An engaging story of a young man who has no luck at all. He's caught in circumstances not of his doing nor in his control. Very readable, a good "beach book".
This is serious fun...suspense, and a clever plot..
"Beginning with a savage killing at a suburban Virginia juvenile detention center, 'Nathan's Run' shuttles its diminutive protagonist, twelve year old Nathan Bailey, through a terrifying gauntlet. Accused of murder and branded a cop-killer, Nathan becomes the subject of a nation-wide manhunt even as a vicious hitman is closing in on him.
Orphaned and alone, Nathan has nowhere to turn for help.
To stay alive he can only count on himself: on his agility, natural cleverness, and honesty. Ironically, the latter proves a formidable weapon as the boy endears himself to a national radio talk host, and, along the way, pleads his case to a rapt nation.
Electrifying, achingly poignant, and filled with profound insights into the war society wages against its children, 'Nathan's Run' is truly a remarkable debut."
Suspenseful book on tape.
