Thomas Perry: A String of Beads (UK 2023)

From the Publisher:
A year after getting shot on a job that took a dangerous turn, Jane has settled into the quiet life of a suburban housewife in Amherst, New York -- or so she thinks. One morning, coming back from a long run, Jane is met by an unusual sight: the female leaders of the eight Seneca clans parked in her driveway in two black cars. They have come to her with a troublesome request. Jane's childhood friend from the reservation, Jimmy, is wanted by the police for the murder of a local white man, and he has fled. The clan mothers believe that Jane is the only one who can find him.

So Jane sets out to retrace a journey she took with Jimmy when they were fourteen years old, and soon realizes that the police aren't the only ones after him. As the chase intensifies, the number of people caught up in this deadly plot grows, and Jane is the only one who can protect those endangered by it.

Thomas Perry: A String of Beads. A Jane Whitefield Novel. Grove Press UK, ISBN: 9781804710296 (August, 2023), 388 p., £9.99, eBook £3.99.

Thomas Perry: A String of Beads (USA 2015)

From the Publisher:
From the New York Times bestselling author Thomas Perry, A String of Beads is an addictive, brilliantly suspenseful novel featuring rescue artist Jane Whitefield, who has spent two decades protecting innocent victims on the run.

A year after getting shot on a job that took a dangerous turn, Jane has settled into the quiet life of a suburban housewife in Amherst, New York -- or so she thinks. One morning, coming back from a long run, Jane is met by an unusual sight: the female leaders of the eight Seneca clans parked in her driveway in two black cars. They have come to her with a troublesome request. Jane's childhood friend from the reservation, Jimmy, is wanted by the police for the murder of a local white man, and he has fled. The clan mothers believe that Jane is the only one who can find him. Jane sets out to retrace a journey she took with Jimmy when they were fourteen years old, and soon realizes that the police aren't the only ones after him. As the chase intensifies, the number of people caught up in this deadly plot grows, and Jane is the only one who can protect those endangered by it.

Thomas Perry: A String of Beads. A Jane Whitefield Novel. Grove Press, ISBN: 9780802124449 (December, 2015), 388 p., $16.00.

Thomas Perry: A String of Beads (USA 2015)

From the Publisher:
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 fourteen 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.

Thomas Perry: A String of Beads. A Jane Whitefield Novel. The Mysterious Press, ISBN: 9780802123299 (December, 2014), 388 p., $26.00.