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About the Author

John Hart was born in Durham, North Carolina, in 1965. He graduated from Davidson College with a degree in French Literature. He later earned graduate degrees in accounting and law. He has written several books including The King of Lies, Down River, The Last Child, and Iron House. He has received show more several awards including the best novel Edgar Award for consecutive novels, the Barry Award, and England's Steel Dagger Award for best thriller of the year. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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The Last Child (2009) 2,368 copies, 205 reviews

Down River (2007) 1,476 copies, 63 reviews

The King of Lies (2006) 1,290 copies, 55 reviews

Iron House (2011) 1,057 copies, 79 reviews

Redemption Road (2016) 822 copies, 70 reviews

The Hush: A Novel (2018) 375 copies, 30 reviews

The Unwilling (2021) 239 copies, 24 reviews

The King of Lies (2006) (read); Down River (2007)(read); The Last Child (2009); Iron House (2011) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1965-10-02
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Durham, North Carolina, USA
Places of residence: North Carolina, USA
Education: Davidson College
Occupations: novelist

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GROUP READ: Iron House (SPOILERS, BEWARE!) in The 12 in 12 Category Challenge (May 2013)

GROUP READ: Iron House (General, spoiler-free) in The 12 in 12 Category Challenge (January 2012)

Group Read - Down River in The 11 in 11 Category Challenge (July 2011)

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The King of Lies by John Hart

A brow-beaten lawyer's life is falling apart and now he's under suspicion for his father's murder. The writing was clunky especially the sex and too much time was spent describing minute details in the pivotal childhood memory that made the M/C who he was. The murder was easily solved by the reader. Doesn't say much for the book does it? However, the action was well written enough to keep me intrigued and find out how the side stories ended.

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