REVIEW:

The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens was my first book by this author and I will be looking at her previous books and watching for new ones. This probably won’t be the last book I read by her. I will say for me this book was quite a ride. I found I had to put this book down from time to time because the tension and the drama in the book was hard to read. It was continual and the tension was always underlying. Whew! I’m kind of glad it is over. I think I may be too old for that.

The older couple in the book is Tim and Alice. They have suffered a loss. Tim is a teacher and bought a motorhome to take Alice to the Olympics and a long trip away from home to get back to themselves. They meet a young couple and Tim offers them a ride to a town where they can find work. The ride NEVER ends. Well, it does, but they don’t seem able to ditch the hitchhikers. 

I really liked Tim and wondered what was the problem with Alice and I did finally find out. This couple was stellar. I wound up really liking both of them. Ocean and Sky were the hitchhikers and I think in the end I still didn’t like them. The author did a great job with these characters. I didn’t really question the actions of the characters because as the story rolled on you got glimpses into why they were the way they were. It really all made sense. 

This was a great book. I think the violence was a bit much for my taste, but I can see a scenario like that happening. Considering the areas that the story took place in, it was a lot easier for the crimes to be committed without them being caught very quickly. All in all it was a very believable story. It just made me mad and sad.

If you like a story that literally makes you hold your breath and sit on the edge of your seat, then this one is for you. I’m not sure it would be a good one for your nightstand. You may wind up with nightmares! For anyone that likes a good crime spree, Chevy Stevens has written The Hitchhikers just for you! Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS:

Chevy Stevens, the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Still Missing and Those Girls, returns with her most breathtaking thriller yet.

With its relentless pace and unforgettable twists, The Hitchhikers delivers what bestselling author Karin Slaughter calls “a frightening and viscerally chilling road-trip-gone-wrong story.”

Desperation is a dark road…

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

They’ve planned the trip perfectly, every detail accounted for. Then they meet two young hitchhikers 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 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 it holds you in suspense.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

CHEVY STEVENS lives on Vancouver Island with her husband and daughter. When she’s not working on her next book, she’s hiking with her two dogs on her favorite mountain trails and spending time with her family. Chevy’s current obsessions are vintage airstreams, Hollywood memoirs, all things mid-century modern, and stand-up comedians–not necessarily in that order. Her debut novel, STILL MISSING, was a New York Times bestseller and won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel. Her books, including THOSE GIRLS which Stephen King called “incredibly scary”, have been published in more than thirty countries. Her novel, DARK ROADS, will be released summer 2021. Please visit her at http://www.ChevyStevens.com.