He soon learns that she has been held captive in a secret compound by the government most of her life. The title of this book is runner sam dryden and it was written by patrick lee. Ghost country is the second novel in patrick lee s series. Books by patrick lee authors like patrick lee what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. Runner is an outstanding highconcept thriller that grips and entertains like your favourite hollywood action movie. Having sleep issues, he goes for a 4 am run on the boardwalk and literally runs into a young girl fleeing from several men. This guy is super talented, and from what i understand, the breach and runner will become movies sometime soon. Breathless, involving, smart, and completely convincing. Runner by patrick lee is available in australia via penguin books australia from 29 january 2014 and macmillan publishers minotaur books in the us.
So far patrick lee has written 5 novels, the travis chase trilogy and two novels in the sam dryden series, both in the technothriller genre. Lee child in patrick lee s runner, sam dryden, exspecial forces, lives a quiet life in a small town on the coast of southern california. Runner is a pulsepounding, agrade adventure thriller from acclaimed author patrick lee. And i of course will read any new books he might write. Runner by patrick lee is the 1st in sam dryden series and its also the first book ive read by this author. His first three books comprise a trilogy centered on travis chase, an exconvict who becomes involved in events surrounding alien technology on earth. For those who love lee child, simon toyne and dan brown, patrick lee s rollercoaster of a thriller is not to be missed. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. What other book might you compare runner to, and why. Lee child meets dan brown in runner a gripping highconcept thriller by patrick lee and the first book in the sam dryden series exsoldier sam dryden was done being a hero.
Runner a sam dryden novel by patrick lee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Patrick lee is a huge talent and runner is his best book yet breathless, involving, smart, and completely convincing lee child sam dryden was done being a hero. While out on a run in the middle of the night, a young. Travis chase is an exconexcop who stumbles across a crashed 747 jet in the alaskan wilderness, filled with murder victims including the first lady of the united states. Runner is an outstanding highconcept thriller that grips and entertains like your favourite hollywood action movie fans of lee child, simon toyne and dan brown, will love this rollercoaster of a thriller.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read runner. This is a compulsive, nailbiting, stayupallnight thriller. By nate kenyon patrick lee burst onto the thriller scene in 2009 with his. From the author of runner, sam dryden comes under attack from unknown forces as an. The film is based on the novel of the same name by patrick lee, and has drawn comparisons to 24 and the xfiles. Sam dryden, retired special forces, lives a quiet life in a small town on the coast of southern california. Patrick lee books list of books by author patrick lee thriftbooks. The author and publisher have provided this e book to you for your personal use only. Sam dryden, retired special forces, lives a quiet life in a small town on the coast of southern. Man, read the previous breach trilogy by patrick lee.
This is the first book i have listened to by this author so i dont know how his others compare. Justin rhodes grassroots, contract killers will adapt the book which follows corrupt excop who is trying to get his life back in order when he discovers a crashed plane in the alaska wilderness. The first book to appear in hardcover is runner, the first novel in the. Runner by patrick lee abebooks shop for books, art. Sam, who had lost his wife and daughter several years ago in an accident, is immediately protective of rachel. I loved working on those books, and i like how the series stands now. Runner sam dryden by patrick lee february 18, 2014.
Download read runner 2014 by patrick lee in pdf, epub. Patrick lee is a huge talent and runner is his best book yet breathless, involving, smart, and completely convincing lee child. While out on a run in the middle of the night, a young girl runs into him on the seaside boardwalk. While out on a run in the middle of the night, he encounters a young girl on the seaside boardwalk. But when, acting on instinct, he hides a terrified young girl from a group of wellarmed pursuers, his fate is sealed. Runner sam dryden series book 1 and millions of other books are available for instant. Will rachels personal unremembered previous be probably the most lethal of. Sam dryden, exdelta forceblack ops, is a civilian again after his wife and daughter died in an car accident. Finally, an actionpacked novel brimming with complex characters as well as genuine heart.
Readers of lee child and dan brown will love this outstanding highconcept thriller by patrick lee patrick lee is a huge talent lee child a desperate plea for help the middle of the night. Lee s writing is smooth and uncontrived, and with this book, he enters the ranks of the best actionthriller writers, all of whom got that way by eschewing coincidence, instead making both characters and readers work through every roadblock while searching for any advantage that can be had. Simple way to read download runner by patrick lee in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle ebook and other supported formats. It starts out with retired special forces sam dryden out for a run.
An amazing, highspeed, highoctane novel that moves faster than most people can read. Seem pdf epub download runner by patrick lee wattpad. A very good narrator who made me want to keep listening. While out on a run in the middle of the night, a young girl runs into him on the seaside. Patrick lee is a huge talent and runner is his best book yet. What does raul esparza bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you had only read the book. The action sequences are so epic and fluid that they almost feel cinematic, especially with all the gun battles.
Read runner by patrick lee pdf read runner by patrick lee kindle read runner by. Patrick lee is a huge talent and runner is his best book yetbreathless, involving, smart, and completely convincing. If you like patrick lee books, youll love jeremy robinson boyd morrison david wood. Runner by patrick lee is a highly recommended action packed thriller. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. If you like patrick lee books, youll love jeremy robinson. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Hadnt told them that missing someone could feel like a watch youd been assigned to stand. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu. Dark site book three in the sam dryden series bestseller lee s riveting third sam dryden novel reads like an ampedup version of tvs stranger things. Here are the patrick lee books in order for his travis chase and sam dryden series. The longer he runs with her the more he learns about her and the people that are chasing her.
Sam dryder is on the run with a teenage girl who is fearing for her life. I literally read the first two books nonstop, and the third one was, while slightly slower, a perfect wrapup to a mindblowing story. Runner by patrick lee the big thrill the big thrill. Patrick lee, author of the breach and sam dryden series. But, as he slowly begins to find, the extremely educated paramilitary forces on their heels is the one a part of the hazard they need to face.
Runner italian edition by patrick lee nook book ebook. This novel is like jason bourne meets enemy of the state meets minority report. Bestseller lees riveting third sam dryden novel reads like an ampedup version of tvs stranger things. See all books authored by patrick lee, including the breach, and ghost country, and.
Sam dryden is out for a midnight run when he literally runs into rachel grant, a terrified young girl who is running for her life from men who want to kill her, in runner, the first thriller in this series by patrick lee. Nights like this, with no moon and no surf, this place was the equivalent of a sensory deprivation chamber. The first book to appear in hardcover is runner, the first novel in the sam dryder thriller series. The breach is patrick lee s debut novel and the first book in his travis chase series. In patrick lees runner, sam dryden, exspecial forces, lives a quiet. Dark site reads like a tom clancy technothriller as channeled through lee childs jack. At 3 am one morning off the coast of southern california sam dryden cant sleep and goes running on the board walk when, suddenly. Runner by patrick lee used very good world of books. Lee child rarely is a story both plotdriven and characterdriven, but runner does this and more. He runs into this young girl named rachel who is running from these men with guns. His most recent three books feature a protagonist named sam dryden, a former soldier who encounters hightech problems that border on the supernatural. Like the rest of the books, it focuses heavily on technology and the. Patrick s words evoke very powerful and eerie images of a truly dead country.