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ISBN: 0385333668

ISBN13: 9780385333665

The Runner

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Christopher Reich dazzled readers and defied expectations with his New York Times bestseller, Numbered Account , a breathtaking classic of modern suspense. Now Reich returns to the world of international thrillers with a no-holds-barred powerhouse of a novel set against the seething backdrop of post--World War II Germany.... July 1945. U.S. attorney Devlin Judge has come to Europe as part of an international tribunal to try Nazi war criminals. But Judge has his own personal agenda: to find Erich Siegfried Seyss, the man responsible for his brother's death. An SS officer and former Olympic sprinter, Seyss has just escaped from a POW camp, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. But he won't escape Devlin Judge. Between the two men are miles of German countryside ... and the beautiful daughter of one of Nazi Germany's most powerful families -- a woman loved by them both. But as Judge hunts his prey across a devastated nation, he finds himself caught up in a staggering conspiracy. Because Erich Seyss is no rogue SS killer. He is a man running a final race to make one last, unforgettable contribution to the Fatherland. And he is acting on orders from the last person anyone would ever suspect. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Rated 5 stars
Interesting Writing of History!

This book gave a new twist to history. Eric Syess,a German olympic star becomes a vivious German SS officer. He is imprisoned by the Allies for committing an atrocity. Syess escapes and is pursued by Devlin Judge whose brother was killed in the atrocity. This begins a race across Germany. Along the way Judge inherits Syess's former girlfriend.In the meantime you are introduced to the "Circle of Fire" who wants the rule of...

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Flat out - A Great Read!!!

Danial Silva did this kind of novel well - a World War II piece where we know the outcome from reading history, but not how it came about...the nitty gritty...the dirty little secrets. Christopher Reich takes it to the same level with this effort. By the time the central character in the book, Devlin Judge, gets to page 298, a question has occurred to him...and to most readers, I suspect..."Why were members of the American...

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5 Stars

This is a real page-turner, with an old Nazi still a threat, and the hero having to stop him. The top two "surviving Nazis" novels I've read have been "The Boys from Brazil" and "The Shape: A Novel of International Suspense." And "The Runner" is right up there with those two.

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Reich Strikes Again!

This book is every bit as good as his first, "Numbered Account", in fact I liked it even more.Mr. Reich does not take the easy way out by using basic Historical fact and fictionalizing the balance of his book. The result is still Fiction, but researched with a Historian's eye, and some clever "what if?" scenarios. The result is a hybrid that is truly interesting and not just entertainment. I believe this allowed him to...

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