Hit And Run: A September Day & Shadow Thriller #5

Amy Shojai

Nov 2020 · September Day Book 5 · Furry Muse Publications · Narrated by Amy Shojai

About this audiobook

A message from the grave. An assassin on her tail. Sniffing out the truth could get them all killed.

September Day is ready for a new start with her detective boyfriend. Believing she's finally put her husband's death behind her, her life upends when his mother sends her a safety deposit box key that could unlock the truth. But before she can examine the cryptic contents, she's brutally attacked, the files are stolen, and her former in-law is murdered.

Determined to uncover the harrowing facts, September and her dog Shadow battle to stay one step ahead of the merciless killer. But when they stumble upon shady business at a cattery, she must expose the mastermind before she too ends up in the ground.

Will Macy-Cat sniff out the key to unmask a decades-old horror? Can September and Shadow confront the past and live to tell the tale?

Hit and Run is the pulse-pounding fifth book in the September Day thriller series. If you like action-packed suspense, resilient characters, and four-legged heroics, then you'll love Amy Shojai's gripping adventure.

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Ratings and reviews

I really didn’t enjoy Hit and Run. I can’t stand when authors narrate their own books. They’re always dull and listless, bland. Voice acting is a talent and just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. The audio was all over the place. There were times when she’d mispronounce envelope as “onvelope” and then pronounce it properly. She often said words wrong, such as coherent, saying “co hair ent” which made it difficult to tell what she was trying to say at times. One of the characters kept talking about her quincineta, but she kept mispronouncing it. Why write Spanish words into a novel that you can’t pronounce and then narrate it? It doesn’t make any. Another thing that annoyed me was how the word “silencer” was used to refer to a firearm suppressor. You can’t “silence” a gunshot. That’s not how that works, that’s not what they do. I can not stand the mispronunciation of words, misuse of worlds, and spread of misinformation. As for the plot, I barely remember. I review a lot of audiobooks and I’ve turned into a bit of an audio snob. I have no patience for terrible narrations. They’re distracting and take away from the plot of the novel. I really didn’t like how the flashback scenes were done though. They were rare and seemingly came out of nowhere. I lost my place and started over several hours in and I didn’t even realize they were flashbacks until the second listen. I normally tune out chapter headers. The thing I dislike about the murderer in this book is just how unbelievably incompetent he is. No professional killer would ever be that useless. You really have to stretch your imagination to make this story work. The one redeeming factor in this book for me is that none of the cats were killed, despite characters constantly making threats of doing so. NOTE: This copy was provided to me free of charge as a digital review copy. The opinions stated in this review are mine and mine alone, I was not paid or requested to give this book a certain rating, suggestion, or approval.

Another winner for animal lovers! Amy Shojai's books have wonderful animal characters who are at least as important as the humans. And they are never killed-thankfully. In this book September goes back to Indiana to meet with her former mother-in-law and visit her husband's grave on the anniversary of his death. What she finds is astonishing and horrific. We (and she) learn more about her history. I seem to be reading this series backwards so it was a revelation to me. This isn't really a hinderance because you don't need her whole story to enjoy the books. We meet some great new cats and of course we have chapters from Shadow the dog's viewpoint. Ms Shojai narrated the audiobook herself and so put the proper emotions in the proper places as she intended. Some of the voices seemed a little strange for some of the characters (could you change your voice for that many people) but you never had any doubt as to who was speaking. As usual she gives a "Cliff's Notes' at the end telling the reader what was true in the book. I really enjoy that. Now that I have read 4, 5, and 6 I need to go back to 1-4. If you like action, suspense and animals you will love this series! I received a copy of the audiobook because I specifically requested it from StoryOrigin. This review is my honest opinion. I love this series.

About the author

Amy Shojai is a nationally known authority on pet care & behavior, the author of eleven pet books & hundreds of articles & columns, & the spokesperson for Purina brand pet foods. She founded & is president of the International Cat Writers Association.