Synopses & Reviews
"Breathless, involving, smart, and completely convincing."—Lee ChildIn Patrick Lee's
Runner, Sam Dryden, ex--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, he encounters a young girl on the seaside boardwalk. Barefoot and terrified, shes running from a group of heavily armed men with one clear goal: to kill her. Dryden learns that the twelve-year-old can only remember the past two months, during which shes been kept in a secret prison by forces within the government. Beyond her own name, Rachel, she knows only that she has a skill that makes her very dangerous to these men and those in charge of them.
"Nonstop action and nonstop fun." —Providence Journal
Dryden, who lost his wife and young daughter in an accident, agrees to help Rachel try to unravel and make sense of her own past, and to protect her from the people who are moving heaven and earth to find them both. Although Dryden is only one man, he has extraordinary skills and experience—as a Ranger, a Delta, and five years doing off-the-book black ops with an elite team. However, as he slowly begins to discover, the highly trained forces on their heels are only part of the danger they must face. Because theres something in Rachels past—and its more dangerous, and deadly, than Dryden can even imagine…"Superbly engrossing."—USA Today
Review
“Veteran actor Esparza knows how to handle action while giving the characters necessary depth. This thriller never slows or falters.” - Booklist
“Raul Esparzas high-speed narration sets listeners up for one wild ride. He manipulates his cadence throughout his narration, and the effect is nothing short of game changing as a listening experience. The only disappointment in this listen is that it ends.” - AudioFile Magazine
PRAISE FOR RUNNER:
“Patrick Lee is a huge talent and Runner is his best book yet—breathless, involving, smart, and completely convincing.” -Lee Child
“Pure adrenaline rush! Finally, an action-packed novel brimming with complex characters as well as genuine heart. Not to be missed.” -Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Touch and Go and Catch Me
“Im going to sue Patrick Lee for giving me whiplash: thats how furiously paced this book is. A terrific cast of characters, unrelenting action—strap in and enjoy the ride.” -Jesse Kellerman, author of Sunstroke and Trouble:
“This is a thriller done right. It literally begs to be read in one sitting. I said it before and I'll say it again. Patrick Lee is the real deal.” -Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Amber Room and The Columbus Affair
OTHER PRAISE FOR PATRICK LEE:
“It's all here: brilliantly devious enemies; nifty, innovative gadgets and weaponry; hang-on-to-your-hat action; and razor-sharp plot twists aplenty.” -Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Breach
“WOW! Double Wow! Starkly original…the techno-thriller meets sci-fi, and the result is mind-blowing.” -Stephen Coonts
“Patrick Lee is in a word: Brilliant. Less a novel, than an adventure, it left me breathless and awed. It's explosive, innovative and ultimately mind-blowing. Pure exhilaration from the first page to the last.” -James Rollins
“Settle back and savor this one. Patrick Lee has an intense brand of storytelling. The real deal. I look forward to reading more from him.” -Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Emperor's Tomb
“Marvelous…smoothly combines the pulse-pounding suspense of the TV show 24 with the SF intrigues of the X-Files.” -Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Deep Sky
“Lee imaginatively blends a Baldacci-like political tale of betrayals and assassination with time travel in a thoughtful science-fictional thriller.” -Publishers Weekly on Ghost Country
“A fantastic read, The Breach…introduces us to what might be the next Bourne-worthy series. Our synopsis: The Breach is as terrifying as it is action packed. Result? Page turner.” -Gear Patrol
“Lees writing, stark and swift, only gets better as the story gathers speed.” -Men's Journal on The Breach
“A must-read thriller… Think James Rollins, Michael Crichton and some Lee Child thrown in for good measure. Yeah, Patrick Lee is that good.” -Examiner.com
Review
Praise for
Runner"An amazing, high-speed, high-octane novel!"—Nelson DeMille"A superbly engrossing novel, distinguished by both a lively intelligence and a surprisingly subtle and persuasive development of its characters."—
USA Today And theres also: "Nonstop action and nonstop fun make Runner worthy of being placed at the top of the stack in your ‘to read thriller pile."—Providence Journal "Patrick Lee is a huge talent and Runner is his best book yet—breathless, involving, smart, and completely convincing."—Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of Never Go Back"Pure adrenaline rush! Finally, an action-packed novel brimming with complex characters as well as genuine heart. Not to be missed."—Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Touch and Go and Catch Me "Runner takes off like a rocket and sustains its velocity until the very last page. Patrick Lee remains in charge throughout the ride, creating strong characters, credible dialogue, and one heck of a plot."—Alafair Burke, author of If You Were Here
"Im going to sue Patrick Lee for giving me whiplash: thats how furiously paced this book is. A terrific cast of characters, unrelenting action—strap in and enjoy the ride."—Jesse Kellerman, author of Sunstroke
"This is a thriller done right. It literally begs to be read in one sitting. I said it before and Ill say it again. Patrick Lee is the real deal."—Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Amber Room and The Columbus Affair"Patrick Lee outdoes himself with Runner, setting a new bar for thrillers. The sentences are so finely tuned its like reading in high definition. The tension is almost too much to take. And the characters… well, if Jack Reacher ever decides to retire, I know a guy named Sam Dryden."—Dan Krokos, author of False Memory"Runner is a full speed dash from page one, a Crichton-esque blend of science fiction and plausible near-future reality. Patrick Lee gets inside your head and doesnt let go till you turn the last page."—Alan Jacobson, national bestselling author of No Way Out"Lee has created a hero who is skilled, believable and human at the same time…The action is nonstop and takes place at breakneck speed…With this book, he enters the ranks of the best action-thriller writers."—Kirkus Reviews"Tension mounts right from the start in this nonstop action-packed narrative…a high-tech thriller thats hard to put down."—Library Journal (starred review)
Synopsis
Sam 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?
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About the Author
PATRICK LEE lives in Hudsonville, Michigan. He is the author of three previous novels: The Breach (a New York Times Bestseller), Ghost Country, and Deep Sky.
John Lee has read more than 100 audiobooks. His work has garnered multiple Earphones Awards and won AudioFile's Best Voice in Fiction & Classics in both 2008 and 2009. Lee narrated the audiobook for A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin, volume four of A Song of Ice and Fire. He has also read for Jack London, John Banville, Charles Dickens, and Barbara Taylor Bradford.