Meet Howard Greenfield, sales
executive for a London-based advertising agency. Happily married, with a daughter he dotes on,
focused on his work, ever ambitious to move onwards and upwards. An ordinary
guy, living an ordinary life. This is the main character of my eBook novel THE
HIT-AND-RUN MAN. And his life is about to change in dramatic and deadly
fashion.
My aim was to put an ordinary
person into an extraordinary situation and explore how such person would react.
I have always been fascinated by this theme. Yes, heroes like James Bond, Jason
Bourne and Jack Ryan make for great reads and films, but these are trained
operatives used to dealing with unexpected and dangerous situations. The way
they escape situations that no mere mortal could reasonably expect to has
elevated them to a position not far short of Marvel superheroes.
No such luxuries for Howard
Greenfield. On a routine business trip to Barcelona, he is easily flattered and
overwhelmed by the attentions of the stunningly beautiful Julie. Always
uncomfortable around the female of the species, he had spent his younger days
immersed in his work. While other men his age were busy chatting up and dating
girls, he had eyes only for busily climbing the career ladder. It took him
months to build up the courage to blushingly ask out Pauline, who became his
wife. She was the only woman he had ever dated.
Julie’s seductive charms
transform him. The nervousness and
awkwardness are swept away by a boldness he has never known before, as his
inhibitions crumble in the sultry heat of a Spanish summer night. Perhaps Bond
or Bourne would have sensed the danger. Soon he is to find his whole way of
life and his future under the greatest threat. He will have to make a choice
that would have devastating and deadly results. An ordinary guy in an
extraordinary situation. Only you can decide what your choice would be.
THE HIT-AND-RUN MAN, described by
a five-star reviewer as a “tough, all-action thriller,” is published in Kindle, KindleUnlimited, Paperback and Audiobook plus other formats.
