The Runner

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The mind-expanding new thriller from the bestselling author ofThe SleepwalkersandThe End of Mr. Y



Hes running for his life. And hes running out of time.

Jay has been hunted since he was twenty years old. A contract on his life has been traded like a commodity, rising and falling with Bitcoin. On the run once again, with no passport, and airmiles as his only currency, Jay will have to choose between love and survival,and run for his life!

The Runneris a high concept literary thriller featuring high-finance, con-artists, the Book of Jonah, ultramarathons and how falling in love can change everything.

Darkly funny, sexy, exciting, philosophical and thrilling,The Runneris the most gripping and intelligent novel you will read in 2026.

Praise for Scarlett Thomas

Fiction roaring on all cylinders,Guardian

Gloriously dark and tangled', Observer
'A dark, twisty, savagely a smart, layered, stinging look at power and its abuse',The Times
A work of peculiar, gonzo genius',The New York Times
Like a darker, funnier The White Lotus James Smythe
Brilliant, savage and hilarious', Bidisha Mamata
'A twisty Gothic tale of vertiginous depths and haunting power'Sandra Newman, author of Julia
'Ingenious and original', Philip Pullman

Author Bio

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