The Runner by Scarlett Thomas - ISBN: 9781398537033
Hardcover
Hunted, stranded, he runs for his life, love, and salvation.
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The Runner

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  • Hardcover

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    11 August 2026

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Summary

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.

On a sun-soaked Greek island, Jay is on the run. He’s been hunted since he was twenty years old: a contract on his life traded like a commodity, rising and falling with the price of Bitcoin.

Stranded with no passport, loyalty points as his only currency and an assassin in hot pursuit, Jay’s only …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781398537033
ISBN-10:1398537039
Author:Scarlett Thomas
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Ltd
Imprint:Scribner UK
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:11 August 2026
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm x 21mm
About The Author

Scarlett Thomas

Scarlett Thomas was born in London. She is the author of highly acclaimed contemporary cult novels including The End of Mr. Y, which was longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction; Oligarchy; The Seed Collectors; PopCo; The Sleepwalkers; and the Worldquake series of middle grade books. Her novels have sold over half a million copies worldwide and been translated into twenty-six languages. Scarlett is professor of creative writing and contemporary fiction at the University of Kent.

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