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I really enjoyed this thriller, which felt like a cross between Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Identity and Stephen King's Firestarter.

Out for a late night run, protagonist Sam Dryden winds up on the run, aiding a mysterious girl named Rachel who has escaped from a facility with no memory of her life before her time there, chased by men -- professionals -- with orders to kill her.

The book never lets up, making it hard to put down. Despite the breakneck pacing, there is a decent amount of depth to the characters, and in some cases they are not all they seem to be. The climax was excellent, and earned, and the ending was neither oversimplified nor saccharine, which I appreciated.

While the novel did not set up for a sequel, I would definitely enjoy reading more about its main characters, if the author chose to revisit them.

Full disclosure: I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a review.