Synopsis/blurb….
Product
Description
A
hard boiled suspense thriller quick read from a prize winning British crime
fiction writer.
Taxi
driver, Dave Morrison, has been driving round London all day, picking up random
fares, praying they will distract him from the terrible event he has to
confront tomorrow morning.
When
he finally parks up for the night and is approached by two men in an unlit
backstreet, his prayers are answered. Unfortunately for Dave, their brand of
distraction could prove fatal.
In
a frightening case of mistaken identity, Dave finds himself caught up in the
middle of gang wars, an innocent victim in the seedy world of drugs and crime.
A
violent short story in the noir crime tradition, The Last Ride will leave you
feeling disturbed and decidedly grateful that what happens to Dave could never
happen to you.
Or
could it?
Praise
for The Last Ride
"A
good, short, easy read with credible characters and graphic narrative"
"A
very well told short story. The character is fleshed well in the few short
clicks of this tale"
"Pleasantly
surprised at the depth a character can have in a few short pages"
Praise
for Eva Hudson
"A
brilliantly-paced thriller... Perfectly balanced between character and plot.
Very gripping and suspenseful" - Sophie Hannah
"It
immediately draws you in... there's suspense right from the beginning" -
Penny Smith
"Great
dialogue" - Mark Billingham
Surprise, surprise, I’m padding my July reading figures
with another short piece. This time it’s an Eva Hudson story acquired as a freebie on Amazon UK.
London, taxis, drugs, a beating and revenge. 20-odd
pages, job done.
Gritty and satisfying and enough there to warrant me reading
more from the author in future. A couple of her longer offerings are waiting on
the pile already.
Eva Hudson’s website is here.
4 from 5
Acquired free on Amazon UK kindle
Col - Taxis and taxi drivers are a great premise for a story like this. Glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteMargot thanks
DeleteInteresting, but you know how I feel about short stories. I have read one book by Hudson (The Loyal Servant), and I liked it a lot. I have two other novels by her on my Kindle and I will get to those eventually too.
ReplyDeleteTracy - I have The Loyal Servant and one other. Glad to hear it is enjoyable.
DeleteYet another new-to-me author. I'd be more likely to consider a longer piece, so you'd better get on to one! She looks so un-noir-ish in her photo. Appearances deceptive...
ReplyDeleteI think The Loyal Servant will be first - espionage-ish which might appeal.
DeleteCol, short stories and short fiction add that extra flavour to one's reading. Glad you liked Eva Hudson's story.
ReplyDeletePrashant, cheers - another interesting author to read more by in future.
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