Runner, Patrick Lee
Runner, Patrick Lee
5 Rating(s)
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Runner

Author: Patrick Lee

Narrator: Raúl Esparza

Unabridged: 8 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/18/2014


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?

About Patrick Lee

PATRICK LEE is the author of the bestselling novels: The Breach , Ghost Country, and Deep Sky. He lives in Michigan.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alex is The Romance Fox on February 06, 2017

2,5 stars Runner by Patrick Lee is the 1st in Sam Dryden Series and it's also the first book I've read by this author. An action packed thriller with a bit of paranormal thrown in. A lot happens in the first part of the story but then the plot becomes so implausible and beyond far-fetched....I "eye rol......more

Goodreads review by Robert on March 06, 2014

The torrid pace produced eyestrain and finger cramps, as I flipped pages on my Kindle as fast as I could. I literally raced ahead as if I were a RUNNER, which I am on most days. And I might have forgotten who I was for about four hours or so. Or possibly longer. There’s no real way to tell. But my K......more

Goodreads review by Eric on November 19, 2013

I really enjoyed this thriller, which felt like a cross between Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Identity and Stephen King's Firestarter. Out for a late night run, protagonist Sam Dryden winds up on the run, aiding a mysterious girl named Rachel who has escaped from a facility with no memory of her life b......more

Goodreads review by Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker on January 22, 2014

Read my review here... [URL not allowed]-b... Or here.... Holy smokes, this book went from 0 to 60 in less than 2 pages and I loved it. Packed with non-stop action, this book had my heart rate going like I was the one running instead of the characters. Action, suspense, and mind cont......more

Goodreads review by Paul on February 20, 2017

3.25 stars this is indeed a fast paced thriller my main problem with it is a real need to suspend disbelief throughout. this novel would almost be better served as a screenplay as it has cinematic prose filled with lots of action the problem was in believiability more than anything and if you can ov......more


Quotes

“Veteran actor Esparza knows how to handle action while giving the characters necessary depth. This thriller never slows or falters.” —Booklist

“Raul Esparza's 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

“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

“I’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 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


Awards

  • Booklist Editors' Choice