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Runaway
by Peter May"Five of us had run away that fateful night just over a month before. Only three of us would be going home. And nothing, nothing would ever be the same again."Glasgow, 1965. Headstrong teenager Jack Mackay cannot allow for even the possibility of a life of predictability and routine. The seventeen-year-old has just one destination on his mind--London--and successfully convinces his four friends, and fellow bandmates, to join him in abandoning their homes to pursue a goal of musical stardom.Glasgow, 2015. Jack Mackay dares not look back on a life of failure and mediocrity. The heavy-hearted sixty-seven-year-old is still haunted by what might have been. His recollections of the terrible events that befell him and his friends some fifty years earlier, and how he did not act when it mattered most is a memory he has tried to escape his entire adult life.London, 2015. A man lies dead in a one-room flat. His killer looks on, remorseless. What started with five teenagers following a dream five decades before has been transformed over the intervening decades into a waking nightmare that might just consume them all.Runaway is a tense crime thriller spanning a half-century of friendships solidified and severed, dreams shared and shattered, passions ignited and extinguished, all set against the backdrop of two unique cities at two unique and transformational periods of recent history.
Runaway Colton (The Coltons of Texas #11)
by Karen WhiddonA wrongfully accused woman is tracked down by a bounty hunter—who makes her an offer she can’t resist . . . Wrongfully accused of masterminding her adoptive father’s disappearance, Piper Colton needs answers. So she leaves the family ranch behind to embark on a dangerous mission . . . but she’s not alone for long. Her brother enlists the help of Cord Maxwell—a local bounty hunter—to ensure his sister’s safe return. But Cord has an agenda of his own, and it’s not just to avoid falling for the Colton beauty! He promises to help her if she’ll help him find his runaway niece—and stay with him. It’s an offer she cannot resist and a powerful attraction she cannot deny . . .
Runaway Heart
by Saranne DawsonTHEY ONLY HAD EACH OTHERZach Hollis, by-the-book cop, had been done wrong. He'd earned the respect of many men-and the love of one woman: Charlotte "C.Z." Morrison. So when she found Zach as a fugitive, she left behind her button-down ways and went on the run with him-to clear his name and find an elusive killer.Fear ran like wildfire in C.Z.'s veins, but in the depth of Zach's blue eyes was the conviction of an honest lawman-protector turned prey. With no one else to trust, with no safe haven, except in each other's arms, would their love overcome the odds?
Runaway Heiress: Sheltered By The Cowboy Single Mom's Bodyguard Runaway Heiress Captivating Witness (Cold Case Detectives #5)
by Jennifer MoreyThe Cold Case Detectives series heats up as sparks fly between a relentless investigator and a murder witness.When someone is shot right in front of him, elite investigator Jasper Roesch is on the job. He can’t rest until he solves the case of who tried to kill this victim. What he knows: heiress Sadie Moreno witnessed the murder of a homeless man she was helping, and now someone wants her silenced forever. Jasper whisks Sadie away to a remote Wyoming hideaway to protect her, but not even the former SWAT agent’s crime-fighting skills can keep assassins at bay. The woman he’s reluctantly falling for isn’t telling him everything . . . and that secret is something that may get them both killed.“Jennifer Morey has lots of mysteries in her story, and I was intrigued with each new detail that was learned. Suspense builds in Runaway Heiress because of the huge number of unknowns . . . Jennifer Morey definitely had me guessing.” —alwaysreviewing.com
Runaway Man: A Mystery (A Benji Golden Mystery #1)
by David HandlerThe first in a smart and funny series from award-winning author David Handler, featuring an irresistible young PI in New York City.Benji Golden works in his family's struggling mom-and-pop business above a twenty-four-hour diner on Broadway and West 103rd Street. Golden Legal Services, a private detective agency, was started by Benji's hero-cop father. The business is now run by Benji's mother, who used to be the only Jewish pole dancer in New York City, and is staffed by Lovely Rita, an eye-popping computer wizard and a former lap dancer.Baby-faced Benji—who is exactly one-quarter inch shy of five-foot-six, weighs a buck thirty-seven, and answers to the nickname "Bunny"—specializes in tracking down teen runaways. One day, when a lawyer in fancy shoes arrives from Park Avenue's classiest law firm offering a job and lots of money, Benji and his mother can't say no. Bruce Weiner is a senior at prestigious Canterbury College. A client of the firm has bestowed a considerable inheritance on Bruce, but Bruce has gone missing, and it's up to Benji to find him. One murder later, Benji finds himself on a dangerous investigation that will take him to the highly secretive core of the most powerful city on earth.Runaway Man delivers all that a David Handler novel promises: smart humor, a thrilling and sexy story, and characters you won't soon forget.
Runaway Murder (A Carson Stables Mystery #4)
by Leigh HearonBreaking free from her mounting responsibilities on the Olympic Peninsula, Carson Stables owner Annie Carson reluctantly swaps muddy jeans for breeches to attend a dressage event in Southern California. But after settling into elegant digs at a historic mansion, she finds herself surrounded by palace intrigue, backbiting riders, and cold-blooded murder. As Annie makes heads or tails of clues scattered around the show ring, she must figure out which of her new acquaintances is a killer—before the crazed culprit takes the reins . . . Praise for Leigh Hearon: "Here's a new heroine after my own heart. Plan to stay up all night with this one because this mystery is a winner right out of the gate!" —Fern Michaels, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Reining in Murder "This strikingly polished first mystery is, quite simply, remarkable. Reining in Murder has it all: rounded characters, likeable protagonist, thrilling, perfectly paced plot and impeccable narrative style . . . Leigh Hearon masterfully maintains the suspense to the very finish line." —Mystery Scene Magazine on Reining in Murder “Leigh Hearon seems destined for high marks with what is shaping up to be a delightful new series in the mystery genre.” —Colorado Daily News on Reining in Murder “This murder mystery will be enjoyed by anyone who likes chewing hay and wearing riding boots.” —Fresh Fiction on Reining in Murder “The action-packed scenes are stellar, as well as the descriptions of the gorgeous and dangerous Washington wilderness. This third in the series presents a unique heroine, one whose devotion to horses is as admirable as her wit and intelligence.” —Kings River Life Magazine on Unbridled Murder
Runaway Rascal (Pet Finders Club #9)
by Ben M. BaglioNat's house guest loses her dwarf rabbit during a birthday party.
Runaway Witness (Protected Identities)
by Maggie K. BlackThere is no safe place—not even in witness protection.On the run after her witness protection location is exposed, Iris James trusts nobody—until the return of an undercover detective she thought was dead. Mack Gray was once Iris’s protector—and the man she was falling for—but he was forced to fake his death and go into hiding. Now with a killer’s henchmen on their trail, can he keep her alive long enough to testify?Protected Identities
Runaway: a high-stakes mystery thriller from the master of quality crime writing
by Peter MayFIVE DREAMS OF FAMEGlasgow, 1965. Jack Mackay dares not imagine a life of predictability and routine. The headstrong seventeen-year-old has one thing on his mind - London - and successfully convinces his four friends, and fellow band mates, to join him in abandoning their homes to pursue a goal of musical stardom. FIVE DECADES OF FEARGlasgow, 2015. Jack Mackay dares not look back on a life of failure and mediocrity. The heavy-hearted sixty-seven-year old is still haunted by the cruel fate that befell him and his friends some fifty years before, and how he did and did not act when it mattered most - a memory he has run from all his adult life. London, 2015. A man lies dead in a bedsit. His killer looks on, remorseless. What started with five teenagers five decades before will now be finished.(P)2015 Quercus Editions Ltd
Runaway: a high-stakes mystery thriller from the master of quality crime writing
by Peter MayTHE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY, THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERS'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today' Undiscovered Scotland'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May' New York Journal of BooksFIVE DREAMS OF FAMEGlasgow, 1965. Jack Mackay dares not imagine a life of predictability and routine. The headstrong seventeen-year-old has one thing on his mind - London - and successfully convinces his four friends, and fellow band mates, to join him in abandoning their homes to pursue a goal of musical stardom.FIVE DECADES OF FEARGlasgow, 2015. Jack Mackay dares not look back on a life of failure and mediocrity. The heavy-hearted sixty-seven-year old is still haunted by the cruel fate that befell him and his friends some fifty years before, and how he did and did not act when it mattered most - a memory he has run from all his adult life.London, 2015. A man lies dead in a bedsit. His killer looks on, remorseless. What started with five teenagers five decades before will now be finished.LOVE PETER MAY? PREORDER A WINTER GRAVE now!
Runaway: a high-stakes mystery thriller from the master of quality crime writing
by Peter MayTHE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY, THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERS'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today' Undiscovered Scotland'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May' New York Journal of BooksFIVE DREAMS OF FAMEGlasgow, 1965. Jack Mackay dares not imagine a life of predictability and routine. The headstrong seventeen-year-old has one thing on his mind - London - and successfully convinces his four friends, and fellow band mates, to join him in abandoning their homes to pursue a goal of musical stardom.FIVE DECADES OF FEARGlasgow, 2015. Jack Mackay dares not look back on a life of failure and mediocrity. The heavy-hearted sixty-seven-year old is still haunted by the cruel fate that befell him and his friends some fifty years before, and how he did and did not act when it mattered most - a memory he has run from all his adult life.London, 2015. A man lies dead in a bedsit. His killer looks on, remorseless. What started with five teenagers five decades before will now be finished.LOVE PETER MAY? PREORDER A WINTER GRAVE now!
Rundown
by Michael CadnumDriven by something she cannot understand, a teenager tells a dangerous lie In the last 16 days, 7 women have been assaulted by the South Bay rapist, and the students of UC Berkeley walk to class in fear. To the campus, he&’s a terror. To Jennifer, he&’s an opportunity. An overindulged high school student who feels unable to escape her older sister&’s shadow, Jennifer is desperate for attention—no matter how she gets it. To steal the spotlight from her sister, she&’s about to do something unspeakable. Jennifer goes running in the canyon after dark. She throws herself through a bramble patch and staggers to the campus police, covered in scratches and blood. She was attacked by the South Bay rapist, she claims. She barely got away. When her lie spirals out of control, however, Jennifer realizes the spotlight is hotter than she can handle.
Rundown: A Pratt And Ellis Mystery (Pratt & Ellis Mystery #3)
by Rick BletchaToronto homicide detectives Pratt and Ellis are brought in to investigate a series of hit-and-runs. Someone seems to be trying to kill random people using stolen cars. The detectives try to find any connections between the victims that might indicate something else at work. What they discover is beyond their wildest imagining.
Rune
by Christopher FowlerAcross London people are dying in freak accidents. There doesn't seem to be a connection, until some of the bodies yield a puzzling clue: strips of paper, inscribed with indecipherable markings.
Rune di sangue
by Karina ReißL'ambiziosa, ma timida studentessa di legge, Konstanze incontra l'affascinante Robert a una festa, i due vanno subito d'accordo. Presto però lui rivela la sua vera identità e la ragazza si ritrova catapultata in una rete di violenza e intrighi. Il suo sogno di diventare procuratore sembra essere andato in frantumi e la sua vita sta andando in rovina. Cercando di prevenire un terribile assassinio, si ritrova in un pericolo mortale.
Runner
by Carl DeukerWhen a new job falls his way, Chance jumps at the opportunity, becoming a runner who picks up strange packages on a daily route and delivers them to a shady man at the marina. Chase knows how much he will earn-what he doesn't know is how much he will pay.Suspenseful, fast-paced, and timely, this novel avoids easy answers as it examines issues of terrorism and patriotism, fear and courage, and lives of privilege and poverty.This brand new paperback edition includes a Q and A with author Carl Deuker.
Runner
by Patrick LeeSam Dryden, retired special forces, lives a quiet life in a small town on the coast of Southern California. While out on a run in the middle of the night, a young girl runs into him on the seaside boardwalk. Barefoot and terrified, she's running from a group of heavily armed men with one clear goal--to kill the fleeing child. After Dryden helps her evade her pursuers, he learns that the eleven-year-old, for as long as she can remember, has been kept in a secret prison by forces within the government. But she doesn't know much beyond her own name, Rachel. She only remembers the past two months of her life--and that she has a skill that makes her very dangerous to these men and the hidden men in charge. Dryden, who lost his wife and young daughter in an accident five years ago, agrees to help her try to unravel her own past and make sense of it, to protect her from the people who are moving heaven and earth to find them both. Although Dryden is only one man, he's a man with the extraordinary skills and experience--as a Ranger, a Delta, and five years doing off-the-book black ops with an elite team. But, as he slowly begins to discover, the highly trained paramilitary forces on their heels is the only part of the danger they must face. Will Rachel's own unremembered past be the most deadly of them all?
Runner (A Chicago Mystery #4)
by Tracy Clark&“Exceptional…The action builds to an exciting showdown. Those who like their crime novels with a social conscience will be amply rewarded.&” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED review Former homicide cop turned private investigator Cass Raines gets the job done in this page-turning Chicago-set novel from award-winning author Tracy Clark. For mystery/suspense fans as well as fans of Laura Lippman. Chicago in the dead of winter can be brutal, especially when you&’re scouring the frigid streets for a missing girl. Fifteen-year-old Ramona Titus has run away from her foster home. Her biological mother, Leesa Evans, is a recovering addict who admits she failed Ramona often in the past. But now she&’s clean. And she&’s determined to make up for her mistakes—if Cass can only help her find her daughter. Cass visits Ramona&’s foster mother, Deloris Poole, who is also desperate to bring the girl home. Ramona came to Deloris six months ago, angry and distrustful, but was slowly opening up. The police are on the search, but Cass has sources closer to the streets, and a network of savvy allies. Yet it seems Ramona doesn&’t want to be found. And Cass soon begins to understand why. Ramona is holding secrets dark enough to kill for, and anyone who helps her may be fair game. And if Ramona can&’t run fast enough and hide well enough to keep the truth safe, she and Cass may both be out of time.
Runner (Runner #1)
by William C. DietzOn a lonely planet in the distant future, Earth is a fading memory and technology is falling into ruin. As a "runner," Jak Rebo delivers valuable packages from planet-to-planet. When he takes an assignment to deliver a young boy believed to be a reincarnated religious leader to another planet, Jak finds himself at the center of a violent religious conflict, dodging assassins around every corner.The risk doubles after he teams p with Lani Norr, a beautiful "sensitive" with a secret ability so powerful, some will stop at nothing to find and control her. Together they must battle their way through the far reaches of the galaxy to protect the boy and save their own lives.From New York Times bestselling science fiction author William C. Dietz comes this thrilling, action-packed book, which is the first in a two-volume series.
Runner (The Jane Whitefield Novels #6)
by Thomas PerryThe New York Times bestselling author &“blend[s] the frenetic pacing of a top-notch thriller with Native American mysticism&” in Jane Whitefield&’s return (Publishers Weekly). &“The world&’s foremost specialist in hiding fugitives from their pursuers is back with a vengeance&” in this &“high-potency thriller&” (Kirkus Reviews). For more than a decade, Jane Whitefield practiced her unusual profession: &“I&’m a guide . . . I show people how to go from places where somebody is trying to kill them to other places where nobody is.&” Then she promised her husband she would never work again, and settled in to live a happy, quiet life as Jane McKinnon, the wife of a surgeon in Amherst, New York. But when a bomb goes off in the middle of a hospital fundraiser, Jane finds herself face to face with the cause of the explosion: a young pregnant girl who has been tracked across the country by a team of guns-for-hire. That night, regardless of what she wants or the vow she&’s made to her husband, Jane must come back to transform one more victim into a runner. Her quest for safety sets in motion a mission that may be as much of a rescue operation as it is a chance for revenge. &“Readers who have been clamoring for the return of Thomas Perry&’s most popular heroine can stop waiting. After a nine-year absence, Jane Whitefield is back.&”—The Associated Press &“A first-class thriller and the welcome return of an outstanding series.&”—Booklist (starred review)
Runner (The\jane Whitefield Novels Ser. #6)
by Thomas PerryFor ten years Jane Whitefield helped people escape from their enemies and become 'runners', creating new identities for them that would never be uncovered. Then she married and promised her husband that she would give up her dangerous job.When a bomb explodes in the middle of a reception, Jane finds herself face to face with the cause of the explosion: a young girl, who's pregnant and has been tracked across the country by a team of hired assassins. That night, regardless of the vow she made, Jane is pulled back into her old life. She has to revisit old skills and old contacts. Saving one last victim is going to send Jane off on a mission that could be a rescue operation - or a chance for revenge. It puts Jane and her protégé in more danger than ever.
Runner 13: A Thriller
by Amy McCullochAn exhilarating thriller set against a 250-mile foot race in the Sahara Desert, where more than one ultramarathoner will be running for their livesSeven years ago, Adri left the running world after a major scandal. She leveled an explosive, and as it turns out career-ending, accusation at one of the world&’s most celebrated coaches—and then he died suddenly. Now, after years away from the limelight, she&’s ready to race again. Adri is hungry for a challenge, and she&’s picked one of the toughest events imaginable: a 250-mile trek through the Sahara Desert organized by a mysterious and famously sadistic race director. It will be a true test of her will and her stamina, proof that after all these years, she can still do it. But she&’s also there to get closure on the mysteries that cloud her past. Was her family targeted by one of her coach&’s defenders? Was his death due to natural causes?Adri is determined to finish the race and to find the answers to these long-buried questions. But clarity is hard to come by out in the Sahara&’s extreme conditions. And as a number of runners start dropping out, some from the heat and others under more mysterious circumstances, it becomes clear that there&’s someone out there in the desert trying to stop anyone from winning—by any means necessary.
Runner 13: A Thriller
by Amy McCullochThe problem with running faster than everyone else is that you can find yourself miles from anyone who can save you...A scorching new thriller set in the world of extreme ultra-marathons, from the bestselling and award-winning author of Breathless and Midnight.It&’s the ultimate challenge: a multi-day, two-hundred-and-fifty-mile race across the Sahara, with only the supplies you can carry on your back. It&’s the race that Adrienne Wendell was born for.Years ago, Adri had to abandon her career as a star ultra-marathon runner in the wake of a scandal. She could cope with the threats to herself, but when her young son was endangered, she gave it all up.Now, at long last, she&’s ready to run again. She&’s running to win—and to get some answers from the enigmatic, legendary race organizer. Because the past has begun to show up in the present, in troubling ways.It takes a while for Adri to realise that something is wrong. After all, in a fierce desert environment, the first dead body is too easy to explain away. But once the race begins, it becomes clear that there&’s a killer stalking the hot sand, and he's got Adri in his sights.
Runner in Red: A Search For The First Woman To Run A Marathon In America
by Tom MurphyA reporter and an ex-baseball-player-turned-cameraman search for a mysterious runner in this cozy mystery inspired by a real-life Boston Marathon legend. There has been a long-standing belief that a woman slipped into the 1951 Boston Marathon undetected and ran the race. If that could be proven it would make her the first woman to have run a marathon on American soil. She wore &“red,&” as claimed by a group of Canadian runners who say they tried to bring the matter to the attention of race Director Jock Semple and other race officials. But to no avail, their story was never corroborated, and so today the &“Runner in Red&” remains a mystery and an urban legend.A period piece set against the backdrop of the 2000 Boston Marathon, the Millennial marathon, this fictional mystery novel is also a love story, family drama, and uplifting tale of the human spirit that explores the history of women&’s running in page-turning fashion.&“A great story of three amazing women.&”—Bill Rodgers, four-time winner of the Boston Marathon &“Moves faster than a speeding bullet through the streets of Boston.&”—Katherine Switzer, first registered woman runner of the Boston Marathon (1967) &“An entertaining, fast-paced mystery thriller.&”—Jack Fultz, winner of the 1976 Boston Marathon &“A magical story!&”—Uta Pippig, three-time Boston Marathon women&’s champion (1993-1995)