The Runner, Christopher Reich
The Runner, Christopher Reich
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The Runner

Author: Christopher Reich

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 16 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/13/2012

Synopsis

Christopher Reich, New York Times best-selling author of Numbered Account, creates this electrifying story of conspiracy, treachery, and political intrigue. Packed with authentic details, The Runner plunges you into the chaos of 1945 postwar Germany, where enemies often appear as allies. American lawyer and former police detective Judge Devlin is in Europe sifting through evidence of Nazi atrocities. He is part of the International Military Tribunal, but his agenda is personal. He hopes to convict SS member and former Olympic sprinter Eric Seyss, the man responsible for his military chaplain brother's death. When Judge learns Eric has just escaped from an American POW camp, the American sets off in a desperate race for vengeance. As Judge follows his prey, he becomes tangled in a dark conspiracy where the hunter becomes the hunted-and the very future of Europe is at stake. Christopher Reich's masterful storytelling and George Guidall's dramatic timing keep the tension crackling as the plot moves along at breakneck speed.

About Christopher Reich

Christopher Reich was born in Tokyo and grew up in Los Angeles. He was employed by the Bank of Switzerland where for many years he worked in the bank's private banking department in Geneva before joining the department of mergers and acquisitions in Zurich. In 1995, Reich decided to pursue writing full-time. Numbered Account, a New York Times bestseller, was his first novel. He lives in California with his wife and two daughters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Louie the Mustache on March 28, 2023

I received this novel as a part of 100 thrillers lot from a librarian on eBay. The pack was totally worth it, by the way. This novel is one of the reasons why. The first thing that should be made clear when reading this story is that it is an alternate historical fiction novel set in a post-World Wa......more

Goodreads review by Mike on April 18, 2023

What a great book. Finished on day 2 of first Madeira holiday since Covid lockdown. Two main characters. Erich Seyss the Nazi SS nasty bit of work. An Olympic runner who finished fourth to Jesse Owens. And Devlin Judge and ex policeman and now lawyer in the War Crimes bureau. But also whose brother......more

Goodreads review by Dave on August 28, 2013

I am a Christopher Reich fan since reading his first book Numbered Accounts. Of course my wife is Swiss so his familiarity with the local geography and all things Swiss makes the novels that much more interesting at a personal level. The Runner was a bit slower for me although once I got into the ma......more

Goodreads review by Trawets on June 22, 2010

The Runner by Christopher Reich was highly recommended by my father-in-law, however we don't often share tastes in books, but in this case I'm glad I took his word. Set in Germany immediately after the end of WWII. It concerns an ex-Olympic sprinter who finds himself sprung from a POW camp awaiting w......more

Goodreads review by Rob on January 17, 2021

It's only towards the end of the book that the conspiracy promised in the blurb starts to surface. Up until then this is a pretty straight forward manhunt novel without much intrigue to complement the action. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it on the whole and the pages kept turning. I especially liked the p......more

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