{"product_id":"the-runner-9781668069967","title":"The Runner","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Mr. Y\u003c\/i\u003e comes a blend of dark humor, international crime, and romance in this literary thriller about a man fleeing a decades-old contract on his life--and the woman who may change everything.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's running for his life. And he's running out of time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJay 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 for decades. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While staying at an all-inclusive resort, surviving off of the points he accrued in a previous, more successful life, Jay meets Ellie, a beguiling fellow runner who may even be faster than he is, and is harboring secrets of her own. When an assassin appears poolside, Jay is on the run again, but this time with Ellie, as they find themselves on a catamaran helmed by a sinister and reckless crew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Runner\u003c\/i\u003e is about high-finance, con artists, the Book of Jonah, ultramarathons, and how falling in love can change everything. Darkly funny, sexy, and exciting, Scarlett Thomas--author of the \"work of gonzo genius\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Sleepwalkers\u003c\/i\u003e--transports readers from the sun-drenched roads of Cyprus to the rain slicked streets of Kent in this high-concept literary thriller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668069967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scarlett Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53240026333365,"sku":"9781668069967","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781668069967.jpg?v=1788975142","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-runner-9781668069967","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}