Product Description

A Supreme Court nominee hiding a career-breaking secret...

Two giant tech companies locked in a legal fight to the death...

An old espionage scandal that never quite faded away...

A father determined to save his son from wrongful conviction...

Harvard scholarship student Steven Adler has been framed by the wealthy and influential Calevetti family. Nick Calevetti committed murder, but it is Steven Adler who faces a life in prison. His father, Allan, knows he can't possibly afford the legal team necessary to fight the entire Calevetti family, and in desperation he turns to a weapon he never thought he would use. Allan Adler is the one man in the world who knows the truth about Supreme Court nominee Getty Fairfield...and Allan will do anything to save his son.

Unbeknownst to him, however, other forces are at work in regard to Fairfield's appointment. The two largest and most powerful software corporations in the country are waiting on a Supreme Court judgment, and both are willing to bribe, steal, or murder to get a favorable decision. When Allan throws himself into their path, he may not be able to get out of the way in time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #142510 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 448 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Moreton's tepid novel of political intrigue begins with an I Know What You Did Last Summer set-up: Harvard students Nick Calevetti and Steven Adler are driving to Boston in a thick fog. Nick, a rich kid, hits a pedestrian, then finishes off the injured man with a tire iron and convinces Steve to keep it a secret. It's no surprise that soon Steve is in jail, accused by Nick of being the killer. Meanwhile, two computer software companies are set to square off in the Supreme Court over a gazillian-dollar lawsuit. A nominee to the court, Judge Getty Fairfield, is, if approved, in position to decide the case. Steve's hard-working father, Allan, worked for Fairfield years ago and knew he had an affair with a Russian spy. Unable to scrape up enough money to hire a high-priced defense lawyer, he tries to sell his information to Fairfield's enemies. Characters rush to and fro, complications beget more complications and people are killed. The writing is fine, but there are too many bad guys to keep track of, and even the good guys are morally compromised. By the end, readers will be forgiven if they no longer care whether the almost forgotten son, Steve, ever sees the light of day again.
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Customer Reviews

Not your typical "Hit and Run"
Two college students on their way home after a night on the town, the rich kid driving the "poor" kid's car, hit a pedestrian on the interstate. He's alive, but rich kid decides to finish him off. He bullies poor kid into going along with his scheme by telling him no one would take HIS word over rich kids'. They hide the body, poor kid drops his wallet, can't find it, the body is found and things go from there. Poor kid comes from a large family and is the first to make it to college. His parents are determined to see him set free and rich kid's parents are just as determined their child did nothing wrong. Great thriller. Interesting story all the way around.

Surprises around every corner
The author weaves threads from multiple stories into a page turning tapestry. You will not be disapointed in this thriller.

Hit and Run: A Thriller by Casey Moreton
This has been one of the most entertaining books I have
ever read. I just could not put it down until I had
completely read it from start to finish---that's unusual
for me. I have now read two books from this author and am
hoping for a third.

Sincerely,

James Ferstl