From America's most beloved superstar and its greatest storyteller - a thriller about a young singer-songwriter on the rise and on the run, and determined to do whatever it takes to survive.'Warm, feisty. Like having Dolly in the room with you' VAL McDERMID___________________________FIND A FUTURE. LOSE A PAST.She's a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her.She's also on the run.Nashville is where she's come to claim her destiny.It's also where the darkness she's fled might find her. And destroy her...RUN ROSE RUN: a story glittering with danger and desire.Also available: an album of 12 original Dolly Parton songs made for the novel!____________________________'Taut and exciting. Patterson's mastery plus Parton's insider knowledge of Nashville's dark underbelly equals one great read' LISA GARDNER'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'A thrilling journey from two beloved voices, set against the backdrop of the country-music scene' KATHLEEN GRISSOM'Dolly Parton is the beating heart and yearning soul of this amazing novel. Run Rose Run is enthralling, terrifying, enlightening and moving all at once' LEE SMITH'One of the most eagerly anticipated thrillers of 2022' DAILY EXPRESS'We always knew Dolly Parton was a wit. ("It costs me a lot of money to look this cheap.") In Covid, funding vaccine research, she became a hero. For her next trick, she unveils herself as a novelist, co-writing her debut with prolific hit-machine James Patterson' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Tells the story of a down-on-her-luck singer songwriter whose career is turbo-charged żeby a country music legend bearing more than a passing resemblance to the legendary Parton herself' SUNDAY EXPRESS'It could be the literary year's shining jewel. Or more surely, simply sell żeby the shedload' RTE'America's master storyteller and much-loved performer join forces' SUN'It's going to be big' THE TIMES