El fiscal federal de los Estados Unidos Devlin Judge llega a Alemania para formar parte del tribunal internacional que va a juzgar a los criminales de guerra nazis. Pero Judge tiene su propio objetivo: encontrar a Erich Siegfried Seyss, el hombre responsable de la muerte de su hermano. Seyss, antiguo oficial de las SS y velocista olímpico, acaba de huir de un campo de pri-sioneros de guerra dejando un rastro de cadáveres a su paso. A medida que avanza la persecución, Judge se da cuenta de que Erich Seyss no actúa por su cuenta. Es un hombre embarcado en una carrera para cumplir un último e inolvidable servicio a la patria. Y sigue las órdenes de la última persona de la que habría sospechado nadie. Christopher Reich regresa al mundo del thriller internacional con una novela enérgica y muy bien documentada que transcurre ante el agitado telón de fondo de Alemania tras la segunda guerra mundial.

A fun bit of alt-history, but too many coincidences needed to make the plot work. Outstanding characterization, and quite outstanding narration. The main characters remained unresolved - we found out a lot about who they were, and how the story impacted them. I wish we could have found out who they bacame. ( )

Set after the collapse of Germany, The Runner is basically a ww2 era detective story.

An SS prisoner held for war crimes escapes aided by a shadowy group. An ex-policeman now military lawyer seeks retribution for his dead brother whilst aforementioned shadowy group tries to advance a conspiracy to protect their own interests within the newly forming framework of post nazi Germany.

It's not terrible, however nor is it particularly outstanding in any particular way. ( )

Well-written and researched post WWII thriller, it was pretty much as I expected and I enjoyed the ride it took me along. There were a few draggy parts but overall a very enjoyable read.

Growing up during the Cold War I had heard a number of times that the best thing the US could have done at the end of World War II would have been for the US Army to march on past Berlin and go all the way to Moscow, defeating both our wartime enemy and our ally-cum-adversary all in one fell swoop. Fleshing out this hypothetical possibility is the motif for Christopher Reich’s post-war thriller, The Runner.

Reich creates characters, some directly from history and others as fictional composites, and situations both real and hypothetical, and weaves them together in a compelling story. The key characters are a Nazi villain, a reluctant American hero and a woman with multiple forces pulling at her. There are many lesser characters, whose loyalties and motives are rarely as they first appear. The action is fast and seldom predictable. As a needed diversion from my usual reading, which is nearly all non-fiction, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. ( )