Redemption Road
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Author Description
Over 2 million copies of his books in print. The first and only author to win back-to-back Edgars for Best Novel. Every book a New York Times bestseller. Now after five years, John Hart is back with a stunning literary thriller. Imagine: A boy with a gun waits for the man who killed his mother. A troubled detective confronts her past in the aftermath of a brutal shooting. After thirteen years in prison, a good cop walks free. But for how long? And deep in the forest, on the altar of an abandoned church, the unthinkable has just happened... This is a town on the brink. This is a road with no mercy. Since his debut bestseller, The King of Lies, reviewers across the country have heaped praise on John Hart, comparing his writing to that of Pat Conroy, Cormac McCarthy and Scott Turow. With each novel Hart has climbed higher on the New York Times Bestseller list, with his last two books - The Last Child and Iron House - landing squarely in the top ten. His masterful writing and assured evocation of place have won readers around the world and earned history's only consecutive Edgar Awards for Best Novel. After five years, John Hart returns with Redemption Road, his most powerful story yet
Menrva's Summary
THE PULSE
A boy with a gun waits for the man who killed his mother, while a troubled detective confronts her past in the aftermath of a brutal shooting. Thirteen years after being released from prison, a good cop walks free, but his freedom is precarious. Deep in the forest, an unthinkable event has occurred at an abandoned church, signaling that the town is on the brink of chaos. This is a road with no mercy, where past actions and present dangers collide.
INSIDE THE PAGES
- A protagonist seeking vengeance for his mother's murder.
- A detective grappling with her own traumatic past.
- A former good cop released from prison.
- A dark event unfolding in an abandoned church in the forest.
- A town teetering on the edge of collapse.
- A narrative exploring themes of justice, redemption, and the consequences of violence.
- A suspenseful plot driven by intersecting character arcs and a looming threat.
THE COLLECTIVE ECHO
John Hart's "Redemption Road" is presented as a powerful literary thriller, building on his established reputation as a critically acclaimed author. Having won back-to-back Edgar Awards for Best Novel and consistently landing on The New York Times Bestseller list, Hart is known for his masterful storytelling and evocative sense of place. Reviewers have previously compared his work to that of Cormac McCarthy and Scott Turow, suggesting a narrative that is both intense and thematically rich. This novel promises to be his most potent story yet, exploring dark themes on a road with no mercy.
Page Count:
417
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
ISBN-10:
0312380364
ISBN-13:
9780312380366
Crime
Thriller
Fiction
Mystery
