Synopsis
‘A great storyteller hitting his stride’ – Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher novels
When a man’s name is read out to be killed, he must do everything to survive. Run is a relentless thriller from Blake Crouch, the bestselling author of Dark Matter and Upgrade.
You only have time to . . . run.
FIVE DAYS AGO: a rash of bizarre murders swept the country.
FOUR DAYS AGO: the murders increased tenfold.
THREE DAYS AGO: the President addressed the nation and begged for calm and peace.
TWO DAYS AGO: the killers began to mobilize.
YESTERDAY: all the power went out.
TONIGHT: they’re reading out the names of those to be killed on the Emergency Broadcast System – and they’ve just read yours.
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Praise for Blake Crouch:
‘Another killer read from Blake’ – Andy Weir, author of The Martian
‘It’s clear you’re in the hands of a master storyteller’ – Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens
‘Blake Crouch doesn't pull any punches’ – Veronica Roth, author of Chosen Ones
Details
10 October 2024336 pages
9781035044689Imprint: Macmillan
Reviews
Imaginative, perfectly paced and extremely clever . . . Walks the fine line between page-turning thriller and smart sci-fi. Another killer read from BlakeAndy Weir, author of The Martian
Blake Crouch has invented his own brand of page-turner – fearlessly genre-bending, consistently surprising and determined to explode the boundaries of what a thriller can beKarin Slaughter, author of After That Night
Terrific . . . A great storyteller hitting his strideLee Child, author of In Too Deep
It’s clear you’re in the hands of a master storytellerAlex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens
