Roadrunner

by Trisha R. Thomas

Book Overview

Dell Fletcher is "Roadrunner, " a millionaire black major-league baseball star who has it all. But when an injury sidelines his career, depression pulls him into a downward spiral. With a diverse cast... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609605844
• ISBN13: 9780609605844
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

"Off Base"

This novel hits alot of life situation that one time another we all have to endure.The storyline are great,sectioning off family,and work.We all are roadrunner somewhere in life.Nice book!!Must read!

Trisha Thomas does it again

After reading Nappily Ever After, Trisha Thomas immediately became one of my favorite authors. I anxiously awaited her next novel and I was not disappointed. Roadrunner is about a professional baseball player, Dell who for a series of reasons, no longer plays ball. His downward spiral not only affects his wife Leah and their children but also ends in his disappearance. Enter Angel, a police officer who tries to get closer to Leah while she is dealing with this latest tragedy. But where is Dell and is he coming back? Everything about this novel was on point. The storyline was very believable and well executed. I could relate to the emotions and actions of all the characters. I read this novel in one sitting; a 3 hour plane trip. I would recommend this book to all but especially fans of Trisha Thomas. Again I anxiously await the next one. Reviewed by Nicole APOOO BookClub

Sport Hero/New Lover

This book open your mind. Even when you are so damn ready to give up on love--LOVE is so much stronger then you. Alot of time we regreat not getting a second chance to say, "I Love You", "I Am Sorry", "I Was Wrong, Please Forgive Me" . Roadrunner offer a change in a Sport Hero life, after his great days are over.

Ms. Thomas hits a homerun with Roadrunner

While Nappily Ever After truly displayed Trisha Thomas' promise as a writer, I eagerly anticipated Roadrunner. It was my hope that in Roadrunner that Thomas would go to the next level in her craft. After finishing Roadrunner, I can honestly tell you that not only has Thomas accomplished that, but she has truly stepped up to the levels of Terry, Eric Jerome, and E.Lynn. Roadrunner takes us into the lives of Leah and Dell "Roadrunner" Flecther. Once a popular baseball athlete, an injury ends Dell's career, leaving him with confusion regarding his direction in life. He also experiences a growing addiction to alcohol and painkillers. His wife, Leah is a successful screenwriter and busy raising their young son Josh and their teenage daughter Kayla. In the middle of the recent changes, Dell and Leah struggle to keep their marriage together, however as the tension mounts and the fighting grows, Dell leaves and eventually disappears after Leah tells him to "get help or get out". Shortly after Dell's disappearance, Officer Angel Lopez enters in the lives of Leah and the children, becoming their "protector" and male figure in Dell's abscene. As Angel makes his way into the family, he eventually grows fond of Leah and falls in love with her. What keys does Angel hold in Dell's whereabouts? What really happened to Dell on the night he disappeared? Will he ever return to Leah and the children? To find out these answers you will have to read this excellent tale from Ms. Thomas.

Very highly recommended!

Roadrunner is entertaining, tightly plotted and a fun read without being totally frivolous. In fact, a lot of the focus is on relationships and marriage and the problems inherent in both. You see a lot of this in novels today, but in this book the mystery elements of the plot and the realistic characters held my interest more than most "fast reads" do. In fact, I found it quite moving as well as entertaining, and thought about it for a long time after I had finished, which made it well worth the cover price. I hope to read more from Trisha Thomas.