Hit and Run

by Casey Moreton

Steven Adler had the world at his feet. A junior at Harvard, he had far surpassed the hopes and dreams of his working-class Oklahoma family. But all of that ends one foggy night while driving to Boston from New York when his best friend, Nick Calevetti -- the golden child of one of America's richest families -- commits a gruesome crime and maliciously points the finger at Steven.

Allan Adler knows his son, and he knows he's innocent. Bereft of the money that could get Steven effective legal counsel, he embarks upon a desperate mission to save his son from a murder conviction -- an odyssey that will thrust him into the highest echelons of Washington politics. His weapon of blackmail. Twenty years ago, Allan had been the chauffeur for a Pentagon official named Getty Fairfield and had been privy to Fairfield's affair with a sexy Russian spy. Now, as Fairfield becomes the president's choice for chief justice of the Supreme Court, Allan is determined to leverage his knowledge of the past to save his son's future.

But other forces are at work -- specifically, two giant software corporations whose monopoly trial has come before the Supreme Court. And as they bribe, steal, murder, and manipulate their way into influencing the chief justice vacancy, Allan finds himself caught in a cross fire that could cost him much more than he'd bargained for.

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Arnis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Viens pārgalvīgs brauciens nakts laikā, turklāt vēl reibumā izmaina divu jaunu vīriešu dzīves, kad nejauši tiek aizķerts garāmgājējs, bet ne tuvu nejauša nav Stīvena līdz tam par draugu saktā drauga Nika rīcība, kurš līdz šim dzīvē ir paļāvies uz vecāku turības vairoga spēku. Bet ne vienam ne otram, nedz upurim šajā grāmatās sižetā būtiskas lomas nebūs.

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[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good old-fashioned hugger-mugger about shady dealings at all levels of society and government. A kid from a poor family is dozing in the car on the way back to Harvard from New York City when his friend, a kid from a very wealthy family, hits a man on the highway. Steven, the poor kid, goes to help the victim, but his wealthy friend beats the man to death. Then of course he pins it all on Steven, whose family can't possibly afford the kind of superstar defense attorney he needs. Then Steven's father, who used to be a military driver for Pentagon bigwigs, recalls a secret affair one Washington bigwig had... This is the crux of the story. We hardly hear anything more about the car accident -- it's all about Steven's dad, Allan, trying to secure and leverage the information he needs to get the money to save his son, while the most powerful men in the country, industrialists and politicos, try their utmost to lock all that information down for themselves. Really fast-paced and a very good read.

[Sandra Weissel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best thriller in a long time! filled with intrigue, interwoven plots, great characters! a must read for the mystery buff!

[Tom Patterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fastpaced and well written thriller.

[Kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not into politics so maybe that's why I didn't really like this book, it had some decent parts but I ended up skimming a lot b/c I was bored.

[Arrian Duazo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for those readers wanting some adrenaline rush...