String of Beads

A Jane Whitefield Novel, Book 8

By: Thomas Perry

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

After two decades protecting innocent victims on the run, and a year after getting shot on a job that took a dangerous turn for the worse, Jane McKinnon, née Whitefield, has settled into the quiet life of a suburban housewife in Amherst, New York - or so she thinks. One morning as she comes back from a long run, Jane is met by an unusual sight: all eight clan mothers, the female leaders of the Seneca clans, parked in her driveway in two black cars. A childhood friend of Jane's from the reservation, Jimmy, is wanted by the police for the murder of a local white man. But instead of turning himself in, he's fled, and no one knows where he is hiding out. At the clan mothers' request, Jane retraces a walking trip she and Jimmy took together when they were 14 in hopes that he has gone the same way again. But it soon becomes clear that the police aren't the only ones after him.

As the chase intensifies, the number of people caught up in this twisted plot multiplies, and Jane is the only one who can protect those endangered by it. A String of Beads is an addictive, fast-paced thriller about how abandoning the past can sometimes be the hardest thing to do, even when your life - and the life of those you love - depends on it.

©2015 Thomas Perry (P)2015 HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books.

Great author

I can always count on Thomas Perry for a great story. He did it again!

Jane's stories keep getting better

The Jane Whitfield character keeps evolving. The storyline are getting better, there a definite repetition to the series. But the author is terrific.

Another great story

Loved it. Jane did her usual awesome job, and the reader was excellent. Definitely recommend

Back on track

This Jane Whitefield was absolute best of the last several. It had the spark of the earlier novels in the series and kept me wanting to hit the play button when more important things beckoned

robotic reading

I have always liked this character and her stories but the reader was awful and it distracted from the book.

Another interesting Jane Whitfield runner.

Another interesting story in an intriguing series. I hope to read more by this author in Jane Whitfield series or other.

Slow starter 

The story was slow starting for me. I would listen, but not feeling engaged. It took me several different times to listen long enough for my interest to be piqued. however, once it was, I finished in one day. I don’t know if my resistance to the story was because of the storyline or because I’m disappointed that Jane broke her promise to her husband. But if she hadn’t, there wouldn’t be a story to listen to.

Another enjoyable book by Perry

I learn so much about remaining safe & becoming invisible from his books. And the history of the Seneca Indians is interesting since i am from NYS. I do get a little tired out though from following along, haha

Good. but

the whole series is excellent... that said there needs more back story.. it was attempted here.. and done well but let's hear how she trained. why?? how funding came to her..

Compelling and Exciting

As with most of Perry's Jane Whitefield novels, the pace is unrelenting and the sense of worry for the characters gets ramped up to the max. This is a great getaway read from start to finish. My only complaint is with the stiffness of Perry's dialog. When Jane is tracking a bad guy or running from one, I'm enthralled. When the characters have to talk to one another, they instead talk AT each other and I start paging ahead.