Runaway Heart
A Novel

Name: Runaway Heart
Brand: Macmillan Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Stephen J. Cannell
ISBN: 9781593973230

Author: Stephen J. Cannell

Narrator: Tony Plana

Abridged: 6 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Published: 07/01/2003

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author combines medical sciences and action-packed suspense in this stunningly original thriller

What if the military's foot soldiers were not our sons and daughters, but genetically engineered animals programmed to kill, with superhuman strength and speed and just enough intelligence to follow orders blindly? This is exactly the weapon that a top-secret government agency is developing in the desert.

Attorney Herman Strockmire, a rumpled man with a very big but defective heart, is a champion of lost legal causes who becomes involved when his employee is literally torn limb from limb by one of the creatures. At great personal risk, Herman, his beautiful daughter and law partner, Susan, and ex-LAPD detective Jack Wirta, plunge headlong into harm's way, finding themselves in a nightmare beyond anyone's wildest imagination.

About Stephen J. Cannell

Stephen J. Cannell (1941-2010) was the author of the bestselling Shane Scully books, including The Prostitute's Ball, The Pallbearers, and Three Shirt Deal. He was also an Emmy Award winning television writer and producer, and in his thirty-five-year-career, he created or co-created more than forty TV series. Among his hits were The Rockford Files, Silk Stalkings, The A-Team, 21 Jump Street, Hunter, Renegade, Wiseguy, and The Commish. He received numerous awards, including the Saturn Award - Life Career Award (2004), The Marlow Lifetime Achievement Award from Mystery Writers of America (2005), and the WGA Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement (2006). Having overcome severe dyslexia, Cannell was an avid spokesperson on the condition and an advocate for children and adults with learning disabilities. He was a third-generation Californian and resided in the Pasadena area with his wife, Marcia, and their children.

About Tony Plana

Tony Plana, an award-winning actor originally from Havana, Cuba, is best known for his role as Betty Suarez's father, Ignacio Suarez, on the ABC show Ugly Betty. Tony has also appeared in Commander in Chief, 24, CSI and many others. His film credits include An Officer and a Gentleman, Three Amigos!, Goal!, and Lone Star. Tony is the voice of Manny Calavera in the Lucasarts adventure game Grim Fandango. He read Stephen J. Cannell's Runaway Heart, published by Macmillan Audio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale

Great Characters, Giant Plot Holes Published in 2003 by Sound Library (BBC Audiobooks America) Read by Nick Sullivan Unabridged Duration: 11 hours, 47 minutes Stephen J. Cannell (1941-2010) was best known as a television writer, producer and the creator of such classic shows as the A-Team, The Roc......more

Goodreads review by Glen

A conspiracy thriller about the usual evil corporation that is creating a supersoldier monster with genetic manipulation. I had trouble getting into this one.......more

Goodreads review by Julie

I think I missed something here. Pan got away so where did he go and what happened to him?......more

Goodreads review by Kevin

The story took a bit to get going. The second half was more interesting, almost as if he were writing and hoping for inspiration as the words hit the page. The misogynistic point of view of many of the male characters was a bit off-putting and tiresome. Here is a writer that was a wild success in the......more

Goodreads review by Vicki

I don't really remember this story I listened to as an audiobook back in 2004. I know it was set in California and that the subject was genetic manipulation. Here's the review I wrote back then: A rollicking good story about environmentalist lawyer Herman Strockmeier, his daughter Susan, and the P.I.......more

Quotes

“Cannell has a genius for creating memorable characters and quirky, gripping plots.... This is a fun read.” —Publishers Weekly