The Last Child — Author John Hart. Winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: A warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared an irreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss, until the day Alyssa vanished from the side of a lonely street. THE LAST CHILD is his previous book, similarly set in North Carolina. year-old Johnny Merrimon's twin sister was abducted a year ago and never found. His father has disappeared; his grief-wrecked mother has taken up with a bullying property magnate/5(2K). The Last Child's atmospheric, hard-boiled story allows Hart to delve into a town's sinister secrets with a complex tale of broken families, despair and hope.” –Florida Sun-Sentinel “John Hart is already much praised, but his third and most complex psychological thriller is a risk which has paid off with that same unshakeable sense of discovery/5(K).
The Last Child. L ike Hart's novel Down River, a big Richard Judy bookclub hit, The Last Child combines traditional mystery elements with a more literary focus on landscape and. ― John Hart, The Last Child. 22 likes. Like "Lightening falls, all you can do is- pray God that it doesn't fall on you." ― John Hart, The Last Child. 12 likes. Like "We can all live with doubts. It's the knowing that breaks us. Iron House" ― John Hart 11 likes. The Last Child — Author John Hart. Winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: A warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared an irreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss, until the day Alyssa vanished from the side of a lonely street.
With Down River, he surpassed his earlier success, transcending the barrier between thriller and literature and winning the Edgar Award for best novel. Now, with The Last Child, he achieves his most significant work to date, an intricate, powerful story of loss, hope, and courage in the face of evil. The Last Child by John Hart – a Different Kind of Mystery. There are not too many mystery books where the author is writing for adults but the central character is a 13 year old boy. But The Last Child by John Hart departs from the norm in other ways as well for it is more than a mystery, it has an underlying theme. THE LAST CHILD is his previous book, similarly set in North Carolina. year-old Johnny Merrimon's twin sister was abducted a year ago and never found. His father has disappeared; his grief-wrecked mother has taken up with a bullying property magnate.
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