Author:Richard Doyle
An island people are fighting for their lives. La Palma's Cumbre Vieja has erupted - soon ash and lava will annihilate everything, unless the locals can destroy the volcano first. A desperate group set out, armed with high explosives.
Three thousand miles away across the Atlantic Ocean the peaceful seaport of Goodwill, Maine is getting ready for its annual summer festival, Founder's Day. Tourists and locals alike are in carnival mood. But all is not right - freak swells strike the coast, corpses are washed from cemeteries, the whales disappear from the sea. A convoy of surfers arrive: their network tells them something big is going to happen in this town any day now, and they want part of the action.
Meanwhile the islanders have braved the ash clouds on La Palma and packed their explosives into a fault line. Today half their island will crash into the sea.
Three thousand miles of ocean will not save Goodwill from what happens next.
Patrick Lee is a huge talent and Runner is his best book yet - breathless, involving, smart, and completely convincing
—— Lee ChildPure adrenaline rush . . . an action-packed novel brimming with complex characters as well as genuine heart. Not to be missed
—— Lisa GardnerAn amazing, high speed, hi-octane novel than moves faster than most people can read. Rarely is a story both plot driven and character driven, but Runner does this and more.
—— Nelson DeMilleI'm going to sue Patrick Lee for giving me whiplash: that's how furiously paced this book is. A terrific cast of characters, unrelenting action - strap in and enjoy the ride
—— Jesse KellermanTim Parks presents the real, virginal, boastful, cracked Morris lurking behind his own justifications as matters turn lethal and ugly. Clever, blandly humorous and utterly immoral
—— Sunday TimesChillingly discomforting ... Pierre has one of the sharpest minds in contemporary literature and there isn't a sentence wasted
—— Hot PressPierre’s insights into human nature elevate this way above most psychological thrillers. It’s well-paced, with a cast of large-as-life characters and a structure that makes more than the odd nod towards Agatha Christie. As the tension builds to the final chaotic spiral of revelations, it becomes apparent this is a novel crying out for a full-blooded stage adaptation. It’s the least it deserves.
—— Event Magazine, Mail on SundayHis distinctive style fits the atmosphere of Gothic horror… appropriately nightmarish
—— Evening StandardA weird and spooky tale… Pierre writes with his usual style ... a great deal of tension and an even greater deal of imagination … a smart modern take on scary stuff
—— Sunday SportSmoking-fast . . . the debut of a gifted crime writer who will only get better
—— New York TimesA pulse-pumping heist thriller
—— Rolling StoneEssential Scandi-fiction
—— Sunday ExpressThe novel is gripping. Erlendur is arguably Nordic fiction’s unhappiest and loneliest but most intriguing detective… It’s a sad disturbing book, chilling both in its setting and in the depths of human angst is explores
—— Marcel Berlins , The TimesBe warned: if you’ve ever spent time with this marvelous Scandi crime character, you’ll be hard pressed to hold back a tear
—— Siobhan Murphy , MetroThis final chapter in the Erlendur series stalks the human heart unremittingly
—— Kerry Fowler , Sainsbury's MagazineAnother riveting thriller. Tackling difficult subjects with intelligence and humanity
—— Hello MagazineA compelling summer read not to be missed
—— OK MagazineThis addictive new thriller from bestselling author Liane Moriarty weaves three stories together to a shocking and unpredictable climax
—— Take A Break MagazineIt's a hell of a good book. Funny and scary. She nails the feuding moms.
—— Stephen KingNot only an enthralling murder investigation... but a plot that is strengthened and illuminated by two of the best characters I have read for some time- reporter Sully Carter and his cohort, the streetwise gangster Sly Hastings... their exchanges are pure gold.
—— Raven Crime ReadsThis is a terrific first novel by a man with a long career in journalism. The tale builds to a dramatic conclusion, with a final unexpected and terrible twist in the tail.
—— Crime Review