Beijing #05: The Runner

Beijing #05: The Runner
Peter May
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7 Sep 2017 UK
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9781782062349
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A top Chinese swimmer kills himself on the eve of an international event - shattering his country's hopes of victory against the Americans. An Olympic weightlifter dies in the arms of his Beijing mistress - a scandal to be hushed up at the highest level. But the'suicide was murder, and both men's deaths are connected to an inexplicable series of "accidents" which has taken the lives of some of China's best athletes. Li finds himself in charge of what could be his last investigation for the Beijing police. Hampered by uncooperative officials, dogged by a vindictive rival for his job, his only hope of a breakthrough is a champion runner, the'sole member of the Chinese athletics team who'seems willing to talk. But she will only talk to Margaret Campbell - and now the runner has disappeared. As Li's enemies take their chance to destroy his career, and shadowy figures seem hell-bent on victory at any cost, finding the missing runner seems to be the only way to save his job, his relationship with Margaret and the lives of more young athletes.

Annotated Sandman - Volume 04 (Graphic Novel) - (not currently available)
#01: Firemaker, The
#02: Fourth Sacrifice, The
#03: Killing Room, The
#04: Snakehead
#05: Runner, The
#06: Chinese Whispers

'Stunningly original, highly topical and extremely well written' - Scotland on Sunday on THE FIREMAKER 'A gripping thriller' - The Mirror on THE FIREMAKER 'Intense and fascinating' - Good Book Guide on THE FIREMAKER 'Is the book any good? The answer is a very solid...yes...it's engaging, topical...and certainly qualifies Peter May as a name to watch.' - Shots 'A gripping page-turner which combines edge-of-the-seat suspense with a fascinating picture of modern China making its painful transition to a market economy.' - Irish Independent on THE KILLING ROOM 'A fascinating series.' - The Sunday Telegraph on THE KILLING ROOM
Peter May has been a journalist (Scotsman, Glasgow Evening Times), a writer on the hugely successful Scottish TV soap opera Take the High Road and the creator of three TV series: The Standard, Squadron and Machair, which is the Gaelic-language equivalent of Brookside. He spent six months in China, much of it researching his first novel, THE FIREMAKER.
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ISBN-13: 9781782062349
Published: 7 Sep 2017
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: riverrun
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 448

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