Hit and Run, Lawrence Block
Hit and Run, Lawrence Block
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Hit and Run

Author: Lawrence Block

Narrator: Richard Poe

Unabridged: 8 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 08/12/2008

Synopsis

Keller's a hit man. For years now he's had places to go and people to kill.But enough is enough. He's got money in the bank and just one last job standing between him and retirement. So he carries it out with his usual professionalism, and he heads home, and guess what?One more job. Paid in advance, so what's he going to do? Give the money back?In Des Moines, Keller stalks his designated target and waits for the client to give him the go-ahead. And one fine morning he's picking out stamps for his collection (Sweden 1-5, the official reprints) at a shop in Urbandale when somebody guns down the charismatic governor of Ohio.Back at his motel, Keller's watching TV when they show the killer's face. And there's something all too familiar about that face. . . .Keller calls his associate Dot in White Plains, but there is no answer. He's stranded halfway across the country, every cop in America's just seen his picture, his ID and credit cards are no longer good, and he just spent almost all of his cash on the stamps.Now what?

About Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block is one of the most widely recognized names in the mystery genre. He has been named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and is a four-time winner of the prestigious Edgar and Shamus Awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. He received the Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association—only the third American to be given this award. He is a prolific author, having written more than fifty books and numerous short stories, and is a devoted New Yorker and an enthusiastic global traveler.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on February 03, 2010

If you have followed my reviews of the first three Keller books you will have noticed a change in this rating compared to them. The others were good solid 4 star reads, maybe even 4.5 but I wasn't willing to give them a 5. This one crossed into the "zone" of personal enjoyment I reserve for that las......more

Goodreads review by Glen on January 30, 2018

Hit man Keller goes on one last job, and we know how those go. Hired for a job, Keller is framed for a political assassination. His face is all over the television. He's on the run to clear his name and get revenge. The way the novel is set up, it seems like it was supposed to be the final book in the......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on March 29, 2010

They say that all good things must come to an end, and apparently Lawrence Block decided to follow that conventional wisdom regarding his stories about the stamp collecting and slightly lonely hit man, Keller. Retirement has been on Keller’s mind going back to the first book, but now that his friend......more

Goodreads review by C-shaw on January 02, 2017

A library book. Oooh, this is so good, better than _Sinner Man_. I stayed up until after 3:30 a.m. on New Year's Eve, devouring this story! It seems counter-intuitive to root for a hired killer, but I guarantee you will in this book. When the killer becomes the stalked, the tale gets even more exciti......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on July 10, 2020

Keller is in Des Moines, Iowa awaiting instructions on when to complete a hit when an urgent news bulletin breaks showing the sudden assassination of the state’s governor. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem for Keller considering he had nothing to do with it but when he spots his picture on televis......more

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