Nick Reynolds

This novel mix of audiobook and podcast is ostensibly about the practical and psychological dimensions of going on the run. How does it actually work? What is like? Through interviews with academics, police experts, and current and former fugitives, we're given an insight into how the exercise can be at once romantic and bathetic.

But the emergent and most interesting aspect of the book is its exploration of the moral dimension of evading the law. Reynolds and his interviewees pick over thorny questions about the nature of bravery, the extent to which we can trust our impression of others, and whether fleeing the law is an inherently selfish act.

It's a fascinating set of discussions that, while inevitably short on hard answers, is an interesting journey to go on.… (más)