Born to Run (46 page)

Something caught her eye and she jerked her head up at the house to see that the glass double-doors of their attic bedroom were ajar, swinging out onto their balcony.

Michael must be up but, at anything before 7:30, that was almost unheard of.

A lorikeet flashed past her, so close the green wingtip brushed her cheek. The bird perched on top of the left-hand balcony door and cocked its head, a scatter of sunlight fluorescing its blues
and mauves.

As Sonya unconsciously wiped her cheek, the bird gave a raucous squawk and shot a repulsive stream of grey shit down the glass door panel. Sonya was not religious, yet the smear roused in her an
ancient echo of parents daubing blood on their doors to ward away the angel of death.

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ABOUT JOHN M. GREEN

B
orn to Run
is John’s second novel, and his first is
Nowhere Man
.

When it dawned on John that what got him up in the morning was writing not his day job, he quit the job. Until then he was an executive director in a leading investment bank. Much earlier
he’d been a lawyer, a partner in two major law firms.

As well as a novelist, he is a well-known business writer and commentator and his non-fiction writing has appeared in a variety of publications in Australia and overseas including:
The
Australian, The Australian Financial Review, Company Director, Business Spectator, The Age,
the UK’s
Financial Times
and Canada’s
Director Journal.

As well as writing, John is a board member of two stock-exchange-listed corporations and some not-for-profits, as well as a co-founder of
Pantera Press
.

He lives in Sydney with his wife, the sculptor Jenny Green. They have two adult children who share their passions for the arts, books, business and philanthropy, as well as for the shimmering
waters of an extraordinary city.

Praise for
Born to Run

“A spectacular political thriller that unfolds with more twists and surprises than real American politics, and you really care about Green’s characters.
Born to
Run
has intellectual weight, too. It takes genius to make fictional American politics more dramatic than factual American politics, and Green has done that. But, as an added fillip, Green makes
American politics believable.

“I really enjoyed the book. It kept me up nights (and not much does).”

“Michael Crichton is good but [John M Green is] no slacker either... I’m ripping through this book... chapter after chapter [until] the eyes are
hurting...it’s a really good read... A great mystery. A book has to get you from the opening paragraph... and [
Nowhere Man
] has...”

— Nights with Walter Williams, 4BC Brisbane Radio

“John M. Green is the new Michael Crichton... but better!”

P.J. O’Rourke, international best-selling author

“...a gripping thriller which will literally have you on the edge of your seat!”

Saturday Breakfast, ABC 720 Perth (James Lush)

“It’s a futuristic, cyber-type thriller. I thought it was great fun. I enjoyed it.”

— Jennifer Byrne on ABC TV’s First Tuesday Book Club

“...an atmospheric thriller.”

—The AGE

“I found myself very quickly caught up in the story and reading it far later into the night than I had anticipated.”

— The Book Show, ABC Radio National (Peter Mares)

“I began reading last night and couldn’t put it down until early this morning... I enjoyed it... I’m sure it will be successful... It’s a good
read.”

— Janine Perrett, The Perrett Report, Sky Business TV

“... Every new discovery only compounds the enigmatic mood and teasing power of the plot... Green’s strength lies in conjuring a bewildering landscape of
betrayals.”

—
The Courier Mail (Gillian Bramley-Moore)