Hit and Run

A Who Dunnit Psychological Thriller About a Hit and Run Killing

By: Maria Frankland

Narrated by: Alexandra Hurworth

Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

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

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.

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.' 

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.

who done it

After a slow start to get used to the narrator's voice, this was an intriguing story, with a surprising ending.
Well narrated

Very much a thriller

It took me a minute to like Fiona, the main character. She was really an icky energy for a good portion of this book. The story had a great whodunnit though and that made the entire eight hours totally worth it. The narrator was pretty good too!

Dont skip over this one great story and characters

This is my second book from Maria Frankland and I have to confirm that this author is extremely gifted in composing Thrillers.
Her writing is fabulously engaging, her characters are extremely well developed and feel relatable.
The reader gets captivated from the very beginning and drawn into a well rounded story.

How much do we really know our spouses, our neighbors, our family ? should we trust them implicitly ? Such are the questions for Fiona Matherson after she is left a young widow in “Hit and Run”.
I did find Fiona is a little naive in handling her dire situation as she relies a tad too much on her ability to solve her husband hit and run, but then wondered what I personally would do in similar circumstances.
I loved how the author accurately describes the influx of Facebook condolences from people who didn’t know, like or give a darn when the person was alive…then it all fades away.

I have to say that the author didn’t give a clue as to who the culprit could be until the last two chapters, and it was so ‘woaw-hows-that-even-a-possibility” type of chapters !

I just want to give a wink to the author on her writing of the crematorium viewing of the body scene … she knocked on the door … this is a definitive trademark now.
And to the publisher- Chap10-BBC announce ‘Father of one in hit and run’ …. Should be father of two : Jack and Madeleine.

I did not particularly enjoy the narrator Alexandra Hurworth and it did infringe a tad on my liking the story, but both the writing and the clever tale saved the book for me.
I was fortunate to receive this free audiobook and leave this review voluntarily.