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Border Run by Simon Lewis
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Synopsis

From the author of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize—nominated Bad Traffic, a fast-paced adventure novel about two young backpackers who find themselves in serious trouble in the jungle of Southeast Asia On the Burmese border, two naïve backpackers, Will and Jake, follow a tour guide into the jungle, tantalized by the possibility of dalliances with the tribal women who live there. At an idyllic waterfall, they discover that nothing is as it seems and their... more

About Simon Lewis

Simon Lewis was born in Wales and grew up in Scotland. He has worked as a travel writer on the Rough Guides to China, Beijing, and Shanghai. He is the author... more


Published: April 1, 2012 by Simon & Schuster

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense. Fiction. 240 pages

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  • Kirkus Reviews | 15 Mar 2012

    A novel that sets itself apart from most noir fiction with its lighter and looser feel.

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  • Publishers Weekly | 13 Feb 2012

    . . .well-paced, suspenseful stand-alone. . .

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  • Sabotage | 24 Apr 2012

    Short chapters and playful cliffhangers keep the story moving rapidly as the situation spirals out of control.

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  • Crime Scraps Review | 2 Apr 2012

    . . .the ending interestingly leaves you wanting more.

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  • Washington Independent Review of Books

    Despite moments when I wanted to scream at their naivety, the book is as taut as the deadly crossbows they become glued to.

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  • Mystery Scene

    While it's obvious the trip will go bad, Simon Lewis builds the suspense to take a perceptive look at society's fragile rein on our worst impulses

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  • Shelf Awareness

    . . .within its short and action-packed framework, Lewis manages to raise important questions about human nature.

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  • Library Journal | 29 Mar 2012

    Those who enjoy thrillers or danger-in-paradise novels (such as Alex Garland’s The Beach or William Golding’s Lord of the Flies) will thoroughly enjoy this fast-paced, quick read.

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