Run Away
You've lost your daughter. She's addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she's made it clear that she doesn't want to be found. Then, by chance, you see her playing guitar in Central Park. But she's not the girl you remember. This woman is living on the edge, frightened, and clearly in trouble. You don't stop to think. You approach her, beg her to come home. She runs. And you do the only thing a parent can do: you follow her into a dark and dangerous world you never knew existed. Before you know it, both your family and your life are on the line. And in order to protect your daughter from the evils of that world, you must face them head on.
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The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
Money-manager dad Simon Greene spots his estranged opioid-addicted daughter Paige busking in Central Park. He goes after her, gets in a fight on camera, and pulls a thread that runs across several lives.
No. Run Away is a standalone Harlan Coben thriller, not part of his Myron Bolitar or Mickey Bolitar series.
Yes. Netflix is producing a Run Away adaptation as part of its broader Harlan Coben deal. As of 2025, the project is in development.
Run Away was written by Harlan Coben, published in 2019 by Penguin Random House.
Run Away is 392 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Run Away takes most readers 6 to 8 hours to finish.
Run Away is a standalone novel by Harlan Coben, not part of a series.
Run Away is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.