Running Scared

By: Elizabeth Lowell

Narrated by: Maria Tucci

In the scorching heat of the Southwestern desert, a frightened old man knows his time is quickly running out, as the bad karma of his own good fortune is finally closing in on him after 50 years.

Risa Sheridan knows everything there is to know about gold; and her boss, Shane Tannahill, is addicted to the stuff, having already made the precious metal the theme of his ultrasuccessful Las Vegas casino. Now an ancient Celtic piece is being offered to Shane, with the promise of more to come, and the casino owner is hooked. Risa, however, is wary, because something about this particular artifact says "stay away".

Soon people are dying all around Risa and Shane, as the wrong hands reach out for a remarkable golden treasure wrapped in a terrifying conundrum that dates back to the time of the Druids. However, it is a more contemporary danger that is drawing the beautiful gold expert and her gold-loving employer closer together, and is placing them in the center of an insidious plot to destroy Shane Tannahill and everything he's struggled so hard to build.

© Elizabeth Lowell; (P)HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"Tucci's gravelly voice excels in the faster moments of the plot, whether voicing a purr or a growl, as she presents Lowell's main characters, antique gold expert Risa Sheridan and Las Vegas casino mogul Shane Tannahill¿" (AudioFile)

Running Scared Abridged

I’m not a fan of abridged books generally, but this one was done pretty well. While I haven’t read the actual book recently enough to remember what parts were cut out, there were no obvious jumps & hitches to point it out. Still, if the audiobook hadn’t been on sale, I doubt I would have given it a chance. I’m glad I did. After the 1st book in the series, this was my 2nd favorite of the Rarities Unltd series.

Love the story, hate the audible doesn’t match.

I love the story and the series. I am extremely disappointed the audible doesn’t match the book. I wouldn’t have purchased the audible if I had known It was abridged. I like to listen and read at different my times. So much detail is left out on the audible version. I now own a book I won’t listen to. Waste of a credit.

Great story, terrible narrator

I love this story, but this is the abridged version and leaves out a lot. And the narrator is awful. She has a very gravelly voice that makes the women sound whiny or masculine, and makes the men sound like they are chewing rocks. The accents she uses are inaccurate to the characters and are very grating. I definitely don't recommend this version.

Loved this book but this version is terrible!!

I loved this book when I read it in print..I had read it several times and felt a great connection with the characters and the past. This book was the bridged copy, which it didn't say when I bought it. It left out the whole story of the past, and the story doesn't develop enough so that when the main characters do come together it seems sudden and trite. Also, the narrator is terrible with a low, gravely voice that doesn't serve a male or female..terrible! I wouldn't recommend this copy to anyone.