The newest novel of riveting suspense from New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, featuring the popular protagonist from Chiefs and Grass Roots, Will Lee, and his dramatic run for the presidency.
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United States Senator William Henry Lee IV and his wife, Katharine Rule Lee, drove away from their Georgetown house in their Chevrolet Suburban early on a December morning. Read the first page
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United States Senator William Henry Lee IV and his wife, Katharine Rule Lee, drove away from their Georgetown house in their Chevrolet Suburban early on a December morning. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Peter Smith
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A political thriller set in America, I didn't manage to finish The Run. Like other books by Stuart Woods, there were obvious inconsistencies with the plot. For example, at the beginning of the book the fact that a senior politician is suffering from a neurological disorder is known to exactly five people, none of whom say a word to anyone else, but within hours the whole of Washington is talking about it.
If you're a fan of the American political system, you might find the descriptions of the political manoeuvring interesting. For a Brit, or this Brit at least, the entire process appears tawdry and stuffed full of opportunities for corruption - which is probably the reality of the situation - and it failed to grab or hold my interest. I gave up when I was about a quarter of the way through the book.
If you're a fan of the American political system, you might find the descriptions of the political manoeuvring interesting. For a Brit, or this Brit at least, the entire process appears tawdry and stuffed full of opportunities for corruption - which is probably the reality of the situation - and it failed to grab or hold my interest. I gave up when I was about a quarter of the way through the book.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By K. Barnett
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was my first Stuart Woods book and I cannot wait to get more. A fast paced novel that has interesting characters interwoven into its pages. Shows how even the most honest people have something they wish to hide.
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A Stuart Woods Fan
8 May 2000
By "tsh219"
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I felt compelled to write a review of The Run after reading several reviews of Worst Fears Realized where readers claimed that Mr. Woods was loosing it, and not writing as well as he has in the past.
I was fortunate enough to have gotten hold of a copy of The Run several weeks before its release to the public. (I have an issue with waiting.) For those that claim Mr. Woods is not writing up to par, you MUST read The Run. He is at his very best here, and I believe he is setting us up for something wonderful in the future!
In The Run, Mr. Woods uses characters from one story (Swimming to Catalina, Grass Roots) and incorporates them into another. Something is brewing and I can't wait to find out what it is! Thanks Mr.Woods, I had a blast!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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A feather in his cap
24 July 2000
By Linda
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I have read every one of S. Woods' books, but this one was my first big disappointment. It is obvious Mr. Woods wishes to promote his political agenda, which he has every right to do. But it so overshadowed everything else, that the story line was lost. If making all conservatives look like dishonest morons was his goal, he certainly succeeded in this book.
The story was predictable and certainly not his best, but my enjoyment was also very tainted by his unabashed promotion of the liberal viewpoint as the only intelligent, honest way to go.
Mr. Woods, many of your fans are conservative. Please don't slap us in the face with such one-sided, offensive, and actually untrue writing.
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good book on the beach (or plane)
22 July 2000
By "--archangel--"
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Sometimes, you just want to pick up a book for fun and lose yourself in it for a few hours. Stuart Woods's THE RUN is the perfect way to kill a few hours on the beach, on a plane, or on the back porch this summer.
To be sure, the plot is nothing spectacular, and for veteran readers of political thrillers, it definitely tends toward the predictable. But Woods does a nice job in keeping the story interesting and giving the reader a good narrative to follow, and it is pretty clear from the structure of the book that Woods has visions of another sequel (authors just LOVE to have their characters become president for some reason). To his credit, Woods does not make the mistake of other authors who have written sequels--having too many "in-jokes" or opaque references to previous events from earlier books. One does not have to read GRASS ROOTS first to enjoy the current offering. My one major complaint about the plot is that it takes several large leaps in time that seem to interrupt the flow of the story, but then Woods's books are not the 900 page epics produced by Clavell or Clancy.
Neither a classic nor a clunker, this book is worth reading, especially during an election year.
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