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Hit and Run
A deadly accident. Two teenagers orphaned. A mystery that reveals shocking family secrets.
Luke Grant, an 81-year-old widower and respected photographer, has lived a colourful life in the Scottish Borders. His peaceful existence is shattered when a tragic hit-and-run leaves his granddaughter-in-law Emily hospitalised and unlikely to recover.
Luke is suddenly responsible for his two teenage great-granddaughters, Violet and Jane. As he tries to create a stable home for the girls, Luke becomes convinced that Emily's “accident” was actually something far more sinister.
Then the brakes on Luke's own Land Rover are mysteriously cut, sending him plunging into the canal.
Someone is determined to silence him.
As Luke digs deeper, dark revelations emerge about the people he thought he knew. The truth is much closer to home than he ever imagined — and the killer is watching his every move . . .
Luke Grant, an 81-year-old widower and respected photographer, has lived a colourful life in the Scottish Borders. His peaceful existence is shattered when a tragic hit-and-run leaves his granddaughter-in-law Emily hospitalised and unlikely to recover.
Luke is suddenly responsible for his two teenage great-granddaughters, Violet and Jane. As he tries to create a stable home for the girls, Luke becomes convinced that Emily's “accident” was actually something far more sinister.
Then the brakes on Luke's own Land Rover are mysteriously cut, sending him plunging into the canal.
Someone is determined to silence him.
As Luke digs deeper, dark revelations emerge about the people he thought he knew. The truth is much closer to home than he ever imagined — and the killer is watching his every move . . .
199 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2008
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About the author
Gerald Hammond
100 books19 followersGerald Hammond, (Gerald Arthur Douglas Hammond) son of Frederick Arthur Lucas (a physician) and Maria Birnie (a nursing sister) Hammond; married Gilda Isobel Watt (a nurse), August 20, 1952; children: Peter, David, Steven. Education: Aberdeen School of Architecture, Dip. Arch., 1952. He served in the British Army, 1944-45. Although born in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, he worked in and retired to the country he most loved, Scotland.
He also writes under the names of Arthur Douglas and Dalby Holden. He was an architect for thirty years before retiring to write novels full-time in 1982. He has written over 50 novels since the late 1960s.
His novels center around guns, shooting, hunting, fishing, and dog training.
He also writes under the names of Arthur Douglas and Dalby Holden. He was an architect for thirty years before retiring to write novels full-time in 1982. He has written over 50 novels since the late 1960s.
His novels center around guns, shooting, hunting, fishing, and dog training.
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April 24, 2025
Entertaining and fun. Atmosphere, location, characters.
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