Nathan's Run

"IMPRESSIVE AND PROVOCATIVE . . . VASTLY ENTERTAINING." -San Francisco Chronicle Nathan Bailey is on the run. Not only is he the target of a nationwide manhunt-he's the prey of a savage hit man. Nathan is twelve-years-old, with no one to turn to. He already knows life is unfair, and that to survive he has only himself, his smarts, and his honesty to depend on. But will that be enough as he takes flight into a terrifying world that has branded him a killer-and is waiting at every turn to destroy him? "FAST, INTRIGUING . . . A CLEVER PLOT WITH ENOUGH MENACE TO KEEP READERS ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS." -Boston Herald "A HEART-POUNDING TALE OF SUSPENSE." -People "SEE NATHAN RUN. BETTER, READ NATHAN'S RUN. IT'S SERIOUS FUN." -- New York Daily News An innocent boy is on the run from the law and a ruthless assassin in the New York Times bestselling author's "heart-pounding tale of suspense" ( People ). After a guard is murdered at a juvenile detention center and one of the inmates is found missing, it appears that Nathan Bailey has graduated from car thief to cold-blooded killer. Now the subject of a nationwide manhunt, Nathan is the most wanted fugitive in America#8212;and only twelve years old. But Nathan is also the target of another kind of hunt. After escaping his corrupt uncle and killing that guard in self-defense, he has more to fear than legal prosecution. He's also the target of a savage hit man. To survive he has only himself, his smarts, and his honesty to depend on. But will that be enough as he takes on a world of violence beyond his comprehension? "Fast, intriguing . . . a clever plot with enough menace to keep readers on the edge of their seats." #8212;Boston Herald A 12-year-old boy goes on the run after being falsely accused of murder. Pursued by police and a hired killer, he breaks into homes, steals cars, a gun--politely leaving notes of apology--and regularly calls a radio show to defend himself.