On the anniversary of her husband’s accidental death, Marianne seeks comfort in everything Greg left behind. She wears his shirt and cologne, reads their love letters and emails. Soon she’s following his footsteps across the web, but her desperation to cling to any trace of him leads her to the dark web. And a hit list with her name on it.
To try to save herself from Sam, the assassin hired to kill her, Marianne must first unpick the wicked web in which Greg became tangled. Was Greg trying to protect her or did he want her dead?
A gripping and emotional ebook bestseller about a woman who discovers a shocking secret about her late husband that will hook you from the first page
Holly Seddon is the international bestselling author of TRY NOT TO BREATHE, DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES and LOVE WILL TEAR US APART. THE HIT LIST was published in August 2020 in ebook and audiobook. The paperback edition will be published in April 2021.
After growing up in the English countryside obsessed with music and books, Holly worked in London as a journalist and editor. She now lives in Amsterdam with her family and writes full time.
Alongside fellow author Gillian McAllister, Holly co-hosts the popular Honest Authors Podcast. You can find her on Twitter @hollyseddon, Instagram and Facebook @hollyseddonauthor.
I was very lucky to take part in a read-along for The Hit List with THE Book Club on Facebook in exchange for an honest review.
Marianne and Greg have a wonderful relationship, and everything seems to be going well until Greg is killed in an accident. We meet Marianne who is now in a new relationship but still grieving. She finds herself going through his laptop and finds his use of the dark web where she finds herself, completely unexpectedly, on a hit list…
The story is told from a number of different perspectives and goes to some very dark places, with lots of twists and turns. The further I read the more I wanted to know. Greg was involved with his work as a charity worker and crosses some lines which make you wonder if you would do the same or not. Doubtless, to say while he is active in rescuing a lot of people, he doesn’t rescue them all and in some cases is instrumental in their demise.
There are quite a lot of characters within the story, with each playing a different role. Many of them have some dark secret that has been discovered and they are exploited in some way because of this to help the work of the underground organisation or to help coerce others to help.
It’s a complicated story full of good and bad and sacrificing some people for others. The ending was very unexpected but felt a little rushed and could have had a little more information but overall was a shocking revelation that I definitely didn’t see coming!
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, it’s the first I have read by Holly Seddon and won’t be the last.
| Title | The Hit LIst |
| Author | Holly Seddon |
| Series | N/A |
| Format | Kindle |
| Page Count | 360 Pages |
| Genre | Mystery & Thrillers |
| Publisher | Trapeze |
| Release Date | 28th August 2020 |
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