Hitting Deadline, a crime thriller by a veteran crime reporter, Peter Smith, was reviewed recently by the Western Standard. The review looks critically at the book and terms it as a ‘page-turner’. Read the review here. Hitting Deadline follows the story of a crime reporter, Ben Ludlow, who receives phone calls from several killers in prison. They tell him about a secret mastermind who orchestrated their murders and others. Ludlow is close to exposing the truth when he becomes a suspect himself. He faces a deadly conspiracy that threatens his life and career. Read this gripping story to find out how he untangles from that web of deceit and crime. Order the book here. Peter Smith is a retired award-winning crime reporter who wrote two books on Canadian murders. He lives on a small island in British Columbia.