Hit & Split

By: Simon Green

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Readers' Favorite award winning Espionage Thriller for 2025.

A moving tale of family loss and their extraordinary struggle for international justice.

"An intriguing... emotional... well-paced page-turner" - Kirkus Reviews
"Green delivers a remarkably confident narrative, with intricate details and emotional depth, leaving readers both captivated and deeply moved." - Readers' Favorite, 5 star review, 2025 award winner.

A young cyclist is hit head-on, in a brutal road traffic accident. The negligent driver is the wife of a foreign diplomat; the victim's uncle, a soldier turned government operative.

A whirlwind of events follow as the press chase the story, the police race to build their case and, as the boy dies from his injuries, the diplomats claim immunity to evade consequences.

The boy's family struggle to cope with the turbulent emotions, the complex international legalities, and even how to grieve while the incident which took their beloved son remains unresolved. As governments debate extradition, the family's faith in some kind of societal justice remains steadfast. But as the last glimmers of hope fade, and justice finally slips from reach, the emotionally exhausted family spiral into a cycle of unrelenting pain and hopelessness.

Finally, the boy's uncle accepts that their only hope of anything resembling justice falls on him, and resolves to misemploy the skills he's been given by his government -for the sake of his family.

No matter the cost to self, or country.

Excellent Story

This book is full of surprises and unforseen twists. It was most enjoyable and hard to take breaks between listens.