The Running Man (1968)

The Running Man (1968)

Infobox book
name = The Running Man


author = Bill Pronzini
country = flag|USA
language = English
genre = Suspense, Thriller
pages = 272-287
publisher = Davis Publications, Inc.
Publication_type = Anthology
media_type = Paperback
pub_date = 1967-1968

The Running Man is a short-story by American writer Bill Pronzini. The story can found in the Fall-Winter 1979 edition of Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology - Volume 5 (the story's original copyright belongs to H.S.D. Publications Inc.).

Plot

The story takes place at a diner in the warm deserts of Arizona. We first meet the main character, Jack, walking through the desert thinking about his love named Karen. He then comes up to a diner in which the cook and his daughter, the waitress, were alone in. Later on, after Jack got his food, two well dressed men by the names of Frank and Earl came into the diner. Unexpectedly, the two men pulled out guns, not to rob the place but to quiet the people and prepare them for what was about to happen. They explained that there would be a man coming to the dinner soon to find a car that will take him to his destination but the car will not be there... Frank and Earl will be instead.

Related Links

*Alfred Hitchcock
*Alfred Hitchcock Presents

External links

* [http://www.alfredsplace.com/mysterybooks.htm Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology List]
* [http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/pronzini.html Pronzini's Thrilling Detecive Profile]


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