About the Author

Douglas E Winter is a lawyer in Washington D C who specialises in air disasters. He is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and editor of Prime Evil, a best-selling anthology of horror and suspense fiction. Run is his first novel. He lives in Washington DC.

Reviews

a first-person narrative told at breakneck pace in a style that grips from the off. Original, powerful and, amazingly, a debut novel. Five stars.
* * Daily Telegraph * *

His take on racial tension is acutely observed and the liberal smears of gore and grit make this an addictive, and insightful peer inside the criminal world
* * The List * *

Winter manages brilliantly to maintain intrigue, style and pace from the blistering start to the apocalyptic end of this 'something goes wrong' masterpiece...There are many good reasons why this book, its manner, contents and characters, should be reviled. But that cannot stop it being quite simply one of the best, most wildly thrilling crime books you may ever read.
* * Scotland on Sunday * *

A breathless, runaway read which reinvents syntax and shrugs off body count. Visuals may remind you of Sam Peckinpah at his goriest or, more to the point, Chester Himes at his most apocalyptic.
* * Literary Review * *

Run is like James Joyce on acid . . . written in a dazzlingly confident prose style.
* * Crime Time * *

Relentlessly paced, this chase novel impressively captures the frantic energy and emotional panic experienced by an East Coast gunrunner forced to flee both his own gang and the law. Written in rough, gritty street vernacular, the story covers about 24 hours in the life of 40-something Burdon Lane, who is part of a large group of criminals transporting a shipment of guns from Washington, D.C., to New York City. Just as the deal is about to go down in a Manhattan tenement, bedlam erupts. As Lane takes cover, his own people start shooting each other, the gun merchants begin killing their own and men dressed in police uniforms but not acting like police mysteriously show up. Meanwhile, somebody assassinates a prominent civil rights leader marching in a parade nearby. When the shooting stops, Lane finds himself in possession of the $2 million intended for the purchase of the guns. He has no idea, however, what has just happened. All he knows is that he must run. Winter sets a torrid tempo for his electric narrative as the plot unfolds. Using cars, trains and his own feet, Lane escapes death time and time again as he makes his way back home to confront his boss about whether the gun deal was merely a diversion in a larger scheme, orchestrated by larger powers, to kill the black political leader. Winter, a noted horror critic and anthologist, has written a memorable debut novel. His otherwise fine outing bogs down only at the end, during a protracted, bloody battle that, for its impact, relies on violence rather than on cunning plot dexterity. BOMC and QPB selections. (Mar.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

a first-person narrative told at breakneck pace in a style that grips from the off. Original, powerful and, amazingly, a debut novel. Five stars. * * Daily Telegraph * *
His take on racial tension is acutely observed and the liberal smears of gore and grit make this an addictive, and insightful peer inside the criminal world * * The List * *
Winter manages brilliantly to maintain intrigue, style and pace from the blistering start to the apocalyptic end of this 'something goes wrong' masterpiece...There are many good reasons why this book, its manner, contents and characters, should be reviled. But that cannot stop it being quite simply one of the best, most wildly thrilling crime books you may ever read. * * Scotland on Sunday * *
A breathless, runaway read which reinvents syntax and shrugs off body count. Visuals may remind you of Sam Peckinpah at his goriest or, more to the point, Chester Himes at his most apocalyptic. * * Literary Review * *
Run is like James Joyce on acid . . . written in a dazzlingly confident prose style. * * Crime Time * *