Hit Me

A Killer Mystery Thriller

By: Peter J. Thompson

Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann

Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

Who put the hit on Charley?

Hitman. Husband. Daddy. Dead man?

Charley Fieldner appears to have the perfect life: a well-paying job, a loving wife, two great kids, and a beautiful home. He also has a big secret.

Charley is a hit man with a huge complication - he is his own next target.

The background file contains the sort of details only someone very close to him could know. The suspect list is short but devastating: his wife, father, sister, and best friend. Charley always thought he could have it all, but the secrets, lies, and betrayals are piling up.

Charley needs time to unravel the mystery behind who wants him dead and why, but time is in short supply. Another killer has the contract. He now has a choice - roll over and die or fight for his life.

Dripping with suspense, mystery, and chills, this thriller will keep you hooked until the very end.

©2019 Peter J Thompson (P)2019 Peter J Thompson

Interesting mystery

I'm more of a sci fi girl, but I decided to try this book out as it was offered for free for an unbiased review. There was mystery and suspense and I did not see the ending coming. The pace moved along quickly. One hole in the plot was the wife to me. Talk about jumping to conclusions. This is someone she was married to for ages with no prior suspicions, and boom. I definitely liked the performance, the narrator had this conspiratory tone of voice through out. Only thing, and that might just be me because I am from Chicago, I noticed so much of name dropping of towns surrounding the city, just kind of weird to hear. Naperville and Schaumburg just strange in a novel for me. Overall good listen, I was not bored at all.

Very Suspenseful...

I think this book is as good as Peter Thompson's first book, LIVING PROOF. If you haven't listened to that one I recommend it. So far all of his books are stand alone, that's just a really good one!
This book hits the ground running. The protagonist is Charley Fieldner. He's a hired killer. He's average in everything, his looks, height and build. What's not average about him are him hand to hand fighting skills. He works for The Agency autonomously as did his father. They don't even know his real name so it's not too surprising when they offer him a contract to kill himself. Unfortunately for him, even though he remains anonymous, so does the client. Charley accepts the job and is given two weeks to complete. But then he gets contacted from the Agency, they want to job completed quickly. Charley now needs to find out who wants to have him killed and remove the contract or kill that person. But WHO? His wife? Best friend? Someone else? And can he spot another hit man before gets to him? Was another killer hired also to make sure the job was done?
This book is fast paced with a completely unexpected ending.
Gary Tiedemann does a fantastic job narrating.
This book has my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATIONS.
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Another solid thriller from Peter J. Thompson.

Over the last year I've become quite the fan of Peter J. Thompson. He writes gripping, fast paced thrillers. Hit Me kicks off with an intriguing premise. Our hero Charley is a hitman, and when he receives his next assignment he is shocked to learn he's the actual target. And now with the clock ticking Charley must discover who wants him dead and why. It's an intriguing story with a great cast of characters. There were a few plot holes and I thought the ending felt a bit rushed, but overall it was definitely a fun story and I look forward to seeing what Thompson does next.

As always Gary Tiedermann's narration is top notch. He does a great job of bringing the characters and story to life.

I received a copy of this audio title in exchange for an unbiased review.

Hit me

Charley is a hit man in a family of hit men,but how does one do a hit on himself?Very intriguing!I really liked it! Nice narration by Gary Tiedermann. I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.

Fun premise and engaging listen

An anonymous hitman who is hired to kill a new target who he finds out is himself, and a raced against time to figure out who wants him dead and if others were hired as well. A great premise that gives a fun little twist on the genre, and has some great mystery and suspense. We get to have some great introspection from Charley that gives us a good in-depth understanding of his character and his life. He was easy to root for and had a great range of scenarios we get to experience with him (from being nice and charming to a ruthless individual at other times).

The narration by Gary Tiedemann was very solid throughout and thought his ability to change Charley's voice mannerisms in certain scenarios was great. A great little whodunit with some great twists and excitement, I thoroughly enjoyed the story all the way through and look forward to Thompson's next book.


I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Gary Tiedemann was methodical in his portrayal of

This is my second title from author Peter J. Thompson. The premise intrigued me; a hit man who gets assigned to his own hit. Crazy, right? The story was a psychological masterpiece as Charley tries to decipher who put a hit on him. His wife? His best friend? His sister? Or his dad? The list is not that long but it certainly presents its challenges. I was thrilled with the story until the end. It seemed anticlimactic and rushed.

As the narrator, Gary Tiedemann was methodical in his portrayal of Charley. Tiedemann embodied the character and it resonated with me.

Great psychological thriller!

Another great thriller from Peter Thompson! This is my 3rd Thompson novel and I have enjoyed them all, though I did enjoy The Runaway just a tad more than this one. The thing I liked most about this book is that Charley could be an unreliable narrator. The story had me guessing for most of the book; did Charley have his facts straight or was he really a bit deluded, walking that thin line of insanity? That suspense had me glued to the story.

The ladies are few and far between in this novel and really, you could basically leave them out and the story wouldn’t be missing anything. So, obviously I would have liked them to have more of a presence. That’s the only weak spot for this novel though.

Hit Me reminded me a little of that John Cusack movie (Gross Pointe Blank) where he plays a hit man who wants a normal life and thinks of himself as a generally good guy. Charley honestly cares about his family and takes an active, positive role in their lives… but we do see streaks of anger management issues as his professional life starts to unravel. Someone has put a hit out on him! Oh, my!

The balance of action and Charley’s introspection was well done. I was never bored but I got to know Charley, which fed into that suspense I mentioned above. I love that there are multiple possibilities as to who might want Charley dead. I also love that he has to work hard to figure out who is behind it.

The ending does wrap up the big questions and yet it still leaves the door open for a sequel. If we get a sequel, I will be very happy with this ending. If we never get a s sequel, then this ending will nag at me like a loose tooth. All together, a worthy thriller. 4.5/5 stars.

The Narration: Gary Tiedemann continues to give us great narration of Peter Thompson’s works. He had a great voice for Charley, making him sound sincere at all the right moments but also giving voice to that trained killer as well. I really liked his snotty voice for the lawyer Pat. His kid voices were great too, especially for Jason who was throwing some attitude around. The pacing was perfect and there were no technical issues with this recording. 5/5 stars.

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Peter Thompson. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

great mystery

a wonderful mystery very well-written the narrator was very good and the story was very very interesting I loved it the book was wonderful

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

this book was given to me free for review

very interesting suspense and narrated extremely well. kept my interest with no problems. enjoyed it.

Takes a bit to get going but it does!

I was so nervous for the first hour of Hit Me by Peter J. Thompson. It was so slow and I was really worried that it wasn’t going to pick up the pace. The Runaway was such an action packed story from the first work that I wasn’t sure about this next one. But Peter Thompson finally pulled in me after that first hour. Charley is the main character, the hit man. You’ll either love him or hate him. I grew to like him and really root for him! It’s a quick, thrilling story. You’ll wade through the thicket of who would want him dead enough to pay for it. This ended up being a deeper story than I had expected.

The narrator, Gary Tiedemann, is seriously hypnotic to listen too. He’s what kept me entranced when I felt the story was having a hard time getting going. His voice is pleasant to listen to. It’s a nice strong voice with a great tone. I enjoyed his voice with this storyline specifically. He was a great hitman!