The Big Hit

The Big Hit

by Harvey, James Neal

4.3 (33)
372 pages~6.2 hr readPublished by MysteriousPress.com/Open Road

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Perfect for you if...

  • You enjoy thrillers with morally complex protagonists and want to understand how a killer's mind actually works.
  • You appreciate tight plotting and procedural details that feel authentic to how real investigations unfold.
  • You've missed Harvey's voice in the thriller space and want to see what he's crafted after a fifteen-year gap.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You prefer heroes you can root for without moral ambiguity or sympathetic portrayals of criminals.
  • You're looking for action-heavy spectacle rather than the psychological cat-and-mouse between detective and assassin.
  • You need constant plot twists and shocking reveals; this builds its tension through character and inevitable consequence instead.

About this book

In his first new thriller in more than fifteen years, James Neal Harvey presents a story centered on a starlet's murder that pulls an NYPD detective into a cross-country pursuit. Mongo prepares to assassinate a movie star, acquiring a wig, fake press pass, and a specialized tape recorder fitted with fléchettes. Using persuasion, he gains access to Catherine Delure's hotel room and carries out the killing. What seemed like a straightforward assignment, however, begins to unravel. Delure's death initially appears to be a shooting during a robbery, but homicide detective Jeb Barker recognizes otherwise. His investigation of the confident assassin takes him from Las Vegas to California, where he pursues the hit man across the country.

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