The Runner: The BRAND NEW gripping tense and fast-paced thriller for 2025 from the BookTok bestseller for fans of Lee Child and Harlan Coben

THE GRIPPING STANDALONE THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF TIKTOK SENSATION STONE MAIDENS He's in too deep… And almost out of time. Martin Gabriel is a runner for Ben. He runs errands. He runs deliveries. And now he is running for his life… When a deal goes wrong, Martin realizes Ben isn’t the legitimate businessman he thought he was. He flees before Ben catches up with him, unaware that Ben’s criminal network and the FBI are also on his tail. No longer a runner, but still on the run. Is Martin fast enough to get away from his past? Readers love THE RUNNER ‘If you like authors like Lee Child, I recommend you pick The Runner up’ ????? ‘Bravo, Mr. Richards , what an exciting read, a real page turner’????? 'This has escalating urgency, suspense that just keeps ratcheting up, and some really recognizable characters. Fantastic.'????? 'So well plotted out you feel you've been to the places and know the characters'????? ‘Lloyd Devereux Richards does it again. I can’t wait to read more.’????? The Runner is a crime fiction novel that will keep you guessing until the very end. Richards mastery of suspense and mystery is evident in every page of this thrilling story. For fans of Bill Clinton (The President’s Daughter), Freida Mcfadden (The Tenant), Louise Penny (The Grey Wolf), Charlie Donlea (Those Empty Eyes), and Harlan Coben (Nobody’s Fool). HarperCollins 2024