The Runner by Peter May audiobook

The Runner

By Peter May
Read by Peter Forbes

Quercus North America, Quercus 9781681440774

The China Thrillers Series: Book 5

12.14 Hours Unabridged
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In this heart-stopping installment of Peter May's award-winning China Thrillers, the Beijing Olympics are the setting for fierce competition, national pride -- and murder. 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 fiancee, 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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Summary

Summary

In this heart-stopping installment of Peter May's award-winning China Thrillers, the Beijing Olympics are the setting for fierce competition, national pride -- and murder.

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 fiancee, 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.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Engaging…A fluid plot, rounded characters, and deft handling of two very different cultures make this a winner.” Publishers Weekly
A fluid plot, rounded characters, and deft handling of two very different cultures make this a winner. Publishers Weekly
Each installment of the China Thrillers series provides rewarding views of the Beijing landscape and insights into cross-cultural relationships. Kirkus Reviews
An enjoyable read with a graphic portrayal of Beijing in winter. Sunday Telegraph
May makes his characters so fascinating and the culture of China's capital city so intriguing. Marilyn's Mystery Reads
If you love a good mystery set in a foreign country, then The Runner is for you! Mysterious Reviews
A tense and atmospheric thriller with a heart-stopping ending. Tangled Web
An absorbing and well-informed account of Beijing life today and the inside workings of the Chinese police . . . Far from a dim sum, this fare turns out quite piquant. Russell James, Crime Time Magazine
The most exciting thriller I've read in a very long time . . . A fiendishly clever plot! Alanna Knight, The Times

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Author

Author Bio: Peter May

Author Bio: Peter May

Peter May, born and raised in Scotland, was an award-winning journalist at the age of twenty-one and a published novelist at twenty-six. When his first book was adapted as a major drama series for the BBC, he quit journalism and during the high-octane fifteen years that followed, became one of Scotland’s most successful television dramatists. He created three prime-time drama series, presided over two of the highest-rated serials in his homeland as script editor and producer, and worked on more than 1,000 episodes of ratings-topping drama before deciding to leave television to return to his first love, writing novels. He has won several literature awards in France, received the USA’s Barry Award for The Blackhouse, the first in his internationally bestselling Lewis Trilogy; and in 2014 Entry Island won the Deanston’s Scottish Crime Novel of the Year and the ITV Specsavers Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read of the Year Award.

Details

Details

Available Formats : Digital Download, CD
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Runtime: 12.14
Audience: Adult
Language: English