The Last Child by John HartMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wow! This is the first book by John Hart that I have had the pleasure of reading. It certainly will not be the last. The writing was easily some of the best I have read in a long time. Very reminiscent of James Lee Burke and Dennis Lehane. Powerful stuff and not to be forgotten any time soon.
The Last Child is the story of a family destroyed by tragedy. Johnny Merrimon is trying to come to grips with the abduction of his sister a year earlier. Always looking and never forgetting. Clyde Hunt is the police detective who can't let the case go, even at the expense of his own family. Throw in Johnny's mom, broken as well from the loss of her daughter and the believed abandonment of her husband, the richest guy in town who has always had a thing for Katherine Merrimon and a simple escaped convict man child and the makings are there for one of the best thrillers in years.
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