Down River HB

A 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 gr