On the Run

by John D. MacDonald
Category: "Fiction - Mystery"
Pages:224
Year of Publication:1963
Date Added:07/20/2008
Date Read:07/22/2015
Notes:Old Tom Brower is dying. His last wish is to be reconciled to his grandsons. He hires a detective to track them down. Sid beat up a mob guy and is on the run. The detective tracks him down in Texas, and Tom sends his nurse Paula to entice him back. After a rocky start, Sid and Paula fall in love and return to Tom's house. George, the other grandson, is a bottom feeder in another mob and reports that his brother will be at his grandfather's house. The mob sends a hit man who kills George by mistake, then runs into Paula and kills her too before getting killed himself. Sid decides he's done running and teams up with the detective to track down the mob members responsible.
My Rating: 5

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Review - On the Run

Some good MacDonald bits here and there, but overall pretty hard to take. Sid half rapes Paula and then stops. Hours later, they're deeply in love and committed to stay together for life. George is in the same mob that happens to be chasing his brother. Sid decides to join with the detective to chase the mob, but no reason is given for why the detective wants to do this.

Reviewed by Roger on 2015-07-22 17:41:25

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