Running from the Dead

Short Description

A six-year search for a kidnapped boy ends in a murder that leaves a private detective trying to find a girl on the run before the police find him.

Sales and Market Bullets

Mike Knowles received two starred reviews (Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly) for his 2017 book Rocks Beat Paper: “The tension will ease only when breathless readers turn the very last page. Knowles builds for impact and speed.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred
A standalone novel that will appeal to readers of Robert Galbraith’s The Cuckoo’s Calling and the rest of the Cormoran Strike novels.
Mike Knowles has been shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Award and the Hamilton Literary Fiction Award.

Audience

Fans of Richard Stark’s Parker series
Hard-boiled mystery and noir crime readers
Mike Knowles’s established fanbase