Runaway

Paperback Published on: 30/07/2015
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Synopsis

THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY, THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERS
AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021

'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today.' Undiscovered Scotland
'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May.' New York Journal of Books

FIVE DREAMS OF FAME

Glasgow, 1965. Jack Mackay dares not imagine a life of predictability and routine. The headstrong seventeen-year-old has one thing on his mind - London - and successfully convinces his four friends, and fellow band mates, to join him in abandoning their homes to pursue a goal of musical stardom.

FIVE DECADES OF FEAR

Glasgow, 2015. Jack Mackay dares not look back on a life of failure and mediocrity. The heavy-hearted sixty-seven-year old is still haunted by the cruel fate that befell him and his friends some fifty years before, and how he did and did not act when it mattered most - a memory he has run from all his adult life.

London, 2015. A man lies dead in a bedsit. His killer looks on, remorseless. What started with five teenagers five decades before will now be finished.

LOVED ENTRY ISLAND? Read the first book in Peter May's acclaimed Lewis Trilogy, THE BLACKHOUSE
LOVE PETER MAY? Buy his new thriller, THE NIGHT GATE

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Quercus Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781782062271
  • Number of pages: 432
  • Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 29 mm
  • Weight: 300g
  • Languages: English

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Runaway
Should have read it sooner!
This book was recommended to be months ago, my only regret is waiting so long to read it! It is set in two different time, the teenage years and the retire... READ MORE
Fiona Sharp
Runaway
peter may gets better every story
Five glaswegian's school kid's run away to the big smoke in 1965 in search of fame and fortune has a band only for a killing to end there dreams Fifty year... READ MORE
loneandy
Runaway
Something different from May...
As much as it pains me to draw on the words of Forrest Gump, Peter May’s writing is like a box of chocolates- you never know what you’re going to get. From... READ MORE
Raven88
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Best read.
This book gave me the best and most entertaining read that I have had for a while. Great story and surprising end and well written, not something that can ... READ MORE
Sylvia Collings
Runaway
Successful film maybe?...
I just finished this book today and it was so good. And so different. It really should be made into a film, I can see it!
Tamara Cant
Runaway
More a story of self-discovery and righting of wrongs than a mystery novel.
Jack Mackay is contacted by an old school friend. He is dying and want’s Jack to help him travel to London to right a wrong from 50 years ago. From a time ... READ MORE
Janet E
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Wonderful
I absolutely lapped this up. I've only recently discovered Peter May but have since read several of his books. This one is just incredible - fast-paced, ... READ MORE
Janine Gamon