A masterclass in Crime Fiction, taking you to places other authors fear to tread. Addressing raw social issues such as addiction and violence, whilst giving you action, humor and on the edge of your seat suspense. Keep on Running will draw you in to its Far Eastern whirlwind, gnaw at your soul, then spit it out leaving you craving for more. Ben Coulter truly is in a league of his own.
Billy Stone is an ex-Marine and boxing champ living a lavish criminal lifestyle whilst on the run in Thailand. But, when a botched hijacking on the Burmese border leaves three men dead, Billy must make fresh alliances with a feared mafia boss, whilst trying to keep hold of a new-found love and himself out of one of the world’s toughest prisons.
"If you thought Poisoned Saints by Ben Coulter was fast paced, put your Nike's on for Keep On Running. With great research and intelligent writing, Coulter has given us another roller-coaster. This is a book that should go on your bucket list."
In this follow up to the Amazon number 1 best-seller Poisoned Saints, Billy runs head first into trouble whilst on a marijuana run inside the treacherous Burmese border. Back in Thailand, Billy is forced to make a new deal with a murderous crime lord whilst keeping Islamic terrorists and ruthless Russian gangsters at bay.
As love unsuspectingly enters his life in the form of all American girl next door, Mel, Billy struggles to keep his gang of criminal misfits in line; Che, his old Stambro friend and struggling drug addict, Nate, a former US Marine and Compton psycho and Orly, the laid-back, weed smoking Frenchman.
Can Billy keep up his affluent lifestyle whilst cultivating his new-found romance? Can Che resist the hedonistic delights of South East Asia? In the contrasting land of Buddhism and the death penalty lessons will be learnt. Billy must stay one step ahead of his past whilst out smarting the present, or be forced to Keep on Running.
5 out of 5 Stars
"Gonna keep this short and sweet... Before reading this book I'd just finished another of Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels and I have to say that 'Keep on Running' was better. Much better."
5 out of 5 Stars
"Amazing second book from Ben Coulter. Funny, thrilling, moving and shocking at times. I was gripped from the start and couldn't put it down. Cannot wait to read the next one!"
Ben Coulter was born in 1980 and raised in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. He has been writing 'as long as he can remember' in one form or another. The aim with his debut novel Poisoned Saints, was to portray to the reader an authentic criminal lifestyle through the art of fiction, whilst using the regretful foundation of experience. Poisoned Saints was released at the end of last year to a pleasing on-line response. The Poisoned Saints trilogy is now complete with Keep on Running Released in May 2013 and When The Saint Comes Marching Home released in December of the same year.
Ben's fourth novel 'A SoCal Story' is set for release on the 25th of March 2016 and is available for pre-order now!
I was lucky enough to get this free after reading a tweet by the author. I'm not very good at writing reviews but here goes! I have not read anything by Ben Coulter before so didn't know what to expect but have to say that I really enjoyed this book. It was funny, shocking and sad. I would recommend it completely:-)
A great thrill ride across SE Asia. Travel with Billy from the chilled beaches and islands of Thailand, the shady jungle border with Burma as well as Laos' sleepy capital on the banks of the mighty Mekong. Don't forget the infamous Bangkok Hilton prison. Its a gritty and genuine journey with Billy and his motley crew. This, the second book of the trilogy, was my first but it won't be the last.