Night of the Running Man

by Lee Wells

After a gangster leaves half a million dollars in his cab, Jerry Logan becomes a fugitive, only one step ahead of a hit man, until he meets a woman who convinces him that he can't run forever

Genres: Crime

315 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1981

Reviews

[LeeAnne Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novel kept me on the edge of my seat! I kept thinking "Well this is what is going to happen," and I was wrong every time! It had great twists and turns and you end up in places you never saw coming. It is a great idea: a man finds a lot of money in his cab and that sets him on a run for his life. You also get inside the mind of the man (evil evil man) who is following him... creepy!
Worth a read, I promise!

[Jeff Clausen · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 rounded up to 5 stars. Only the implausible final scene kept this from 5, but it was a dandy and fast-moving story otherwise. The bad guys were really bad and the good guys were flawed but clearly the ones to root for. I call this an undiscovered gem, even tho they made a movie of it, because my review is only the fifth one on Goodreads. Inconceivable!

[Aline · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's been a long time since I read this book (over 10 years), but I still remember it quite well.

It's safe to say I loved it! Great suspense and turn of events and I definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good book full of suspense.

Just writing this review makes me want to read it again. :)

[Ranette · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very brash book about a cabbie who witnesses a death and finds the man's money in his cab. He decides to keep it, unaware that the mob knows he has it. There follows several days of running, sex, and murder. I felt the plot was old and the out come inevitable.

[NickMohr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Difficult to stop reading, finished it over 3 nights. Just grounded enough to buy into as “real”, and relentlessly paced.