{"product_id":"9780385333665","title":"The Runner","description":"Christopher Reich dazzled readers and defied expectations with his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eNumbered Account\u003c\/i\u003e, a breathtaking classic of modern suspense. Now Reich returns to the world of international thrillers with a no-holds-barred powerhouse of a novel set against the seething backdrop of post—World War II Germany....\u003cbr\u003eJuly 1945. U.S. attorney Devlin Judge has come to Europe as part of an international tribunal to try Nazi war criminals. But Judge has his own personal agenda: to find Erich Siegfried Seyss, the man responsible for his brother’s death.\u003cbr\u003eAn SS officer and former Olympic sprinter, Seyss has just escaped from a POW camp, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. But he won’t escape Devlin Judge. \u003cbr\u003eBetween the two men are miles of German countryside ... and the beautiful daughter of one of Nazi Germany’s most powerful families — a woman loved by them both. \u003cbr\u003eBut as Judge hunts his prey across a devastated nation, he finds himself caught up in a staggering conspiracy. Because Erich Seyss is no rogue SS killer. He is a man running a final race to make one last, unforgettable contribution to the Fatherland. And he is acting on orders from the last person anyone would ever suspect.\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author: Christopher Reich was born in Tokyo in 1961. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Texas at Austin, he worked in Switzerland before returning to the United States to pursue a career as a novelist. The author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling thriller \u003ci\u003eNumbered Account\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Texas with his wife and children.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020714131696,"sku":"9780385333665","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385333665_p0.gif?v=1763694026","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385333665","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}