The Hitchhikers: A Novel

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.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

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The Hitchhikers: A Novel

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.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

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The Hitchhikers: A Novel

The Hitchhikers: A Novel

by Chevy Stevens

Narrated by Lindsey Dorcus, Moniqua Plante

Unabridged — 12 hours, 6 minutes

The Hitchhikers: A Novel

The Hitchhikers: A Novel

by Chevy Stevens

Narrated by Lindsey Dorcus, Moniqua Plante

Unabridged — 12 hours, 6 minutes

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Overview

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.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press


Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

“Stevens offers a white-knuckle adrenaline ride. Fans of her previous novels will be enthralled, and those who enjoy the gritty intensity of Taylor Adams and Simone St. James will devour this gripping new thriller.” –LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review

"As always, true to her modus operandi, Stevens keeps the ultimate twists firmly up her sleeve until the final pages. Stevens maintains the speed and frights in this on-the-road psychological thriller.” –KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review

“Relentless, terrifying. A powerhouse of a book.” –BOOKLIST, starred review

"A frightening and viscerally chilling road-trip-gone-wrong story." –KARIN SLAUGHTER

“A full-throttle survival thriller that demands to be read in a single setting. Intense, harrowing, and unputdownable. Do not miss this one." –USA Today bestselling author Lucinda Berry

“Incredibly scary and suspenseful”-- STEPHEN KING on THOSE GIRLS

“Utterly absorbing.”-- GILLIAN FLYNN on STILL MISSING

Kirkus Reviews

★ 2025-08-02
A 1976 road trip goes deeply awry when a vacationing husband and wife cross paths with a young couple on the lam.

Having recently had a stillborn baby following three miscarriages, Seattleites Tom and Alice Bell pack up their Winnebago and head through Canada as part of their healing process. But their plans go horribly askew when, at a campsite, they meet a young Canadian couple who say their names are the hippyish Ocean and Blue, and offer to give them a ride. In reality, they’re Jenny Perron and Simon Gray, and they’re on the run from law enforcement, having left a bloody scene behind in Jenny’s home north of Vancouver, British Columbia. Alice discovers the ruse early on through a radio newscast and then a newspaper article. Unfortunately, it’s not early enough to avoid Simon’s enraged response when their true story is exposed. What follows is a road trip across the Canadian highways and backroads riven by violence, frustration, and terror. The narrative is studded with mid-’70s cultural references including humor writer Erma Bombeck, TV seriesHappy Days, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor “heading for another divorce,” eight-track tapes, Hamburger Helper, Jell-O, SpaghettiOs, and Pop Rocks. But the tale is even more palpably marked by the messes that Simon and Jenny leave wherever they go, with Alice and Tom perpetually in tow. In a nod to the historical timeframe, the more Alice tries to manage the erratic situation—Tom having been waylaid by a beating from Simon—the more she and Tom both realize her stay-at-home role may no longer be viable. As always, true to her modus operandi, Stevens keeps the ultimate twists firmly up her sleeve until the final pages.

Stevens maintains the speed and frights in this on-the-road psychological thriller.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940194787883
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Publication date: 10/07/2025
Edition description: Unabridged
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