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Manufacturer: St. Martin's Minotaur
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Binding: Kindle Edition
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
Format: Kindle Book
Label: St. Martin's Minotaur
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Minotaur
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2007-10-02
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Release Date: 2007-10-02
Studio: St. Martin's Minotaur
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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 Chase 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.
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Summary: Tarheel tensions
Comment: Hart takes us to the conflict of modern day small southern towns. Progress versus tradition. Old attitudes and passions are reignited, even if falsely. The complications of a family in freefall are well portrayed. Hart follows his award winning debut with a book and story that promises he has more excellence to come.
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Summary: Can you go home again?
Comment: Another North Carolinian, Thomas Wolfe, famously said that you can't go home again. Reluctantly returning to his home town 5 years after leaving in disgrace, Adam Chase tests that proposition, and finds it - nearly - impossible. In the tradition of southern writer, author John Hart places a family under the microscope to reveal darkness and dangerous secrets, viciousness and violence, and a hidden yet pervasive web of vengeance, jealousy, and greed.
Adam is a brooding sort of anti-hero, his natural impetuosity fueled by the rage that has simmered since his mother's suicide. Other characters run the gamut from fragile southern belle to big daddy to high stakes gambler to small town cop. Those who inhabit this novel are much more than types, however, with fully developed personalities and individual faults and virtues. Loyalty is the theme underlying this tale, and nearly everyone must come to terms with issues of truth and trust along the way. Some lives are literally destroyed, while others will be capable of redemption. Down River is a skillfully written mystery filled with tension and suspense, providing a highly satisfying reading experience.
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Summary: Too many red herrings
Comment: Won't go into details, as that's already been done.
What I will say is that I read this one for my book club and I liked the author's style and storytelling abilities, but he sure did put a lot of red herrings on the table before serving up the bad guy.
Loved the twisted family plot and loved that no one was really all good or all bad. While I like a fairy tale romance as much as the next girl, I think a book about real people is refreshing every now and again.
Good job.
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Summary: Unreachable Characters
Comment: Hart's mystery is good but for those who have read many many mysteries one will easily figure this out early on. I didn't connect with the characters, not much depth, and the story trudged in spots. Speaking in female perspective only, I expect more from characters and plot than what this book gave me.
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Summary: Down River is a great read
Comment: I won't review the plot since other reviews have already done so. This was the first book I read by John Hart, but as soon as I finished I ordered King of Lies. I found the story very engaging and the main character to be kind of in your face and tough, but likable, even vulnerable. I couldn't put the book down and would recommend it highly. I'm looking forwrd to other John Hart novels.
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