Runner

Sam Dryden was done being a hero. But when, acting on instinct, he hides a terrified young girl from a group of well-armed pursuers, his fate is sealed. Eleven-year-old Rachel can't remember much, but she knows she was imprisoned by the men trying to kill her. And that she is important to them. In Dryden, though, Rachel has found the perfect protector. An ex-soldier with the kind of elite military career he's not at liberty to talk about, Dryden's a man well versed in secrets, and driven to do what's right. But hunted and on the run, it's only when Rachel's memory returns that Dryden begins to fully appreciate the scale of the dangers they face . . . 'Patrick Lee is a huge talent.' Lee Child 'An amazing, high speed, hi-octane novel that moves faster than most people can read.' Nelson Demille 'Patrick Lee is in a word: brilliant.' James Rollins 'Furiously paced . . . a terrific cast of characters, unrelenting action.' Jesse Kellerman