{"product_id":"the-runner-scarlett-thomas-hardcover","title":"The Runner -- Scarlett Thomas, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Mr. Y\u003c\/i\u003e comes a blend of dark humor, international crime, and romance in this literary thriller about a man fleeing a decades-old contract on his life--and the woman who may change everything.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's running for his life. And he's running out of time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJay 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 for decades. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While staying at an all-inclusive resort, surviving off of the points he accrued in a previous, more successful life, Jay meets Ellie, a beguiling fellow runner who may even be faster than he is, and is harboring secrets of her own. When an assassin appears poolside, Jay is on the run again, but this time with Ellie, as they find themselves on a catamaran helmed by a sinister and reckless crew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Runner\u003c\/i\u003e is about high-finance, con artists, the Book of Jonah, ultramarathons, and how falling in love can change everything. Darkly funny, sexy, and exciting, Scarlett Thomas--author of the \"work of gonzo genius\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Sleepwalkers\u003c\/i\u003e--transports readers from the sun-drenched roads of Cyprus to the rain slicked streets of Kent in this high-concept literary thriller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scarlett Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668069967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScarlett Thomas was born in London. She is the author of highly acclaimed contemporary cult novels including \u003ci\u003eThe End of Mr. Y\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction; \u003ci\u003eOligarchy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Seed Collectors\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePopCo\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Sleepwalkers\u003c\/i\u003e; and the Worldquake series of middle grade books. Her novels have sold over half a million copies worldwide and been translated into twenty-six languages. Scarlett is professor of creative writing and contemporary fiction at the University of Kent. Find out more at ScarThomas.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scarlett Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68255624823012,"sku":"9781668069967","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781668069967.jpg?v=1794469717","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-runner-scarlett-thomas-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}