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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780312359317
ISBN number: 0312359314
Label: St. Martin's Minotaur
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Minotaur
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 336
Printing Date: October 02, 2007
Publishing house: St. Martin's Minotaur
Release Date: October 02, 2007
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2008 Edgar Winning Novel Down River.
Everything that shaped him happened near that river….
Now its banks are filled with lies and greed, shame, and murder….
John Hart’s debut, The King of Lies, was compelling and lyrical, with Janet Maslin of The New York Times declaring, “There hasn’t been a thriller as showily literate since Scott Turow came along.” Now, in Down River, Hart makes a scorching return to Rowan County, where he drives his characters to the edge, explores the dark side of human nature, and questions the fundamental power of forgiveness.
Adam hase has a violent streak, and not without reason. As a boy, he saw things that no child should see, suffered wounds that cut to the core and scarred thin. The trauma left him passionate and misunderstood---a fighter. After being narrowly acquitted of a murder charge, Adam is hounded out of the only home he’s ever known, exiled for a sin he did not commit. For five long years he disappears, fades into the faceless gray of New York City. Now he’s back and nobody knows why, not his family or the cops, not the enemies he left behind.
But Adam has his reasons.
Within hours of his return, he is beaten and accosted, confronted by his family and the women he still holds dear. No one knows what to make of Adam’s return, but when bodies start turning up, the small town rises against him and Adam again finds himself embroiled in the fight of his life, not just to prove his own innocence, but to reclaim the only life he’s ever wanted.
Bestselling author John Hart holds nothing back as he strips his characters bare. Secrets explode, emotions tear, and more than one person crosses the brink into deadly behavior as he examines the lengths to which people will go for money, family, and revenge.
A powerful, heart-pounding thriller, Down River will haunt your thoughts long after the last page is turned.
Praise for John Hart and The King of Lies
“Treat yourself to something new and truly out of the ordinary.”
---Rocky Mountain News
“A top-notch debut. Hart’s prose is like Raymond Chandler’s, angular and hard.”
--Entertainment Weekly (grade A)
“A gripping performance.”
---People magazine
“A marriage of carefully crafted prose alongside have-to-keep-reading suspense.”
---The Denver Post
“A masterful piece of writing.”
---The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
“A gripping mystery/thriller and a fully fleshed, thoughtful work of literature.”
---Winston-Salem Journal
“The King of Lies moves and reads like a book on fire.”
---Pat Conroy
“John Hart’s debut . . . is that most engrossing of rarities, a well-plotted mystery novel that is written in a beautifully poetic style.”
---Mark Childress, author of Crazy in Alabama
“Grisham-style intrigue and Turow-style brooding.”
---The New York Times
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This book highlights the life of a young college football player and the love of his mother.. It shows you that we make mistakes in our lives and sometimes pride stands in our way in doing the right thing. But, there is those who explot young men and women in sports and they will do anything to make a dollar off of there talents. This book shows that most people are good and it also shows that you can't trust a smile always. A little side note: The author and I have the same favorite college football team,"The Razorbacks". They play in the SEC conference and several football players were mention in the book.
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Down River
Great Story! Very interesting. Read it in less than a week! With grandchildren at my house.
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It's a decent read, but not as interesting as The Janissary Tree or written with the skill of The Yiddish Policeman's Union. My wife and my daughter enjoyed it more than I.
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One of the best written books that I've read in a while. Did not want to put it down.
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This book is the perfect book to have on holiday with you, the only problem is that you seriously risk to spend the very first couple of days with your eyes stuck on the written words of Mr Hart!!, I don't advice to read it on the train unless you do want miss your stop, or if want read it sitting comfortable in your sofa, get a good pot of coffee ready because you will not want go to bed before the last page of this book.
I really enjoyed this book the plot is good, the characters are very real.
Recommended.
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