More than two decades after The Runnings first appeared, attorney-at-law David Wong Ken is extending its story with a new thriller, Presumption of Guilt, set for release on June 28.

The Runnings remains one of Jamaica’s most compelling political thrillers, blending suspense, intrigue and social commentary in a distinctly Jamaican setting.

Its origins, Wong Ken said, lay in frustration with systems that concentrate power. “The Runnings had its genesis in my frustration with a system that seemed to place almost unrestrained power in the hands of a few. It began with a simple question: what happens when an ordinary Jamaican is suddenly forced to run for his life after becoming entangled in events far larger than himself?”