{"product_id":"ruth-run-9780593832646","title":"Ruth Run","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A wildly fun and thrilling read in this age of digital theft, \u003ci\u003eRuth Run\u003c\/i\u003e introduces us to an irresistible heroine and, in Elizabeth Kaufman, a scintillating new voice in contemporary fiction.\" --Maria Semple, author of \u003ci\u003eWhere'd You Go, Bernadette\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eToday Will Be Different\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCybercrime leads to a cross-country pursuit as an ambitious, misfit young thief exploits a hacked microchip to rob banks, and learns too late that the wrong people have been watching her \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty-six-year-old Ruth excels at microchip design but decides to get rich the old-fashioned way: robbing banks. She becomes a cybercriminal and devotes five years to siphoning more than $250 million out of the banking system using a hacked firewall chip that she created and only she knows how to access. Then one night an alarm goes off and she realizes she's been discovered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive hours later she's on the run, chased across California and the West by a slew of government agents who see her as both a high-level national security threat and a potential intelligence asset. They'll catch her dead or alive--whatever it takes to make sure no one else discovers what she knows. Each of these men is obsessed with the woman he's hunting, certain he knows what makes her tick. But Ruth, always a step ahead, armed with her ironic wit and a reluctant dog, eludes their understanding; can she elude their capture, too? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA nonstop oddball thriller for the age of digital theft, \u003ci\u003eRuth Run\u003c\/i\u003e introduces an irresistible new heroine and a fantastic new voice in contemporary fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Kaufman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.88w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593832646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2024 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2025 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Kaufman \u003c\/b\u003ehad a career in data networking, specializing in network security products and architectures. She now lives in rural northern Colorado.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46913447919830,"sku":"593832646","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_acc9fe87-7c6d-4697-a581-7d48ae708820.jpg?v=1748354409","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/ruth-run-9780593832646","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}