Publication Date: September 24, 2024
What do you do when the past catches up to you?
‘I LOVE YOU. I JUST NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT.’
When Congressional staffer Ben Walsh receives this cryptic text from his wife he initially doesn’t think much of it.
But while waiting to hear from her again, Ben discovers that the text came an hour before a shooting that occured along her daily running route. Veronica won’t pick up her phone, and when she doesn’t return home, he knows she is somehow involved.
If she isn’t one of the victims, then where is she, and what did she know?
While Ben searches for his wife, he stumbles upon another violent death, with clear connections to the shooting. The police name Veronica as their main suspect, and when more evidence suggesting his wife’s involvement appears, even Ben has to reconsider what he knows about her.
Unbeknownst to Ben, a killer from Veronica’s past stalks his family, with his own reasons for wanting to find her. What Ben does know is his best chance at saving Veronica, and keeping her out of prison, is finding her and the truth before the police—or this killer—do. But what if the truth is even more deadly than he could imagine?
RUN is a psychological thriller full of twists and turns that questions if you can ever outrun your past. From the mind of debut author Matthew Becker, find the truth behind a string of murders in a novel perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Alex Finlay, and Isabella Maldonado.
Ben Walsh’s wife is missing, which coincides with a mass shooting along her running route. All he has is a strange text message from her.
Author Matthew Becker delivers a suspenseful storyline full of twists and turns in Run. As Ben begins to search for Veronica, it soon becomes apparent her reluctance to share her past may be a contributing factor.
Soon, another death occurs that points to Veronica as the perpetrator. The evidence compiled by the police is enough to make Ben question how well he knows his wife. This aspect was well presented as a way to keep the suspense high.
With the possibility of a dangerous drug lord in the mix, Ben turns to his in-laws for answers. Finding Veronica suddenly takes on a renewed sense of urgency.
Run tells the story of a woman whose past comes crashing into the present, threatening her attempt at a fresh start.
Matthew Becker is a mathematician, and formerly worked as part of the national Covid-19 response. He has a doctorate in applied mathematics from the University of Maryland, College Park, and is published in the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology.
Matthew currently lives with his wife, a U.S. diplomat, and their two children in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. An avid thriller reader, he loves stories with dense, twisted plots and emotional gravitas.
