing into a wonderful series.  But right now I have a few issues with Laurel Snow, our main characters.

Special Agent Laurel Snow is profiler and one of the FBI's shining stars.  Laurel is on her way back to DC from a case in Los Angeles when her mother asks her to come home to Washington.  Bodies of young women have been unearthed and one of Laurel's uncles is being investigated by the Sheriff.   Mostly because he is a quiet, loner who spends a lot of time in the woods.    Laurel asks a favor of her boss to look into the murders and she is given space in an old ice cream shop as her home base but she is making due and pulling in some interesting characters to help her out.    She is working against a local sheriff who just wants to close the case whether he has the right person or not and doesn't want to listen to a woman giving him advise.  Even the main possibly love interest  Fish and Wildlife Officer Huck Rivers doesn't know what to do with Laurel.  He doesn't even want to be dragged into the investigation himself.

Laurel is a child prodigy who went to college at 11.   She has studied psychology and has been a profiler for the FBI for several years.  Problem is, Laurel Snow, child prodigy and FBI superstar, didn't impress me with her profiler skills.   At one point she gives her profile and even the idiot Sheriff says "We all watch television, Agent Snow." And I would have to agree with him.   She ain't no Spencer Reed and  even I have watched enough Criminal Minds to have been able to pop out the same profile that Laurel gave.  Add to that the fact that Laurel often indicates that she isn't good with people. I can understand how attending college a decade younger than your peers would leave you an outcast and not really allow for making friends, but as a star Agent and profiler for the FBI, I was unimpressed with Laurel's skills.

Hell, she couldn't even take ten minutes to stop at the local general store and buy some weather appropriate clothes since she went to snowy Washington straight from LA.  She kept borrowing her mother's clothes.  Sorry.  That annoyed me the whole story.  

One of the witnesses turns out to be a narcissistic sociopath and while Laurel can point that out, she doesn't seem to be able to match wits with with this person. When they turn almost stalkerish and obsessed with the fact that Laurel too was a child prodigy, Laurel seems very flustered by this person.   Laurel doesn't pick out the killer until they pretty much jump out and say "hey, it's me."  If Laurel is a prodigy/superstar, she should walk into any situation and start pointing around the room, 'you're a narcissist," "you have daddy issues," "you're a serial killer."   She might be socially awkward, but she should be able to pin down everyone else's issues within minutes.   

That is the one sticking point for me.  I would have enjoyed this more if Laurel was a newbie profiler on her first solo case and in over her head.  I wouldn't have minded her being socially awkward.  I have a problem with being introduced to someone who is supposed to be Sherlock Holmes smart but never lives up to that promise.

The secondary characters to this series had a lot of promise and very worth expending on.  I just hope Laurel can live up to her hype in future stories.

4 stars

Rebecca Zanetti delivers a smart and complex mystery/suspense story for the first book in her Laurel Snow series. An intense read from start to finish with just a hint of romance, I really enjoyed this one!

Laurel Snow is a genius who is lacking in social skills, and working as a profiler for the FBI. Her skills have her in hot demand, but when a number of dead bodies are uncovered near her home town, and her beloved uncle is brought in for questioning, she flies out to the Pacific Northwest to investigate the case.

Huck Rivers is an ex-military man with a dark past who is working as a Fishing and Wildlife Officer. He does a lot of search and rescue, and is a local expert in the area where the bodies were discovered, and his boss has just made him the lead investigator on the case. He’s not happy with the assignment, even less so when he is teamed up with an out-of-town FBI agent.

Together, Laurel and Huck begin their hunt for a serial killer, and it’s going to lead them down a long and twisted path. Their interviews with witnesses uncover all sorts of secrets and surprises, and their list of suspects grows every day. The two of them work brilliantly together – bouncing off each other intelligently and naturally. I was wholly invested and madly theorising the whole time I was reading, and loved the twists and turns in the story. And the closer they get to the truth, the more daring the killer becomes, and Laurel herself is targeted, finding herself in terrifyingly dangerous situations.

Of course, their working relationship is complicated by their growing feelings for each other. Huck has been hurt by love before, and he is angry, closed off and dealing with demons from his past. He has zero intention of acting on his mad attraction to Laurel, but the mounting danger, and increasing number of near misses has them growing closer and closer.

There was something undeniably delicate about this brilliant woman, and she drew him in a way that would be a disaster for them both. Yet he set a knuckle beneath her chin and lifted it anyway… “I’d come and get you even if it wasn’t my job.”

Though I wouldn’t really classify this book as a romance, there is definitely some action in that area, and the stage is set for a slow-burning love story that will (hopefully) unfold as the series continues.

This is a really cleverly written story. My mind was racing the whole time, trying to figure it all out, and I was constantly guessing and re-guessing, changing my mind as each new puzzle piece is revealed, and revelling in how well Zanetti put her story together. The characters are well developed, intriguing, and appropriately creepy – from the witnesses and suspects to the dodgy Sheriff and the friends and family that we meet along the journey, and each of them brings a lot to the story.

While reading this book I was reminded of Zanetti’s Anna Albertini series. This book is definitely not a comedy, and has darker, more serious themes, but there are definite similarities that I enjoyed – smart, independent woman making her way in her chosen field and assembling an unlikely team around herself to do it.

I really enjoyed this book. It’s well written, with a strong mystery/suspense storyline with just the right amount of creepiness, a good amount of danger and action, heartfelt emotion and family drama, and enough hints of a love story to keep the romance reader in me satisfied. It’s a strong start to a new series, and I’m keen to read more.

4 stars.

This is the first book in the Laurel Snow series. And while this could be considered a romance, to me there was more of a thriller aspect to it than the romance-although there is some of that as well! Now, I will say that I am addicted to this author's books. I will read anything she writes, because honestly it doesn't matter what it is-I know it will be good! And this book was no exception! Laurel is a super smart woman who has interesting views on the people she comes in contact with on a daily basis. I liked her and how her character was written. I'm still not sure if I like Huck but his character was exactly what this story needed. The action and suspense had me sucked in right from the start and once I started it, I couldn't put it down! I liked how it left off, even though it still left me with some questions-it can still stand alone. Which is good because for the most part, I can't stand cluiff hangers! Like I said above, this story is light on the romance but it is still a great read. That's the only reason I knocked it down, I thought it was more romance than it was. But that is on me, because I prefer romance over everything! I will definitely be reading the next book though since this one was so good!

4.25 stars-- YOU CAN RUN is the first instalment in Rebecca Zanetti’s contemporary, adult LAUREL SNOW suspense thriller focusing on FBI profiler Laurel Snow.

Told from third person perspective YOU CAN RUN follows FBI profiler Laurel Snow as she returns to her home town of Genesis Valley, WA in the wake of a possible serial killer taking aim at the local town. A call from her mother finds our heroine asking to be assigned to the murder investigation where she will meet Fish and Wildlife officer Huck Rivers, a man with just as many secrets as the town to which she is returning. As the bodies begin to amass, a pattern emerges, a pattern that points to any number of suspects in Genesis Valley WA. What ensues is the search for a killer as Laurel accidentally discovers some secrets about her past.


We are introduced to Fish and Wildlife Office Huck Rivers, who may or may not be interested in our story line heroine: Laurel’s long suffering mother Diedre, and her brother Uncle Carl; Dr. Abigail Caine, her brother Robert; Sheriff Upton York, and Laurel’s new assistant Kate Vuittron.

YOU CAN RUN is a story of secrets and lies, obsession and betrayal, murder, vengeance, family, and relationships. Laurel Snow was a child prodigy; a woman with multiple doctorates and degrees but a woman who struggles to uncover the truth about her past. The small town of Genesis Valley holds too many secrets, secrets that are about to reveal a myriad of sins, and well-connected sinners.
The premise is intriguing and compelling; the characters are energetic, dynamic, complicated and lost.



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Wow can Rebecca Zanetti write a thrilling story! The woman must be a genius to be able to write these remarkable characters and varied stories. This is another serial killer story that has two child prodigy women in it. One is an FBI Special Agent and the other is a college professor that's a narcissist with sadistic tendencies who is a suspect in the killings. It was so intriguing to watch these two match wits! Add to that a loner Fish and Wildlife officer with PTSD and you have quite a mix. I just loved the intricacies and smolder in this story! It was a joy watching it play out!

Laurel Snow, 29 and an FBI special agent who specializes in tracking & bringing down serial killers, tends to work alone. She's traveled the world and is very successful at her job as she's brilliant. She started college at eleven so she has issues with social conventions. She has an eidetic memory that helps her with her work. When her mother calls her and tells her that Uncle Carl is under suspicion as being a serial killer she rushes home to clear up the mess. Apparently some teens on UTVs got caught in an avalanche and unearthed bodies dumped off a cliff. A lot of bodies. Laurel gets to work solving the crime with no office and a shoestring budget. It was so much fun seeing her cobble together an office and workforce using what was available in this small town. She goes directly from the airport to the only man who can get her to the dump site quickly, Huck Rivers.

Huck is a Fish and Wildlife officer that in Washington is also a licensed officer of the law. He and his dog Aeneas run search and rescue on Snowblood Peak in Washington. Two years ago he was part a search and rescue that lost a little boy. That case haunts Huck, and his boss has allowed him to work from his cabin in the woods outside of Genesis Valley since then to recover. Laurel refuses to allow him to not be involved in this serial killer case. It gets complicated really fast. It was a real treat watching these two people with chemistry in spades try to not get involved. He's a guardian protector and she has trouble interacting with people given her gifts and never having a normal childhood. There are also some unique characters in this small town and the suspect list just keeps growing. I thought I knew who it was...I was wrong!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

You Can Run was my first time reading a Rebecca Zanetti book and I loved it. This is a tight thriller and while it features a bit of romance the main focus is the hunt for the killer.

Laurel Snow, a Special Agent for the FBI, was on her way back to D.C. when she gets a call from her mother informing her that there is a problem back home. Several bodies have been recently discovered and it appears Laurel’s uncle is the main suspect in the murders. Naturally she returns home where she ends up working with Captain Huck Rivers who is an officer with Fish and Wildlife and the best hunter/tracker in the area.

Laurel is a fascinating character. An absolute genius, she entered college at the age of eleven, earning multiple degrees, and now works for the FBI, specializes in tracking down series killers.

You Can Run is an excellent thriller with fantastic characters and an absolutely gripping story you won't want to put down.

Fans of T.R. Ragan should definitely definitely check this one out. Thanks to Kensington Books, Zebra and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an eARC of You Can Run.


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You Can Run is the first volume in Rebecca Zanetti’s new series.
She’s an author of whom I usually read all the books. However recently I’ve begun to reconsider for diverse reasons I won’t explain here.

My error with this book is the fact I thought it was the sequel of her Deep ops series, so I didn’t read the information about this book (be it the synopsis or the series’ name) at all.
When I began reading, two points puzzled me: 1) characters I didn’t know, and 2) a hero who was late showing up. I then went and checked, and I was rather surprised to realize that not only it was a first volume, but it was a Kay-Scarpetta-kind-of-series, meaning focused on a female character.
What’s worse, the catch phrase talks about thriller. Much as I can read romantic suspense, I don’t like thriller at all. Generally I find the atmosphere in this kind of books really shady, with very sadistic bad guys, and victims whose abuse we read on page. In short, not at all my kind of book.
And of course, the more I progressed in this one, the more I found all these elements. And others that I didn’t like at all: strange secondary characters, shady (sorry I don’t have stronger word) revelations about the heroine’s past, and a male character I wanted to shake.
The end evidently offers a red wire on the sentimental level because the heroine is still alone, as on the suspense level especially concerning Laurel’s family.

Before ending my review, I’ll still talk about the starting plot of the book. Laurel Snow is an FBI profiler. When the book begins, she’s just been to a symposium in which she had to talk about FBI to incite young people to join, and while she’s at the airport, waiting for her plane to Washington, her mother calls to inform her young women’s bodies have been found in her hometown and her uncle is the number one suspect.
Laurel drops everything and asks to be put on the case, which is accepted. At the end of the book, fortunately the suspense is solved.

Personally I’m not going to go on with this series. I didn’t like what I’ve read in this book at all. I guess it can appeal to thriller’s fans.

You Can Run is the first book in the Laurel Snow series by Rebecca Zanetti. A suspenseful mystery thriller with a hint of romance that starts with a bang and doesn’t let up until the very end! When unexpected revelations come to light, throwing the agent into turmoil and making her second-guess everything she thought she knew about her life. The numerous twists to this storyline kept me guessing right to the end.

4.5 ☆

„You’re a perfect mix of colors. Green and blue, red and copper. Such a contrast- it’s beautiful”

And so we have a new series by the wonderful Ms. Zanetti. Laurel Snow, child prodigy and a FBI Profiler is called home by her Mum because her Uncle Carl is a suspect in several murders. Laurel will do anything for her family so she comes to investigate and they find that a serial killer is on the hunt.

The more Laurel investigates the more confusing everything gets to put all the puzzle pieces together. I felt this to be somewhat darker than RZ other romantic suspense and for once an author has balanced it out well with the romance and the suspense being equal.

I adore Laurel and her idiocrasies although they were somewhat heaped upon her. I mean how lucky can you get right? The author kept me interested and guessing who it could be and well I had my suspicions but I didn’t guess that. Great twists and turns. One thing about Abigail Caine is true she is bat shite crazy.

And last but not least let us talk about the broody, grumpy, extremely hot Hero of the book. Huck Rivers is the best although he needs to work on his bedside manner. I personally much prefer Laurel/Huck to Anna/Aiden. Yes I know different genres rom com vs. romantic suspense. I just like these characters and their development more.

The next book will be interesting will they or won’t they?

“A beautiful friendship? Something told her that wasn’t going to be their story, if they had a story”

This is the start of a fantastic new series. Laurel Snow is a FBI Agent. A super unusual woman who gets into the minds of killers. A child prodigy now a Special Agent like no other.

Captain Huck Rivers doesn’t like people. He just wants to be left alone but Laurel intrigues him. He’s a alpha male protective to the core.

This was one of the best books I’ve read all year. A suspenseful mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end. Just when you think you know what’s going on nope your wrong.