S. F. Prescott

Terrifying and filled with suspense!

Blake Crouch is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. His novels include the New York Times bestseller Dark Matter, and the internationally bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy, which was adapted into a television series for FOX. Crouch also created the TNT show Good Behavior, based on his Letty Dobesh novellas. His latest book is Recursion, a sci-fi thriller about memory, and will be published in June 2019. He lives in Colorado.

Published October 22nd, 2024

Blake Crouch captured my interest with Dark Matter. After which, I read Recursion, and I’m currently in the middle of Upgrade. So when I saw the republication of Run hitting shelves, I knew I needed it asap. He has such a compelling writing style and immediately pulls you in, making you root for the characters while riding a rollercoaster ride of suspense. After finishing Run it felt like I’d been holding my breath the entire time. I also couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that such violence was being committed because of a strange set of lights in the sky. (The explanation at the end was worth it!) But it isn’t all plot. I was terrified for the family at the center of this story-Jack, Dee, Cole, and Naomi. Crouch also has a gift for introducing side characters at any point in the novel and making you care before promptly killing them off. (Poor Donald.) IYKYK.

I was gripped throughout, especially during a scene in which Jack and a group of survivors are laying in a pit while soldiers patrol the edges with guns and chainsaws. It was the most disturbing scene for me. The ending was satisfying, especially after learning the twist, all my questions were answered. I can’t wait to read what he publishes next!

For readers who enjoy a fast pace, lots of tension, plot driven narrative.

Synopsis:

No time to think. No time to ask why. Only time to run.

Five days ago, the epidemic of rage began.

Four days ago, the rash of senseless murders swept the nation.

Three days ago, the president addressed the country and begged for peace—even as the murders increased tenfold.

Two days ago, the killers began to mobilize.

One day ago, the power went out.

And tonight, the killers are reading the names of those to be killed over the Emergency Broadcast System.

Jack Colclough is listening over the battery-powered radio on his kitchen table in Albuquerque, and he just heard his name. People are coming to his house to kill him, his wife, his daughter, and his son.

He has no idea what’s happening, or why, but the time for questions is long past. 

His only chance is to run.