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Risky Pursuit Kindle Edition

by Nancy G. West (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars (18)
AGATHA AWARD NOMINEE 2026

#1 Best YA Books That Anyone Would Read
#1YA Summer Thrillers
#1 Best YA Original Story

When protecting your family means risking everything—including your future—how far would you go?

Decker Savage's world is crumbling. His baby brother, Casey, has died. His parents are divorcing. Baseball—his only escape—is slipping through his fingers.

And things are about to get worse.

At a dingy café, Decker spots his mother meeting a mysterious stranger. When the man bolts and his mother looks devastated, Decker follows the stranger into the darkness. The pursuit leads to a violent confrontation, life-changing secrets, and a dangerous web of lies that threatens to destroy what remains of Decker’s family.

Now someone is stalking him, and anonymous notes demand his silence. As the threats escalate, Decker must make an impossible choice: confess to a crime he didn't commit, or watch his family pay the price. With his baseball scholarship on the line and criminal charges looming, Decker must solve the mystery before the stalker strikes again.

Perfect for fans of psychological suspense and coming-of-age mysteries, Risky Pursuit explores the power of forgiveness, the weight of family secrets, and one teen's courageous efforts to save everything he holds dear.
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  1. Print length
    332 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Accessibility
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  4. Publication date
    April 15, 2025
  5. Reading age
    14 - 18 years
  6. File size
    1.2 MB
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From the Publisher

Shadowy photo of baseball field with overlay text of author name Karen M. McManus
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Threatening Note

THE THREAT

Anonymous notes. Slashed tires. Near-miss attacks. Someone knows what Decker saw-and they'll stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

Broken picture frame (referenced broken family)

THE STAKES

His family is crumbling. His father's drowning in secrets. His mother's in danger. One wrong move and Decker loses everything.

Shadowed image of home base on a baseball field with ball and bat nearby.

THE CHOICE

Stay silent and let evil win? Or risk his freedom, his future, and everyone he loves to expose the truth?

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Editorial Reviews

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Lovers of young adult mystery novels with a blend of thrills and adventure will find Nancy G. West's Risky Pursuit an enthralling read....There is suspense, love, secrets, deceit, betrayal, intergenerational friendship...as Decker Savage handles baseball practice, a budding romance, a social life, and running an investigation...and illustrates how grief and divorce affect young people.__ A Book Award Winner, Keith Mbuya for Readers' Favorite

From the Back Cover

In this intergenerational psychological thriller, high school senior Decker Savage, who grieves his baby brother's death and his parents' impending divorce, sees a scruffy stranger with his mother and follows him to a dark house. He hears shouts upstairs, a man hits the floor, and the culprit escapes. Decker follows the elderly victim's ambulance, and through their mutual love of baseball, they become friends. But the man can't remember who attacked him, and Decker fears the assailant will return. His grades crater, his relationships go south, his baseball skills are erratic, and by entering the man's house, he broke the law. Anonymous attacks and notes threaten him: forget the man and the house, or he, his family, and his friend will be the next victims. Can he uncover the culprit's identity and solve the mystery of the attacks? He devises an ingenious plan involving the victim, villain, and his family. If his explosive plan doesn't work, his life, loved ones, and future will be destroyed. In this suspenseful family thriller, victims and villain intertwine in a heart-filled story with characters you won't forget.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0F285GVPD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fire & Ice Young Adult Books
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 15, 2025
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.2 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 332 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8886533842
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 - 18 years
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,514,295 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars (18)

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NEW RELEASE

RISKY PURSUIT

ADULT/YA CROSSOVER THRILLER

GOODREADS

#1 Best YA Books That Anyone Would Read

#1 YA Summer Thrillers #1 Best YA Original Story

ABOUT RISKY PURSUIT

High school senior Decker Savage, convinced the man with his mother is key to the disintegration of his family, follows him through dark streets, to the wrong side of the law, into unexpected relationships, and into danger that tests his courage and threatens everyone he loves. With themes of loss, grief, love, courage, forgiveness, reconciliation, and redemption, this Adult/YA crossover thriller has characters who linger long after the book is closed.

WHAT READERS SAY

"If you enjoy fast-paced, suspenseful stories with relatable characters and a lot of heart, Risky Pursuit by Nancy West will definitely pull you in. Get ready to cheer Decker on — you’ll be hooked until the last page!"_ReaderViews

"A gripping, page-turning mystery filled with tension and high emotional stakes. Proof that even young-adult heroes can have hidden heart and stores of great courage."_James W. Ziskin, Author of the award-winning Ellie Stone mysteries

"A heart pounding page turner with a wonderful cast of characters who will stick with you long after the story ends."

_Keena Redding, Playwright, Atlanta, GA

"This book is a must read for student athletes, their parents, friends, coaches and teachers."_ Jose Martinez, Coach and athlete at the high school and college level

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nancy G. West was a business major who returned to grad school to study English literature and discovered that writing fiction was a lot more fun than accounting. RISKY PURSUIT is the book she absolutely had to write.

She is also the award-winning author of Nine Days to Evil, psychological suspense, and the Aggie Mundeen Rom-Com Mysteries, each of which either won or was nominated for an award. The Plunge, lead-in to the new spin-off featuring Aggie in The Lake Mysteries, was a June 2019 pick by the American Library Association's Book Club Central.

PREVIOUS BOOKS

AGGIE MUNDEEN ROM-COM MYSTERIES - 2020 EDITIONS:

Fit to Be Dead #1 A health club fiasco.

Lefty Award Finalist for Best Humorous Mystery - Chanticleer Award Winner, Mystery & Mayhem

Listed in Top 12 Lighthearted Mystery series

Dang Near Dead #2 Danger and mayhem at the dude ranch.

Finalist: International Chanticleer Award

Smart, But Dead #3 Academics can be murder. A a delightful, timely mystery wrapped in a crash course in genetics and DNA, timely in the post-Covid era with scientists' updates.

River City Dead #4. A vacation rom-com mystery on San Antonio's River Walk.

The perfect San Antonio keepsake. Raven Award Mystery Winner

REVIEWS

"The characters are engaging and the story was great. I can't wait to read more from this author."

(Fit to Be Dead)_Jennifer Schell, Bookshelves Blog and NetGalley

"I absolutely fell in love with Aggie."_Teresa Kander, Book Babble. (Fit to Be Dead)

"Hurrah for Aggie Mundeen, an effervescent heroine who finds trouble wherever she goes even when the initial pursuit is purely intellectual. Aggie's pluck, humor, intelligence, and loving heart will keep her young and make readers smile."(Dang Near Dead) _Carolyn Hart, Winner of Multiple Awards

"Smart, But Dead is the perfect combination of brains and heart. A tight mystery, an irrepressible heroine, and superb writing."_James W. Ziskin, Author of the award-winning Ellie Stone Mysteries

"Smart, But Dead features an impetuous, warm-hearted heroine, blessed with an insatiable curiosity, passion for learning, and an unquenchable zest for life."_Carol Westron, Mystery People.

"I just finished reading the best cozy mystery - one I wished I had written. If looking for a smarter-than-average cozy mystery, this book fills the need."_Upstate New York Reader (Smart, But Dead)

"I've been to San Antonio. I wish I had read this book first." (River City Dead)_Amazon Reviewer

"The author weaves the history of the River Walk into a fascinating story filled with intriguing characters - like taking a vacation while reading a mystery. A great series with fun characters." (River City Dead) _Amazon Reviewer

NINE DAYS TO EVIL. Mystery/suspense prequel to the Aggie Mundeen Rom-Com Mysteries

Clue Award Finalist - Winner of the Blether Gold Award

This novel of psychological suspense, Shakespeare, and non-stop action introduces Aggie and Detective Sam who subsequently appear in the Aggie Mundeen Rom-Com Mystery Series.

THE PLUNGE.

"As Sam and Aggie try to help people in the midst of disaster, they discover some secrets which could destroy the people they are trying to save....The descriptions brought me right into the center of it all. I was at the edge of my seat reading this fast-paced adventure."_ Socrates Book Reviews

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4.4 out of 5 stars
18 global ratings

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  • Sandy lundgren
    5.0 out of 5 stars You feel like you are part of the mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2026
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Riveting to the point of not wanting to put the book down. Well researched and I would like to see Nancy West’s book made into a movie.
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  • T Hooker
    5.0 out of 5 stars Multi-Generational Tale Offers Suspense & Optimism
    Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    The characters in Risky Pursuit, a suspenseful, multi-generational family saga, aren’t perfect. They’ve made costly, sometimes grievous, mistakes. But this novel illustrates that past mistakes need not define us, our relationships, or our futures. Looking for an uplifting read? Risky Pursuit promises readers that redemption is possible—no matter one’s age.
    By combining a multi-generational cast with a suspenseful plot, Risky Pursuit has something to offer readers of every age. In Risky Pursuit, author Nancy G. West excels at letting readers inside the minds of characters in three generations—Decker, the troubled teen protagonist, his divorcing parents, and a lonely old man, estranged from his adult children. The novel also illustrates how a common love—baseball—can break down barriers and turn strangers with seemingly little in common into trusting friends.
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  • Roberta R.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    This is the first book I have read from this author but it will not be the last. This is a fast paced mystery concerning a troubled teen who stumbles on a mystery concerning a man who he thinks is involved with his mother. He gets involved by being in the house of an elderly man who is attacked by the same man. Decker, the MC, tries to figure out who hurt the man. I highly recommend this book to all mystery readers.

    I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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  • Iliana velasco
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2025
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Couldn’t put it down! Nancy V. West keeps you hooked from start to finish!
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  • Deanna D
    1.0 out of 5 stars I read this so you don't have to.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Nothing happens in this book. I picked it up because it was grouped in a top 10 list on Goodreads with psychological thrillers like Gone Girl. This a book where the characters make a lot of breakfast and go to baseball practice. Nothing really happens. If you buy the book, you'll notice several "reviews" for the book that just sum up the short book description. I don't think the reviews actually read the book to the end, but I did. There is about 20 minutes of good content toward the end of the book. It would have made a short story with careful editing. The characters in the book do not talk nor think like people do and they act like folks in the 1950's acted. Kids today do not hang out in diners and if one lost his phone, he would not wait days before remembering to look for it. Teenage boys do not look at a love interest and think, "When the weather gets warmer, it is too bad she will stop wearing these cute sweaters." This is how mothers and grandmothers think. I fell for a clever marketing ploy on Goodreads. I hope to save you from the same mistake.
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  • Keena Redding
    5.0 out of 5 stars Risky Pursuit is a fantastic read!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2025
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Nancy G. West is a masterful storyteller. She has created another unforgettable and complex character in Decker Savage. Her new book RISKY PURSUIT is a heart pounding page turner with a wonderful cast of characters who will stick with you long after the story ends. Keena Redding, Playwright & Theatre Artist, Atlanta, GA.
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  • Joan Wright Mularz, Author of SLATE & the E.T. Madigan YA Mysteries
    5.0 out of 5 stars HE SLEUTHS AT HIS OWN PERIL!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2025
    Format: Kindle
    Risky Pursuit is a compelling story that follows Decker Savage, who, after a devastating loss and the crumbling of his family, struggles with emotions that endanger his friendships, his good grades, and his athletic future. Despite mounting peril, he unravels mysteries and seek answers. Nancy G. West gives an excellent psychological portrayal of a smart high school boy struggling with future-altering decisions and who finds an adult mentor in an unexpected way.
    *I voluntarily read an advance copy of this book. I am not required to leave a review. The comments and opinions expressed are strictly my own.
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  • Pamela J. Bryant
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Page Turner!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2025
    Format: Paperback
    I don’t normally indulge in YA books but a friend recommended it. Oddly, she herself is not an avid reader. She thought my grandson would appreciate it. Natives of San Antonio will have fun following Decker through town as he goes to unusual lengths hoping to solve a mystery involving his mother and a stranger. It is a page turner for sure! Anyone needing to engage a reluctant reader would do well to consider this book as enticement.
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