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The Runner

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The Runner

By: Scarlett Thomas
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The mind-expanding new thriller from the bestselling author of The Sleepwalkers and The End of Mr. Y

He's running for his life. And he's running out of time.

Jay has been hunted since he was twenty years old. A contract on his life has been traded like a commodity, rising and falling with Bitcoin. On the run once again, with no passport, and airmiles as his only currency, Jay will have to choose between love and survival, and run for his life!

The Runner is a high-concept literary thriller featuring high-finance, con artists, the Book of Jonah, ultramarathons, and how falling in love can change everything.

Darkly funny, sexy, exciting, philosophical, and thrilling, The Runner is the most gripping and intelligent novel you will across this year.

©2026 Scarlett Thomas (P)2026 Simon & Schuster, UK
Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Ghosts Gothic Horror Political Psychological Thriller & Suspense
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