Graphic artist Alex Doyle and his young companion leave Philadelphia expecting to enjoy a leasurely cross- country drive to California. But every mile feels like an eternity when an unexplained van trails them through one state after another. Even the van's psychotic driver cannot always tell why he chases with such persistence-- and such violence. RUN...OR DIE The van was in back of them again. Closer this time. There could be no mistake--they were being followed. RUN...OR DIE But why? The question kept nagging at Alex and Colin as they left Philadelphia behind and sped toward their new home in San Francisco. Courtney would be waiting for them, ready to begin a wonderful new life with her husband, her brother... RUN...OR DIE Now someone else is driving cross-country to see Courtney, too. Someone whose brain is rotting inside. Someone who knows their route, their stops, even their destination. RUN ...OR DIE He's got an ax.