The Desert Run: A tense and gripping crime thriller about the irresistible call of adventure
What does it take for an ordinary guy to do something extraordinary? Meet Jake. He’s looking to use his new degree in Economics and Business Studies. But he can’t get a job and a mountain of student debt is threatening to overwhelm him.And when the ordinary life he has planned doesn’t much...
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What does it take for an ordinary guy to do something extraordinary? Meet Jake. He’s looking to use his new degree in Economics and Business Studies. But he can’t get a job and a mountain of student debt is threatening to overwhelm him.And when the ordinary life he has planned doesn’t much impress the girl of his dreams, he starts to consider his best friend’s idea to get rich quick. After all, it’s only a little bit illegal, and they're smart enough to not get caught. . .The Desert Run is an intriguing and suspenseful thriller charting how one young man succumbs to the siren call of adventure. One little crime doesn't make you a criminal. Does it?About the AuthorGregg Dunnett's debut novel The Wave at Hanging Rock blended a taut psychological thriller around the evocative setting of three boys growing up on a wild Atlantic coastline. It was downloaded a quarter of a million times, shortlisted for the Chanticleer Award for best Mystery/Thriller novel of 2016, is now being translated into two other languages and has well over a thousand five-star reviews on Amazon & Goodreads. The Desert Run is Gregg's second novel.Here’s just a taste of what real Amazon reviewers have said about The Wave at Hanging Rock“One of my favourite books this year.”“Mind blowing first novel. A must read, gripping thriller.”“The writing is crisp and insightful and the ending is totally unexpected. Well worth staying up all night for.”“I love books that take me into a different world, and The Wave at Hanging Rock does that so effectively.”“Superbly written and fabulous ending, I did gasp out loud at one point - I was on a train so caused some amusement….”“I raced through this book. Gripping story, extremely well written.”“Downloaded a few books to take on holiday and this was by far the one I enjoyed the most.”“Clever plot twists, believable characters, made me smile and laugh out loud when reading.”“I've been reading books on Kindle for many years and this is the first review I've been tempted to write. The best ‘psychological thriller' from anyone I've read recently!”“This is a real treat. You must read this book.”
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