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Running in Circles: An international mystery with a heart-stopping twist (Lucy Lewis Thriller Book 1) Kindle Edition

3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 42 ratings

An international thriller with a shocking conclusion! Perfect for fans of Patricia Gibney, L J Ross, C L Taylor and Angela Marsons…

You can’t outrun murder…

When
Lucy Lewis landed herself a reporting job on an idyllic Thai island, she thought she’d found paradise.

But one day
her dream turns into a nightmare…

A
bomb goes off outside her hostel and there is more than one fatality.

Although the local paper she works for is mainly a tourist guide, the phone is soon ringing off the hook with people desperate to hear news of their loved ones.

Together with her editor,
Steve Boyd, Lucy finds herself drawn into the investigation.

And things become more complicated when the
dead body of someone connected to the paper washes up on the shore.

Was the bomb planted by terrorists? Are the two incidents connected?

Lucy finds herself running in circles as she desperately searches for the key to the mystery…


RUNNING IN CIRCLES is a thrilling international mystery set in Thailand: a private investigation featuring an exciting new female lead.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07J1YWRZD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books (December 27, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 27, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.6 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 259 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 42 ratings

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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2019
    Running in Circles is a murder mystery set in Thailand. I found it to be quite intriguing with a plot twist I was not expecting. The main character Lucy was very likable and her role plausible. The book kept my interest and when I did put it down I found that I wanted to pick it up and continue reading. I would definitely recommend Running in Circles for all of the mystery lovers out there.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2019
    This book started off strong. A small newspaper run by two people who have run away from their lives, one American and one British, to a small island. There's an explosion out of nowhere and a disappearance shortly after and the two need to find out what was behind both. Well, they don't have to and they don't do a very good job of it. The title is accurate. They run in circles. They occasionally have things fall into their laps or they find out when everyone else in the world (who hasn't been running around making stupid choices and almost killing themselves) does.

    Lucy had her strengths and I tried to get to know her. The characters all seemed to have almost the same voice, though (even though they all came from different parts of the world to meet on this island), and I never really connected with any of them. I was interested in the beginning, but all of the running around in the middle became distracting. I just had the hope that it would all come together in the end. It just never felt like it did for me. So many things just ended, carne out of left field, or dropped in front of the main characters at the very end and there was no sense of closure or connection to the story that had been all over the place.

    Not a bad debut. The author may come up with more compelling characters or stories in the future, but this one did not grab me.

    I'd like to thank the author and publisher for giving me a copy of this book to review.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2019
    Lucy Lewis is a young journalist working for a local newspaper far away from her home on a small Thailand Island where nothing much happens. There are just two people working at the news agency, Koh Star News, herself and her editor Steve.

    Lucy has been on the island for six months and is used to writing about easy stories such as tourists getting married on the beach. However, one evening a bomb goes off across the road from the hostel she has been staying at, outside a bar. Numerous people are killed and many more injured.

    After the pair pull themselves together and manage to get over the shock of the bomb, it’s time for some investigative work. Lucy first though has to see the local golf course owner about a story she promised to cover in the paper. The owner, Shuttleworth, though wants info on the bombing. He believes he might have some valuable information which he shares with Lucy. However, it’s not long before Shuttleworth is beaten and taken hostage.

    Something sinister is at play on the island and Lucy and Steve are determined to find out what it is and who is responsible for the bombing but there are eyes everywhere on the island. Can they find the truth and make it public before the pair are permanently kept quiet?

    The book begins not long before the bomb goes off killing numerous people. Lucy was showered in glass in her room at the local hostel, just across the road and witnesses the aftermath of such a devastating event. We witness her trying to come to terms with the explosion and the sights she has seen, from not sleeping, eating, and being sick. Eventually, she realises that being a journalist means that she is to cover the story, but she is damn sure if she is going to cover it she is going to get the truth and that means doing some digging in places some people don’t want her too.

    The plot has plenty of drama and action throughout and both Steve and Lucy were great characters to share my time with. Lucy was perfectly realistic and her reactions to the events were hard to watch but at the same time, you get to see a woman who has been through some hard times in her past and the strength that they have given her.

    I was kept intrigued right until the end wanting to be there every step of the way as the story unfolds. Why would anyone want to explode a bomb on a little island where not much happens?

    I think this is the first book I have read that is set in Thailand and Ms. Gray sets the scene perfectly. I believe this is the first in a new series and I can’t wait to read the next book.

    Book Reviewed on Whispering Stories Blog
    *I received a free copy of this book, which I voluntarily reviewed
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2018
    Perfect psychological thriller! It moved at a fast pace with twists and turns throughout! I couldn’t put it down! Highly recommend!
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2018
    On a tiny island off the coast of Thailand, a bomb explodes close to Lucy Lewis's hostel. Lucy is the junior reporter for a small English language paper serving the island. She and her editor, Steve Boyd, try to make sense of the tragedy and deal with their shock. When Lucy receives a possible tip on the person who planted the bomb, she puts her grief aside to investigate.

    This is an unusual book that is told in the first person by Lucy. There is no easing into the story. It starts with the dramatic event of the bombing and while we learn that both Lucy and Steve have heartache in their past, they seem shadows of themselves during the days following the bombing. They have a wonderful friendship, but it becomes clear there is a lot about their past and their current lives they haven't shared with the other. The premise of the book and the friendship between these two co-workers are my favorite parts of the book.

    The story movies quickly for the first two-thirds of the book. I enjoyed seeing Lucy on the track of a story and a ruthless killer. However, that's when as the title suggests, things start to go in circles and I became confused over what was going on. I didn't care for any of the supporting characters who are introduced and the story is hard to follow from this point on. Most things seem to get wrapped up by the end of the book and there are a few surprises. In spite of the fact that things were winding down, the ending still felt abrupt.

    This series has potential, especially if future books are as good as the the beginning of this one.

    I received this book through the courtesy of Sapere Books. The book was provided to me in exchange for an honest review.

Top reviews from other countries

  • lisanicholas_x
    5.0 out of 5 stars An idyllic Thai island is the perfect backdrop to this exciting thriller
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2025
    A wonderful sense of place elevates this thriller as the idyllic Thai island it is set on is bombed and we watch as the horrors of the aftermath unfold in a place of great beauty. The tension this adds is fantastic. The lead character, Lucy, has a fantastic voice, and I felt really drawn into her world. I was captivated by her journey as she became increasingly entangled with not only trying to find out what happened the day of the bomb, but also involved in solving a separate murder and finding herself in deeper danger with each passing page. I found the plot compelling and exciting, and the characters easy to root for. I'd love to read more of Lucy Lewis' adventures!
  • Shirley Blane, author of The Widow's Revenge
    4.0 out of 5 stars An exotic island thriller
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2019
    Written in the first person, Lucy is running away from her past although we don't learn why until nearly the end of the story. Working as a journalist on a small tourist aimed newspaper, she realises that her boss, Steve, is also running away from something. The author writes evocatively about the Thai island on which the story is based, giving us a real flavour of what living on a tropical island is like. When a bomb goes off in the town, chaos ensues and Lucy and Steve want to investigate. However, when a murder then occurs at a holiday resort on the other side of the island, Lucy becomes involved in that, too, as it seems it may be connected. Unfortunately, she puts herself into danger and nearly loses her life as a result. I enjoyed this book and will certainly look for the next one by this author.
  • David Gravatt
    5.0 out of 5 stars A real page turner
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2019
    I could hardly put it down and read it in two days. It gets straight into the action from the off and doesn’t let up the tension.

    I also liked the way you found out more about the characters as you found out more about the plot.

    Would recommend to anyone over the age 18 - definitely a grown up read.
  • Kittiwake
    4.0 out of 5 stars Suspense and vivid scenery
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2019
    A well achieved first novel that is packed with suspense. The story held my attention until the end, although I felt one resolution was revealed to the characters rather than resolved by them. That said, the sub-plot involved high drama and suspense and the settings for the up-country scenes were vividly described. The two main characters, Lucy and Steve, have secrets which are woven into the text and finally revealed at the end. The story line was a little repetitive in places and a few loose ends remained untied but overall I enjoyed the book and look forward to the next.
  • francesca
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2019
    Really gripping read with such loveable characters, I'm left itching for the next one, just so I can hang out with them more. Its set on a Thai island and I like the way it captures the feeling of the place, highly recommend.

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