Down River John Hart

Editorials

• Observer

  '[Hart] explores betrayal and forgiveness in indelible prose'

• Review

  ‘I don’t always agree with the Richard & Judy recommendations, but this time I am with them all the way. This book is a really classy thriller, with a plot that is complex and beguiling without being too convoluted … Whenever I thought that I had unravelled the plot, another twist left me flummoxed, and the solution had me blinking with surprise and admiration’

  (Matthew Lewin, Guardian )
  
  '[Hart] explores betrayal and forgiveness in indelible prose' (Observer )
  
  'Hart spins a clever mystery and keeps skilful control of his plot' (Sunday Telegraph )
  
  

  ‘A gripping thriller full of twists and turns’

  (Oldham Evening Chronicle )
  
  'The story works both as a suspenseful whodunit and as a sensitive rumination on the emotional force of family dynamics' (Washington Post )
  
  'If you value Harper Lee, James Lee Burke, Truman Capote and Michael Malone, its time to add John Hart to your bookshelves' (New York Sun )
  
  'A novel about the power of family, how it defines and follows us, no matter how far or fast we run . . . Evocative storytelling and lush prose' (Boston Globe )
  
  'Splendid . . . a beautifully constructed story of personal redemption, family secrets and murder a small-town epic, if there is such a thing' (Booklist (starred review) )
  
  'A taut, entertaining thriller . . . there are few books published that can legitimately be called a must-read, but this is one of them' (Chicago Sun-Times )
  
  'This pacy, well-written mystery grabs you from the first page and keeps you there until the last.' **** (MX Sydney Magazine )
  
  

  ‘The ‘current hot kid of American crime fiction’

  (TNT Magazine )
  
  

  ‘Hart builds the suspense of this whodunit expertly’

  (Douglas Wight, News of the World )

• Chicago Sun-Times

  'There are few books published that can legitimately be called a must-read, but this is one of them'

• MX Sydney Magazine

  'This pacy, well-written mystery grabs you from the first page and keeps you there until the last.' ****