Hit and Run

A Who Dunnit Psychological Thriller About a Hit and Run Killing

By: Maria Frankland

Narrated by: Alexandra Hurworth

Sunny afternoons are the worst for a recovering alcoholic. But I’m doing OK and I’m proud of myself. I stretch out on my sun lounger with my book, basking in the peace before I have to collect my son from school. Then the gate rattles. It’s the police and judging by their expressions, they’re not here with good news.

As I face the two officers, I try to dismiss what they’re telling me. My husband, Rob, can’t possibly be dead—I only saw him this morning. Besides, he’s the safest cyclist I know and would never put himself at risk.

I don’t tell them that we rowed this morning. Besides, it’s not even relevant.

It breaks my heart that our last words were angry ones, and now, I’ve not only got to identify his body, but I’ve also got to break the news to our son. I’ve never felt so alone in my life and don’t know if I can resist the urge to find some comfort in a bottle of brandy. Especially when the police reveal that Rob’s death wasn’t an accident—that he’s been the victim of a hit and run.

And it seems I’m the prime suspect.

I’ve already lost my husband, now it seems I could also lose my son, my home and even my freedom. Every piece of my life is slipping away as the evidence mounts against the person with the most apparent motive – me.

And I have no alibi.

But others wished Rob harm, those whose motives are only coming to light now he’s gone. He’s taken so many secrets and lies to his grave that I barely know which one of them to begin with.

As the dark days that follow threaten to push me to the edge, I learn more about my husband after his death than I ever knew when he was alive.

And it’s too late to confront him.

©2021 Maria Frankland (P)2024 Maria Frankland

Hit and Run

This was really good!I enjoyed it,though I had it figured out within 30 minutes.lol Poor Fiona! Alexandra Hurworth was a terrific narrator! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.' 

Good plot and even better listening experience

"Hit and Run" is a fictional thriller set in Yorkshire, England. I really enjoyed the twists and turns in the plot and I was continually guessing who the killer was right up until the very end. The narrator’s Yorkshire accent was a nice touch making the story even more believable and made me nostalgic for the time that I spent living in England.

Well written, kept me guessing til the end

Never seen the ending coming. Well written and narrated. Would recommend the read, intriguing yet a good read.

A Twisted Side of Murder

Hit and Run is twisted tale that covers adultry, embezzlement, mental abuse and ultimately a murder. Fiona is caught in the middle of a web of lies that tries to consume her after her husband is killed because suddenly she realizes she never knew him at all. This book will take you on a rollercoaster ride up until the very end when all is revealed. I love the intricate twist and turns the author takes which leads you down a path to a dead end just when you think you have it all figured out. Hit and Run is well written and intriguing. Alexandra Hurworth does an amazing job narrating the different characters bring each one and the story to life. I highly recommend this book if you love mysteries that keep you on the edge of your seat. This is my honest unbiased review.

Wow what a story!

Fiona is a recovering alcoholic, she is a daughter of a narcissist and the wife of a man who is very inapt at keeping secrets. That is until he is killed by a hit-and-run driver in as the old saying goes everything in the dark will soon come to light. True to Maria Franklin‘s writing style there is a twist I never saw coming. As I listened to the book I kept thinking it can’t get any worse, but yet it did. I love Maria Franklin‘s books and this is just the latest example of why. It is always so hard to guess the ending and that makes for a great ending. I thought the narrator did a good job and this book is so worth getting.