August 1, 2024
From the author of Dark Matter (2016), Recursion (2019), and Upgrade (2022) comes this quite unnerving apocalyptic sf thriller. A virus has turned most of the nation's populace into killers. It's an epidemic, but unlike any epidemic anyone has ever seen. A typical American family--Jack Colclough, his wife Dee, their daughter Naomi--are running in search of safety, if such a thing still exists in this horrifying new world. This novel is a bit different for Crouch, faster paced than his books usually are (and it's not like his books have ever been slow), with leaner prose, shorter paragraphs, and more straight-up action scenes. This is not a criticism. Crouch is very good at what he does, and Run is every bit as satisfying as his previous books. Yes, it is broadly similar, at least in its set-up, to David Moody's Hater (2009) and the film 28 Days Later, but Crouch takes the rage-virus theme and runs with it in his own way, giving us something fresh and exciting and absolutely compelling.HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Readers will on the lookout for a new Crouch given the popularity of the streaming adaptation of Dark Matter.
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