The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens

 

My thoughts

I listened to the audio of this book along with reading it. I was not as happy with the person who narrated for Alice but the one for Jenny did great. Alice's narrator just seemed to list each sentence instead of making them flow smoothly. 

This is my first book to read by this author. I will be looking for more now. This was a very scary and very emotional story. My emotions were all over the place by the time I finished it. In a good way though.

When Alice and Tom head out for a trip to Canada to see the Olympics little do they know how much their lives will change. In the next few weeks they will help a young couple who seem to be struggling.

 

Simon and Jenny are on the road. Running away from things they would much rather forget ever happened. Jenny is pregnant and only eighteen years old. They seem to be so in love. 

When Alice and Tom give Blue and Ocean a ride the kids seem very grateful. They are young and seem deeply in love. What could go wrong?

When Alice sees a newspaper article with Blue and Ocean's pictures. They are wanted for murder. The murder of Ocean's, who is really Jenny, mother and stepdad. Blue is the name Simon had. Now what does she do? How can she tell Tom they are helping out two people wanted for murder. Cold blooded murder. 

These four go on a road trip no one wants. Simon seems quick tempered with others except Jenny. He is more kind and gentle with Jenny. But along the way to wherever they are going a list of beat and hurt people are left behind. Simon was fully capable of murder but Alice thought Jenny seemed way to scared and meek to be a killer. Could she be so wrong about a young lady?

When all of this comes to a head you get the real story. I never liked Simon. He just didn't seem like a good person to me. Though he did love Jenny. No doubt about that. Jenny I liked. I felt sorry for her. I felt she had more on her plate than just being pregnant and running. I had a feeling about her and what happened to her. I was right....

This book is a good thriller. No mystery as you know right up front who is who and what they are capable of doing. Except you might find out that one of these four does have a big secret. One may be more than they seem.

I loved how this book ended. It pretty much left no loose ends. It was one that I didn't want to put down. 

Thank you @stmartinspress and @macmillanaudio for this ARC.

4.75 stars 

About

The open road beckons.
A chance for them to reconnect.
Then they make a fatal mistake.

It’s the summer of 1976 and Alice and Tom set out on the remote Canadian highways in their new RV, hoping to heal their broken hearts after a devastating tragedy.

They’ve planned the trip perfectly, taken care of every detail. Then they meet two young hitchhikers down on their luck and offer them a ride. But Simon and Jenny aren’t what they seem. They’ve left a trail of blood, destruction, and madness behind them.

Now Alice and Tom are trapped, prisoners in a deadly game, with nowhere to turn. As the tension builds, the lines blur, and the question becomes, In whose heart does evil truly lie? What secrets are Jenny and Simon hiding? And who will live another day?

A chilling, twist-laden ride to the final page, THE HITCHHIKERS is that rare novel that will break your heart as well as hold you in suspense. The author of the classic thrillers STILL MISSING and THOSE GIRLS has delivered her next breathtaking novel.