Hit & Run

by Doug Johnstone

Series: Billy Blackmore (1)

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Driving home from a party with his girlfriend and brother, all of them drunk and high on stolen pills, Billy Blackmore accidentally hits someone in the night. In a panic, they all decide to drive off. But the next day Billy wakes to find he has to cover the story for the local paper. It turns out the dead man was Edinburgh's biggest crime lord and, as Billy struggles with what he's done, he is sucked into a nightmare of guilt, retribution and violence. From the author of the acclaimed Smokeheads, Hit & Run is another pitch-black psychological thriller.… (more)

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Driving home one night, high on drugs and drink, Billy has a car accident. There starts his encounter with Frank Whitehouse and his world. But Billy doesn't report the accident, and Frank is the biggest criminal in Edinburgh. Billy, meanwhile is a crime reporter for the local newspaper.

Things soon spiral out of hand in all kinds of directions.

This is a great story. Not as greusome as I thought, given its description as "pitch-black psychological thriller" - but I was grateful for that!

Doug Johnson says that he writes fiction with 'no fat'. How refreshing that is. No flowery descriptions, just the story. Generally I just felt sad for Billy, which is no bad thing for a story to evoke emotion for the lead character.

Very enjoyable and easily readable (

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pamjw | Apr 8, 2015 |

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Driving home from a party with his girlfriend and brother, all of them drunk and high on stolen pills, Billy Blackmore accidentally hits someone in the night. In a panic, they all decide to drive off. But the next day Billy wakes to find he has to cover the story for the local paper. It turns out the dead man was Edinburgh's biggest crime lord and, as Billy struggles with what he's done, he is sucked into a nightmare of guilt, retribution and violence. From the author of the acclaimed Smokeheads, Hit & Run is another pitch-black psychological thriller.

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