Hit and Run
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Hit and Run

by James Hadley Chase

1958•Crime•260 pages

Taste attributes: crimemysterythrillerunsavouryrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA moving crime novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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About This Book

Lucille Aitkin was the kind of woman who encouraged men to run around after her and most men were more than happy to do so - so why did she suddenly want to learn to drive rather than being chauffer-driven in style? And why was Chester Scott's Cadillac covered with bloodstains on the wrong side?

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

CrimeMysteryThrillerSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leads

Subjects

1950sRomanceSuspense

Details

Author
James Hadley Chase
Published
1958
Pages
260
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