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DATE OF RELEASE: 16 JUL 2026

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.

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 Runner is 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 Runner is the most gripping and intelligent novel you will read in 2026. 

Hardback, Publication: 16 Jul 2026, Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781398537033

Extent: 336 pages

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The Runner by Scarlett Thomas

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      Description

      DATE OF RELEASE: 16 JUL 2026

      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.

      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 Runner is 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 Runner is the most gripping and intelligent novel you will read in 2026. 

      Hardback, Publication: 16 Jul 2026, Simon & Schuster
      ISBN: 9781398537033

      Extent: 336 pages

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