BOOK REVIEW- GIRL ON THE RUN

When a fairytale fantasy night becomes a nightmare, Chessa Paxton must run for her life...but will the truth set her free?
Chessa Paxton, an event planner in Lake Tahoe, celebrates a successful night at the Happily Ever After Ball, but her dream quickly becomes a nightmare when she wakes up beside the body of her dead husband. Nauseous and confused, feeling as if she's been drugged, she can't explain to the sheriff why her princess costume is bloodied. With her father already a convicted murderer, she feels invisible shackles ratcheting onto her wrists and ankles. She runs! But she can't escape vivid flashes of memory: a massacre in a meadow; men and women in fairy tale costumes; Snow White's dead body shielding her from bullets.  AMAZON   5 STARS 

What a great story. It pulled me in really quickly. It didn't take very long to feel the confusion, fear and helplessness of the main character. And oh baby, was Chessa in way over her head. She's little a baby in the woods when it comes to what she had to deal with when she comes to. She doesn't even have time to grieve her beloved dead husband. Things weren't looking good even before they knew who her father was...That's when many believed it was a slam dunk...that she was the killer. Tallchief is the detective in charge who quickly comes to the conclusion she did it. He's also got his eye on political office, so if he can get some glory by closing this case, it will give him a big push up.
Detective Marcus Newman, was also part of the team investigating. He wasn't in charge because he wouldn't play the politics game but he was like second in charge, reporting to Tallchief. He was there when Chessa was interrogated at the murder scene. And he WASN'T buying her innocent act. But after awhile, he begins to doubt that he has all the facts. He still is going to arrest her when he catches her but things aren't adding up. Deputy Keegan was his new partner, green as grass but with potential. He also added some interesting moments to the story.
If I didn't make it clear enough before, Chessa is not a budding McGuyver. But she does have some lucky breaks, some alert moments and some close calls when she goes on the run. She's going to prove she's innocent. She's not sure how, there just has to be a way.
This story has steady action, with several different mysteries working at the same time without being confusing. The people included in the book are also interesting, many with their own motives at work. I was always asking myself, "Ok, how does this person figure in?"
There is a Massive twist towards the end that I did not see coming but it helps bring everything to a dramatic end.
I enjoyed every moment of it and look forward to reading more from this author.

I received a copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.