The latest novel by John Hart (Steel Dagger and two-time Edgar-Award winning author of three New York Times bestsellers)is one I didn't want to put down once I started reading it. When I got sleepy, I reluctantly put it down but found myself wide awake at 4:30a.m. ready to start in on it again. In order (finally!) to get some sleep, I skipped through the remaining book to see what happened but still went back the next day to finish reading it line by line to fill in the details I'd missed. Thank goodness for a three day holiday weekend! The plot has well developed characters and is full of twists and turns that all come together at the book's conclusion and, if you've been reading my posts, you'll know this is one of my favorite type of reads.
The Washington Post has this to say about the book: "A magnificent creation, Huck Finn channeled through "Lord of the Flies."
Other sources compare Hart and/or his characters to those of Salinger, Dickens, John Grisham, William Faulkner, and Cormac McCarthy. Otto Penzler writing for the New York Sun suggests "If you value Harper Lee, James Lee Burke, Truman Capote and Michael Malone, you'll want to add John Hart to your bookshelf."
If you would like to learn more about John Hart and his books, go to his web site at www.johnhartfiction.com. I definitely want to read more of his work! I picked this book up at my local library on the "Best Bets" shelf but it is available in paperback if you prefer to own a copy.
If you decide to recommend this to your book club, discussion guides are available at www.readinggroupgold.com.
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