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Run Away

Run Away

Summary

From the #1 bestselling author and creator of hit Netflix series THE STRANGER

"Run Away confirms one of the world’s finest thriller writers is at the very top of his game."
PETER JAMES
"Coben never, ever lets you down - but this one is really special." LEE CHILD
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YOUR DAUGHTER IS MISSING.
YOU'LL RISK ANYTHING TO FIND HER.

And then you see her, frightened and clearly in trouble.

You approach her, beg her to come home.

SHE RUNS.

You follow her into a dark, dangerous world where no-one is safe and murder is commonplace.

NOW IT'S YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE...
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"The modern master of the hook and twist" DAN BROWN

"A twisty thriller that’ll keep you up way past any sensible lights out time" HEAT

"Wonderful ... yet another winner" RICHARD OSMAN

"The king of twisty thrillers returns. This is worth turning off your phone for!" CLOSER

"[Coben's] writing and storytelling are firing on all cylinders and the seemingly straightforward tale takes a sharp turn when it's least expected" DAILY MAIL

"Run Away is Harlan Coben at the height of his narrative mastery... as a thriller it's a narcotic... unmissable." SHOTS MAGAZINE

"The award-winning Coben once again gets his hook into you and twists to keep you snared." RTE GUIDE

"Few of Harlan Coben’s thrillers are anything less than gripping, but every now and again he writes one that exceeds his own high standards. Run Away is one." THE TIMES ONLINE

"A twisty, disturbing and poignant thriller" WOMAN

Reviews

  • A twisty thriller that’ll keep you up way past any sensible lights out time *****.
    Heat

About the author

Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben is a no. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author and one of the world's leading storytellers. His suspense novels are published in forty-six languages and have been number one bestsellers in more than a dozen countries, with eighty million books in print worldwide. His Myron Bolitar series has earned the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Awards, and several of his books have been developed into Netflix original series, including the no. 1 global hit Fool Me Once, The Stranger, The Innocent, Gone for Good, The Woods, Stay Close, and Hold Tight, as well as the Amazon Prime Video series adaptation of Shelter. He lives in New Jersey.
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