Down River Book

2008 Edgar Winning Novel Down River. Everything that shaped him happened near that riverâ?¦.Now its banks are filled with lies and greed, shame, and murderâ?¦.John Hartâ??s debut, The King of Lies, was compelling and lyrical, with Janet Maslin of The New York Times declaring, â??There hasnâ??t been a thriller as showily literate since Scott Turow came along.â? 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 heâ??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 heâ??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 Adamâ??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 heâ??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 Liesâ??Treat yourself to something new and truly out of the ordinary.â?---Rocky Mountain Newsâ??A top-notch debut. Hartâ??s prose is like Raymond Chandlerâ??s, angular and hard.â?--Entertainment Weekly (grade A)â??A gripping performance.â?---People magazineâ??A marriage of carefully crafted prose alongside have-to-keep-reading suspense.â?---The Denver Postâ??A masterful piece of writing.â?---The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)â??A gripping mystery/thriller and a fully fleshed, thoughtful work of literature.â?---Winston-Salem Journalâ??The King of Lies moves and reads like a book on fire.â? ---Pat Conroyâ??John Hartâ??s debut . . . is that most engrossing of rarities, a well-plotted mystery novel that is written in a beautifully poetic style.â?---Mark Childress, author of Crazy in Alabamaâ??Grisham-style intrigue and Turow-style brooding.â?---The New York Times Read More