Vertical Run, Joseph R. Garber
Vertical Run, Joseph R. Garber
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Vertical Run

Author: Joseph R. Garber

Narrator: Stephen Lang

Abridged: 5 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2000


Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A breathless read” (USA Today) featuring “some of the most ingenious military-techno twists this side of Tom Clancy” (San Francisco Chronicle).
 
David Elliot is about to have a very bad day at the office.

Each morning in his forty-fifth floor executive suite, David savors the quiet moments before the workday begins. Until today, when his boss walks in and aims a gun at him, murder glinting in his eye.
 
For the rest of the day, David will be trapped in a midtown tower with a team of ruthless and professional mercenaries. Everyone he meets—and knows—will try to kill him. They expect him to be dead by lunchtime.
 
But they’re wrong. 
 
This is the “killer” workday redefined, a high-stakes and whiplash-paced drama that plays out with an electrifying intensity. You’ll never see the office the same way again.

About The Author

Joseph Garber (1943–2005) was a columnist for Forbes magazine and the author of Vertical Run, Rascal Money, In a Perfect State, and Whirlwind.Stephen Lang has appeared on Broadway in Death of a SalesmanA Few Good Men, and Wait Until Dark. His films include GettysburgTombstone, and Last Exit to Brooklyn. He has also narrated many audiobooks, such as Corelli’s Mandolin, several Michael Crichton novels, and Gods and Generals, of which he also starred in the film version.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on March 30, 2013

One of the best fast paced action books I've ever read. Die Hard before the movie. I re-read it every year!......more

Goodreads review by Matt on April 01, 2014

When the novel Vertical Run is over, Dave Elliot is a changed person. Through excruciating circumstances and several moral decisions David becomes a person that understands who he is, and what he has to do to save himself and those he loves. Early on in the story Dave’s boss walks in his office with......more

Goodreads review by Mike on January 30, 2009

This book was an unexpected treat for me. I really did not think I'd enjoy when a friend reccomended it to me. After the constant nagging from said friend I decided to crack it open. Within what seemed like such a short amount of time I returned the book and proceded to give great thanks. This is st......more

Goodreads review by Justin on February 15, 2016

Everyone has (or should have) that one book that you read over and over again, always getting the utmost satisfaction from the experience. For me, that book remains Vertical Run, by the regrettably late Joseph R. Garber. This book called out my name from a spinning book display in a corner store whi......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on April 16, 2014

I'm probably giving this too many stars, but hear me out. Before this, I read Private L.A., a Patterson book. That book was pretty bad. REading Garber's book immediately after gave me such appreciation for what can be done with a thriller. There can be really interesting back stories, and chapters c......more


Quotes

"If ever a novel bristled with sheer intrigue and suspense, it's Garber's Vertical Run.  Fast-paced thrillers don't get any better than this!"
-Clive Cussler


Awards

  • Audie Awards