I was immediately drawn into this plot and the writing kept me reading. Although I felt that sometimes the plot was far fetched this in no way spoilt my enjoyment. I was swept along happily into all the twists and turns and ugly places. The main characters were easy to like and the dark characters very dark which gave a good versus evil quality to this one. This author is one of my favourites and he has not let me down.

Thanks NetGalley, Amazon Publishing and Mark Edwards for an ARC to review.
As usual Mark Edwards doesn't fail to create a unique heart beating page turner.
Always looking forward to anything new by him.
Follow Aidan and Lana in their desperate adventure to find their missing siblings.
Get to know the mysterious guru behind all this.
The end is near!

I do love reading Mark Edwards books - this was so different from the other books that I have read but that is not a bad thing.

I was hooked from the moment I started reading and stayed up late to finish. I really wanted to see how it ended. There were some things that didn't make sense but I just went with the flow, as they were necessary for the plot.

Although taken to the extremes it is plausible.

I was given an advance copy by the publishers and netgalley but the review is entirely my own.

Mark, you’ve done it again! From the very beginning, I was fully immersed into this book. Lately, I’ve been reading books that only start picking up and getting good at 60% into the story. Not a Mark Edwards book! & this book was no exception. I really think I had such a hard time putting this one down for that very reason. There were no boring breaks in the book. It felt like every page was dripping with a new thrill and was packed with action.

The concept of No Place to Run is refreshingly new. I haven’t read a similar premise. The concept is scary, because there are actually people on both ends of the spectrum. People who don’t believe in Global Warming and people who will do absolutely anything to combat it, including illegal actions. There wasn’t a whole lot of mystery, the who and why were very apparent from early on. But in true Mark Edwards fashion, the writing makes you want more until you finally get to the “what”. I loved how the one mystery of where Scarlett is wasn’t reviled until the end of the book.

I loved how No Place to Run ended as well. It was satisfying yet left some room for a bit of wonder. This one was different from the norm. No creepiness or spookiness involved, which I have loved from Mark Edward’s books, but definitely worth the read! Such a great book. Run, don’t walk to buy this one!

3.5 stars
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC copy.

The book starts with a very strong prologue. An elderly woman on a train sees a woman being chased through her window and recognizes her as a girl who has been missing since the past two years. From there I was intrigued by the book.

The brother of the girl, even though a little skeptical, goes to the place the elderly woman described and tries to find out the answers, but gets pulled into a series of events he never expected. 

The plot line was good, but the middle part of the book should have a been a little better. But I loved the author's writing style. This was his third book that I've read and I'm definitely going to read more from him.

Thanks to netgalley for letting me review this for an honest review.. i have loved all of mark Edward's books, this however didnt quite grab my attention like all his others
Aidens sister scarlett is missing., After a lady passing through the countryside on a train recognises her being chased towards the tracks.,He travels to america to try and find her and meets with a woman called lana who is looking for her brother samuel,.The town is hiding a BIG secret and everything is pointing to a cult ...... can aiden find scarlet, and can lana be reunited with samuel???? Worth a read

No Place to Run by Mark Edwards

Mark Edwards is a really good author , and I like the fact that he doesn't keep to the same area when he sets the plot. This one is in Seattle and Northern California.
We meet Aidan who is searching for his 15 years old sister Scarlett who was seen running into a forest , then disappearing . He meets a woman who helps him in his search.
I was quite invested in finding out Scarletts plight , and enjoyed the suspense , and twists and turns.

Francesca captured my attention in the prologue immediately. As usual, Edward’s attention to detail made me see the setting, as though I were familiar with the area. As soon as the story truly started, the characters became real. I became invested completely in the story. I want to know what happened to Samuel and Scarlett. I need to know what Shannon is planning. I love the foreshadowing. Though the words are distinctly British in most of the tale, the connotations are transcendent. The ecological theme and the dichotomy of progress and waste was ever present. No spoilers… well worth the read!!

Aidan is a British man living in Seattle who has his younger sister Scarlett over to visit. She's 15 and causing trouble at home so comes out to spend some time with her brother but during the trip she disappears. Years later, a woman on a train catches sight of Scarlett in the woods and they have an idea of where to search for her. I found this book was trying a little too hard to be clever and some of the twists just got a bit confusing and too unbelievable.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.
Wow!!! This book was an amazing read and had plenty of turns and twists that I didnt expect.
It kept me hooked from the first page and found the setting and characters set out and described really well without dragging on or becoming boring.

The ending was left open so I am really hoping for book 2!!

Aidan is looking for his sister who has been missing for two years. He receives a lead from a woman on a train which brings him to a small town in California. In California, he discovers corruption he believes is connected to his missing sister.

This book was definitely well thought out with lots of intricacies that are all connected to each other. You get a lot of different perspectives, which allows the reader to know some things before Aidan learns about them.

This isn’t the usual thriller I go for but it was interesting and held my attention. It was mildly predictable but there was at least one twist I didn’t expect.

Amazing! Hooked from start to finish.
this was a breath of fresh air compared to marks previous novels and I loved it. completely different and unique.
there were twists EVERY chapter, I can't believe how much was packed into this novel and it still flowed so well.
there's a couple reasons I haven't given this book 5 Stars, the first being there was certain parts I just felt uncomfortable reading (personal opinion, just not for me) and secondly I WISH a certain part was different. Can't say without spoiling but I just wanted it to be different 😂.
All in all, great book, definitely recommend to all thriller fans who want a gripping, unique book!

Wow! Crazy story! But good! This book was a little different, the storyline had suspense, action, intrigue, and a bunch of end of days conspiracy people! I could definitely see this happening though! The characters were interesting and the storyline flowed nicely! I definitely recommend reading this book! Its well worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

Aidan's sister Scarlett visited him 2 years ago in Seattle, and suddenly vanished... Aidan has almost given up hope of ever finding her, but then a woman sees someone who looks like Scarlett running through a forest and Aidan knows he must try to find out what happened to his sister. Was she kidnapped? Is she still alive? Are the locals hiding something, and why?

I'm a huge fan of Mark Edwards and his latest book does not disappoint. It is thrilling, tense and creepy and I just loved it! I loved the characters, especially Aidan and his new friend Lana, and I couldn't stop reading until I reached the brilliant ending. Recommended!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book in return for my honest feedback.

Fifteen year old Scarlett disappears into thin air while on a trip to see her brother Aidan in Seattle.
A woman sees a girl running for her life in a forest in Northern California,she is sure the girl is Scarlett.
Aidan heads South to find out for himself,he arrives to find a town covered in missing persons posters.
The locals are afraid and the sheriff won't talk,so it seems like a dead end.
Adian meets a local woman called Lana and while working together to find out what happened they both make enemies that will do anything to protect the truth about what really happens in the forest.
Very gripping and twisty and the ending was amazing.
Just what I've come to expect from Mark Edwards.
Thanks to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing for the ARC.

I was really looking forward to this book - I love Mark Edwards and have read all of his books. Unfortunately, I can't say this is one of my favorites. He's such a great writer and this one drew me in right away, but it just ended up a little flat. It begins with a woman names Francesca traveling on a train on the west coast of the US. A few hours into her journey, she happens to catch sight of a young woman running through a clearing. Not just running, but being chased by a man. The strangest part? Francesca recognizes her - her name is Scarlett and she went missing a few years back from Seattle. She has no doubt that this was the same young woman, her photo was everywhere in the media for months and her flaming red hair was unmistakable.

She contacts a website run by the missing girl's brother, Aidan, and the story shifts to his point of view. She disappeared when she came to stay with him two years ago at his apartment, on vacation from her home in the UK. Even though he knows this could be yet another false sighting of Scarlett, he feels he can't NOT make the trip down to where she was spotted. He'd never forgive himself if he missed out on the chance to find her. He takes the same train trip as Francesca so that he could find the exact clearing and head to the nearest town. Upon arrival, he doesn't have much hope for success, the townspeople are cold and aloof and the local police aren't much better. They humor him by visiting the clearing but tell him there's nothing there to be found, and therefore, nothing else they can do. But when he meets Lana, who also had a sibling disappear, he feels confident that together they can't be ignored.

He doesn't realize that the locals are tired of her ranting about conspiracies and coverups, and they have long since stopped listening to her. Her brother Samuel was declared dead in a wildfire the year before, even though his body was never found, only his cell phone. She swears he would never have gone near the fires and that the mayor and the police are lying about his death. Samuel was dating the mayor's daughter and was last seen at their estate - thus her belief in the mayor's involvement. Along with running the town, he also runs a large construction company and the local water bottling plant. With his influence and power, Lana believes he could make anyone disappear. She convinces Aiden that they need to investigate how deep the corruption is before they become the next ones to vanish.

Along with Aiden's narrative, we also see from another perspective that's tied to the mystery, but it's hard to say much without giving part of the plot away. It's that part of the story that left me with a 'that's what this is all about?' feeling of disappointment. It's believable, and relevant to current events in the world I suppose, but it's just not what I was expecting. The author is capable of so much more, and his stories tend to be creepier and spookier than this was. You realize early on who the evildoers are, if not why they are doing it and to what extent. It's a perfectly good story, just not what I was expecting from this incredible author.

This wasn’t in the typical style of this author. I was expecting a lot more than it delivered. It started off really well but then it hit a plateau and struggled to hold my attention.

An entertaining read,that really delivers the tension home.
It went from feeling like a teen romance,to feeling like an action film in the blink of an eye.
Full of twists,right to the very end.
An enjoyable way to spend a few hours.

I'm a huge fan of Mark Edwards' books but unfortunately, this one fell a little flat for me!

I did really enjoy it but I felt like it was more of a mystery style book than his usual thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

A lot of strong characters and I liked the different POV's but I just thought it was missing something.

This is a very good book. The pacing was great, the characters realistic and the storyline was interesting. I absolutely love Mark Edwards' writing style, it's so easy to read whilst also being atmospheric and really drawing you into the plot.

My main issue is that this the third book by the author I have read where the plot is a man trying to find a missing woman who is in some sort of a cult. There are variances of course but the general gist is the same and it leaves me wondering how many times the same plot can be recycled.

Having said that I still really enjoyed this one as it held its own surprises and was very well written.