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★★★★☆ 4.23 • Goodreads

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Craved Exit Strategy's relentless lone-wolf justice from Lee Child and Andrew Child? The Runaway by Nick Petrie keeps that momentum roaring.

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Why It's Your Next Read

  • Lone-wolf hero w/ zero institutional backup
  • Breakneck chapters that never let up
  • Tactical brains meet brutal physical justice
  • Anti-establishment revenge without moral gray zones

If Jack Reacher's scorched-earth clarity in Exit Strategy was your idea of perfect pacing, you need this drifter's brand of unfiltered vengeance. The Runaway strips away every institutional safety net and delivers a protagonist who solves problems with tactical genius and his fists—no committees, no moral hedging, just raw competence against enemies who deserve everything coming. Every chapter snaps forward like a cocked trigger, building momentum through confrontations that land with bone-cracking satisfaction.

If you crave justice delivered without permission slips, start reading now.

This isn't complexity for complexity's sake. It's the same unapologetic formula—righteous individualism dismantling corruption one brutal encounter at a time—wrapped in fresh conspiracy and relentless forward motion.

If you crave justice delivered without permission slips, start reading now.

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What Readers Are Saying

"The Runaway is gripping, fast-paced and action packed...had me on the edge of my seat." Kay, Goodreads
"a great, adrenaline-filled-rush read...Petrie has breathed new life into it and brought new angles, twists, and turns that made it fresh and exhilarating." Scott, Goodreads
"one hell of a story...you will fall in love with Peter Ash" Kori Potenzone, Goodreads

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