The Runner (Windsor Selection S.) - Hardcover
THE PENULTIMATE NOVEL IN THE CHINA SERIES, FROM THE RICHARD AND JUDY MILLION-SELLING AUTHOR OFTHE BLACKHOUSE.
THE SUFFERER
A prodigious Chinese swimmer kills himself on the eve of the Beijing Olympics. Days later, a champion weightlifter suffers a fatal heart attack prior to competition.
THE LISTENER
Detective Li Yan senses a conspiracy surrounding the fatalities, and finds a female athlete willing to talk. But she will only trust one person: Li's fiancée, Margaret Campbell.
THE RUNNER
When Campbell's contact herself vanishes, the gun is fired on a race against time. And Li must now outrun, and outwit, an enemy bent on pushing him beyond endurance.
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'Triads, high-level corruption...what more could you ask?' Crime Time
'A new angle on this intriguing series...a winning character.' Mark Campbell, Crime Time
Stunningly original, highly topical and extremely well written (Scotland on Sunday on THE FIREMAKER)
A gripping thriller (The Mirror on THE FIREMAKER)
Intense and fascinating (Good Book Guide on THE FIREMAKER)
Is the book any good? The answer is a very solid...yes...it's engaging, topical...and certainly qualifies Peter May as a name to watch. (Shots)
A fascinating series. (The Sunday Telegraph on THE KILLING ROOM)
A tense and atmospheric thriller with a heart-stopping ending (Tangled Web)
A gripping page-turner which combines edge-of-the-seat suspense with a fascinating picture of modern China making its painful transition to a market economy. (Irish Independent on THE KILLING ROOM)
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'A new angle on this intriguing series...a winning character.' Mark Campbell, Crime Time
Stunningly original, highly topical and extremely well written (Scotland on Sunday on THE FIREMAKER)
A gripping thriller (The Mirror on THE FIREMAKER)
Intense and fascinating (Good Book Guide on THE FIREMAKER)
Is the book any good? The answer is a very solid...yes...it's engaging, topical...and certainly qualifies Peter May as a name to watch. (Shots)
A fascinating series. (The Sunday Telegraph on THE KILLING ROOM)
A tense and atmospheric thriller with a heart-stopping ending (Tangled Web)
A gripping page-turner which combines edge-of-the-seat suspense with a fascinating picture of modern China making its painful transition to a market economy. (Irish Independent on THE KILLING ROOM)
The fifth China thriller sees Li Yan and Margaret Campbell uncover an insidious conspiracy on the eve of the Beijing Olympics
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- PublisherChivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 075401889X
- ISBN 13 9780754018896
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages432
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