"Hit and Run" is one of the older detective novels that Brash Books is reissuing in paper and ebook. It was originally published as "Hit and Run (Mean Streets)" in 1999. Either Ms O'Callaghan updated the book for this edition or her prose is timeless. I did not even notice the book's age until I checked before writing this review.

Delilah West is awfully stubborn and it gets her in trouble. She has been trying to keep the detective agency going since her husband's murder but it isn't easy and she finds herself taking assignments that she doesn't like and waitressing on the side. One night she witnesses a hit and run accident that killed an old man. A few days later she is offered a dream job working for a dreamy man. Is this a coincidence?

Generally the book is fine but I thought the writing was a little haphazard. I didn't exactly understand the wrap-up, but that didn't detract much from my enjoyment of the book.

I received an advance review copy of "Hit and Run: A Delilah West Thriller" by Maxine O'Callaghan (Brash Books) through NetGalley.com. It was originally published by St Martins Press. ( )