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The Runner

The China Thrillers, Book 5

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The Runner

By: Peter May
Narrated by: Peter Forbes
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The penultimate novel in the China series, from the Richard and Judy million-selling author of The 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 trust only 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.

©2012 Peter May (P)2017 Quercus Editions Limited Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction China Thriller Heartfelt Crime

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Could not stop listening to this book, brilliant story from start to finish. I have now listened to all the china sagas, thoroughly enjoyed everyone. Love listening to Peter Forbes, he bring all the characters to life.

Brilliant...

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Peter May and Peter Forbes are yet again a fantastic pairing. May's clever narratives and interestingly flawed characters are brought to life by Forbes' briiliant reading.

Spoilt only by gratuitous sex scenes

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another good book from Peter May well written and well read.

hope there are more to read (listen to)

good listen

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The storyline was a little too easy to work out this time, but generally the book was entertaining and worth a listen.

Another good book in the series.

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I did enjoy this book, but I have to admit, this story was a bit dry. I did expect more action and suspense.
The ending was Ok, a surprising one.
I feel that The China Thrillers have come to an end with this book. I hope I'm wrong, but it needs more oomph and for Margret to not be soo annoying at times; I know it's her character, but I feel it holds the story back a little bit.

Ok to read but Expected more Action

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I’m reading all of the books in the China Thrillers in order and I can’t wait to listen to the next one. I did think that it was more predictable than the others but it was still great. The narrator Peter Forbes is a credit to the story.

Another great book from the China Thrillers.

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download the next one and about to listen to it the reader is excellent thanks

very good couldn't put it down,and

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Peter May seems to be one of the few modern authors (a bit like Graham Greene) who can tell a story without the characters' personalities and foibles acting simply as padding. The tribulations of a couple of very mixed cultures and backgrounds is informative as well as contributing to the story. I have spent time in China (Beijing) so enjoyed visualing familiar places. Well researched. Although I have read most of the China series, I think that they still stand alone whereas other writers of thriller series tend to rely pretty much on people having read the earlier books. Either that or spending a few chapters to help new readers "catch up". In this respect, Peter May manages for each book to have a complete and independent storyline. Probably not quite in the Graham Greene league but a treat nevertheless and Peter Forbes does an excellent job with the narration.

Good story, excellent background, great narration

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I really enjoy the Peter May/Peter Forbes combination and this book certainly lived up to my expectations. Some of the descriptions of the autopsy / cadavers made my toes curl but overall a thoroughly good listen. Having been to Beijing there was an added interest for me as I could ‘see’ some of the scenes in my head.
Well done.

Excellent

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Peter May is such a talented writer who keeps the intrigue and fast going throughout the story.
Peter Forbes narrates in a manner that enhances the story never grating or "intrusive".

Another excellent listen

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