
by B. A. Spicer
Traditional DetectivesAdded on January 18, 2026
"A gripping, skilfully written tale that will keep you guessing to the end." Karenne Griffin
This is the second DCI Alice Candy book. Each book in the series is a complete and stand-alone novel.
When DCI Alice Candy’s senses spark one cold January morning, she knows something is out of kilter with the world.
A simple hit and run in the grounds of a local manor house propels Alice Candy into an unexpectedly complex case. A Reverend, an artist, the lord of Breton Manor…what part do they play as a series of seemingly unrelated events unfolds? Finding connections between the characters in her casebook is a challenge that will put even the most brilliant of minds to the test.
If you enjoyed the Strike series by Galbraith (aka JK Rowling) and the Det. Erika Foster series by Bryndza you’ll love DCI Alice Candy.Spicer began a wonderful character study of DCI Candy with her previous book LOCKED AWAY. However, I found HIT AND RUN to be a far more polished and, may I say, “mature” novel.The author has a lovely way with words: “She had more colours than a chameleon, more subtleties than a geisha, and he realised with frustration that he felt no surer of her innocence or gui
Enjoyable from start to finish This book kept me guessing right the way through, twists and turns over every page, a good story line , worthy of a read
A hit and run near the local manor house turns into a missing persons case turns into a tangled family drama that tests DCI Alice Candy's investigative skills...and her patience.B.A. Spicer is the author I can count on for gripping thrillers with plenty of psychological depth. HIT AND RUN, the second entry in Spicer's DCI ALICE CANDY series, begins with pharmacist Adam Chandler found near death after being run over on the grounds of a stately home. What was Adam doing there? Who was he going to

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