Author: Peter J. Thompson
Narrator: Gary Tiedemann
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes
Publisher: Peter J. Thompson
Released: Jan. 30, 2019
Genre: Suspense
A corrupt corporation. Ruthless assassins. Will the family that runs together… die together?
Fifteen-year-old Zach Monaghan has a target on his back. In the witness protection program for his father’s whistleblowing, he’s now run away, back to his old home in Chicago.Zach wants to get back to his friends and to Lindsey, the girl he’d met right before being whisked off in the middle of the night. But escaping his fake identity won’t last long if two contract killers catch up to him…
Big Joe Gorski has climbed the ladder from street thug to tycoon. Now he’s got it all–riches–status–police, and politicians in his pocket. But life at the top is suddenly unsteady and one slip can bring it all down. With a scheming partner, politicians who won’t stay bought and Feds breathing down his neck,Gorski has to move carefully. But being careful goes against his nature. He’s a raging bull and he’ll do whatever it takes to keep what he has … let the bodies fall where they will.
As the ruthless killer draws closer to Zach, surviving the greedy corporate plot may force the whole family to get their hands bloody…
The Runaway is a fast-paced thriller with dizzying twists and turns. If you like non-stop action, high-stakes tension, and large casts of compelling characters, then you’ll love Peter Thompson’s gripping novel.
Peter Thompson grew up on the east side of Chicago, in the shadow of the steel mills where the air was sooty and smelled of sulfur. His life wasn’t always so gritty, but the grit and realism finds its way into his thrillers. He has always loved stories of every kind, and one of his joys is finding a way to get inside character’s heads, seeing the world as they see it and feeling their triumphs, pain, and fear. He visualizes his characters when he writes, and they are larger than life in the big screen of his imagination.
Before pursuing his passion and becoming a full-time author, he tried his hand at everything from factory work, breaking cement in a construction crew, running his own pizza shop, and he was a well-regarded presence in the mortgage industry for nearly thirty years. When he isn’t writing, Peter loves, spicy food, live music, and exciting and thought-provoking books and movies. He is a fitness buff who loves to spend time with his grown sons and is looking forward to traveling the world and seeking adventures with his lovely partner.
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Gary Tiedemann is a full-time voice-actor and narrator of audiobooks, with over 60 unabridged titles narrated and counting. He has voiced countless commercials and multimedia productions in addition to spending over 10 years on stage performing improv, sketch comedy and original works of theatre. Gary is a graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans. He currently splits his time between Florida and Chicago. See more at www.garytiedemann.com
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What a fun book! I really enjoyed this story, even with it’s few tiny faults. Zach is so relatable. He’s a teenager who’s been yanked from his happy life by a sudden decision by his dad and he’s ticked. He doesn’t want to live in Phoenix! He wants to go back home to Chicago where’s he a star on the football team, has great friends, and there’s also an interesting girl (Lindsey). So, he boards a bus and heads home. Of course, this causes his family a ton of trouble.
I love Witness Protection stories. I don’t know why, but I’m always a bit fascinated with them, whether it’s a criminal who has turned witness or a fairly honest person who saw something bad go down. So right away, I was hooked on this story. How do you keep a witness (or their family) safe if they don’t cooperate? Well, as we see in this book, it’s very hard to do so.
I got a real kick out of some of the bad guys. Now they come in all flavors in this book, from macho mafia man Joe to nervous sneaky Birdman. But my favorites were Lewis (he’s got anger issues) and Wade (a daft yet efficient young man). Those two paired together gave me some laughs, even if they were at the expense of their victims.
Zach’s mom was a bit on the dramatic side, and that whole bit about her female intuition was a bit silly. The most believable female character turned out to be Lindsey. I really liked that she’s still a teen, being afraid in many of the situations, yet she does her share of butt kicking when she can. She makes some mistakes but she also keeps her head in other situations.
The story added more layers as things went on. There are multiple people who want Zach’s dad to disappear and not all of them are wearing Bad Guy labels. Zach’s dad eventually has to take a much more hands on approach to the situation and I was glad to see that he was also scared at times yet still did his best to fix the situation.
While I would have liked a little more from the ladies, there was never a dull moment in the story. I listened to the story in 2 sessions, simply because I had to sleep a bit. Otherwise, I would have listened to it all in 1 go. 4.75/5 stars.
The Narration: Gary Tiedemann makes are really great Zach. He’s got that angry teen guy down. Then he does a great job with Mafia Joe and Mr. Birdman as well as angry Lewis and daft Wade. His female voices were spot on as well. His voice for the Russians or Eastern Europeans sounded more Spanish to me, but I can forgive that. The story got the characters across. Tiedemann’s pacing was perfect and there were no technical issues with the recording. 4.75/5 stars.
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Peter Thompson. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
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