Runner

A Jane Whitefield Novel

By: Thomas Perry

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

After a nine-year absence, the fiercely resourceful Native American guide Jane Whitefield is back, in the latest superb thriller by award-winning author Thomas Perry. For more than a decade, Jane pursued her unusual profession: "I'm a guide...I show people how to go from places where somebody is trying to kill them to other places where nobody is." Then she promised her husband she would never work again and settled in to live a happy, quiet life as Jane McKinnon, the wife of a surgeon in Amherst, New York.

But when a bomb goes off in the middle of a hospital fundraiser, Jane finds herself face to face with the cause of the explosion: a young pregnant girl who has been tracked across the country by a team of hired hunters.That night, regardless of what she wants or the vow that she's made to her husband, Jane must come back to transform one more victim into a runner. And her quest for safety sets in motion a mission that will be a rescue operation - or a chance for revenge.

©2009 Thomas Perry (P)2009 Tantor

Critic reviews

"[A] deeply satisfying adventure" ( Library Journal)
"Blending the frenetic pacing of a top-notch thriller with Native American mysticism, this entry will more than satisfy longtime fans." ( Publishers Weekly)

great series, great read

I love this series and this is Perry at his best. Jane Whitefield represents alternative thought in her native American background, and in it's own way, alternative ethics. But it's a hard edge story that I did not guess the end to (and I can almost always guess the end).

Great listen

very good narrator, fun story loved it. I will be buying more stories from this author.

Excellent except end.

I really liked the book as all the Jsne books. However I didn't like the fact it left us hanging with regard Christine. Did she end up with the estate or did she just leave with her son and start from scratch.

Ho Hum

Not the worst book I've listened to, but certainly NOT a thriller. Painstaking attention to detail which I suppose is to take us away from the fact that nothing is happening.

another enjoyable Jane whitefield story

Any additional comments?

Despite some negative reviews, I decided to give this book a shot. It was just as enjoyable as the others. We got a little more knowledge of Jane as a person, not just her role as guide. I am looking forward to the next in the series.

Not as goood as butcher boy ,But!

Mayb my favorite Jane story so far.it’s getting better with every book.Perry is a master

Runner

Super Woman and Fairy Godmother all in one. Probably the most boring, dullest book I have ever purchased. The narrarator was "corny" when she tried to do men's dialogue. Glad I bought this one on sale.

50 Ways to Leave Yr Lover

Runner Jane Whitefield might have the dullest fictional marriage in America. All she and hubby do is tell each other how much they love, love and love each other. Their relationship bogs now every book with them in it, but it sinks this one. Please, Thomas Perry, give the poor woman a divorce or read a little John Sanford. He married off Lucas Davenport with no ills effects.

I should have paid attention to the other reviews!

The story was pretty good but the narration for the young girl was awful! I couldn’t finish the book.

Boring as a textbook

There is no mystery of any kind. This is merely a textbook on detailed tactics of evasion. From good guys down to bad guys, and everyone in between, none of the characters are believable, especially not in their motivations. ("That's a beautiful dress!" exclaims one of the characters, while escaping from a bombing.)

A big deal is made out of the protagonist's native heritage, but it's gratuitous; it doesn't figure in, or add to, the story in any way
and if it has any significance to the protaganist's character, the author fails to make that connection. It comes off like sticking a Groucho Marx nose on an evening gown model.

AUDIO: Bean is adequate, making fewer errors than many, but not excellent. Maybe a C-.