Run Rose Run

Warm, feisty. Like having Dolly in the room with you – VAL McDERMID
Run Rose Run grips your heart from the start and never lets go. Like a great Dolly Parton song, it is rich with heart, humour and humanity, full of a yearning for the light even in the darkest of nights. Unforgettably good stuff. – TONY PARSONS, bestselling author of the DC Max Wolfe series
Taut and exciting. Patterson’s mastery plus Parton’s insider knowledge of Nashville’s dark underbelly equals one great read. – LISA GARDNER, bestselling author of the Detective D. D. Warren series
Run Rose Run is a suspenseful tale of a young musician desperate to escape her troubled past. A thrilling journey from two beloved voices, set against the backdrop of the country-music scene. – KATHLEEN GRISSOM, bestselling author of The Kitchen House and Glory Over Everything
Dolly Parton is the beating heart and yearning soul of this amazing novel. Enter James Patterson, who knows how to grab a reader by the throat, kick up the suspense, and move a novel along better than anybody else in the world. Run Rose Run is enthralling, terrifying, enlightening, and moving all at once. – LEE SMITH, bestselling author of The Last Girls and Dimestore
I absolutely loved it! – ROSS KING
A detailed, loving, professional portrait of a country music songwriter’s process, whether alone and dreaming or down in the studio. * The Times *
One of the most eagerly anticipated thrillers of 2022 * Daily Express *
Told with passion and sensitivity it is as much a tribute to Parton’s warmth and humanity as it is to Patterson’s skill as a thriller writer * Daily Mail *
A diverting duet … [Dolly Parton] is able to supply an authenticity in the details of the American music business … The autobiographical aspects of the novel are foregrounded: AnnieLee is as diminutive as Run Rose Run’s co-author, with a similarly sparky, self-deprecating character. * Financial Times *

Dolly Parton is one of the most honoured and beloved singer-songwriters of all time, an acclaimed author, actress, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Over a seven-decade career, her distinctive voice, heartfelt songwriting, warmth, and wit made her a global icon. She earned eleven Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. In 2024, Billboard named her the No. 1 Country Music Artist of All Time.

Dolly was also the author of the bestselling books: Dolly Parton, Songteller, Run, Rose, Run, Behind the Seams, and Good Lookin’ Cookin’. Inspired by her father, who never learned to read or write, she founded Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in 1995. To date, the programme has gifted more than 300 million free books to children around the world.

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world’s most popular series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers, including collaborations with President Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Viola Davis, stand-alone thrillers, and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.

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