The Runner

China Thriller 5

The fifth China thriller features Li Yan and Margaret Campbell as they uncover a treacherous conspiracy on the brink of the Olympic Games in Beijing.

This is the penultimate novel in the China series, by the bestselling author Richard and Judy of "The Blackhouse."

The Suffering: An extraordinary Chinese swimmer takes his own life on the eve of the Olympic Games in Beijing. Days later, a weightlifting champion suffers a fatal heart attack before the competition.

The Listener: Detective Li Yan senses a conspiracy surrounding the deaths and finds an athlete willing to speak. However, she will only trust one person: Li's fiancée, Margaret Campbell.

The Runner: As Campbell's contact goes missing, a race against time begins. Li must now outsmart and outpace an enemy determined to drive him to exhaustion.