John Hart

Fresh off the success of his Edgar(r) Award-winning, New York Times bestseller Down River, John Hart returns with his most powerful and intricately-plotted novel yet. Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: happy parents and a twin sister that meant the world to him. But Alyssa went missing a year ago, stolen off the side of a lonely street with only one witness to the crime. His family shattered, his sister presumed dead, Johnny risks everything to explore the dark side of his hometown in a last, desperate search. What he finds is a city with an underbelly far blacker than anyone could've imagined and somewhere in the depths of it all, with the help of his only friend and a giant of a man with his own strange past, Johnny, at last, finds the terrible truth. Detective Clyde Hunt has devoted an entire year to Alyssa's case, and it shows: haunted and sleepless, he's lost his wife and put his shield at risk. But he can't put the case behind him he won't and when another girl goes missing, the failures of the past year harden into iron determination. Refusing to lose another child, Hunt knows he has to break the rules to make the case; and maybe, just maybe, the missing girl will lead him to Alyssa... The Last Child is a tale of boundaries: county borders and circles on a map, the hard edge between good and evil, life and death, hopelessness and faith. Perfectly blending character and plot, emotion and action, John Hart again transcends the barrier between thrillers and literature to craft a story as heartrending as it is redemptive. "

«En kraftprestasjon fylt av levende, avgrunnsdype skikkelser, en kombinasjon av intens spenning, stemningsfulle skildringer og litterært mesterskap» - Crime Watch Etter fire års stillhet fra spenningsmesteren John Hart, er Syndenes forlatelse er en svært etterlengtet utgivelse som innfrir til det fulle. I USA var førsteopplaget på hele to millioner bøker, og anmeldelsene har vært utelukkende gode. Elizabeth Black er en omstridt helt, politikvinnen som egenhendig reddet en ung jente fra en låst kjeller og drepte to brutale kidnappere. Men hun er også en kvinne med en fortid og en hemmelighet. Og hun er ikke den eneste. Politimannen Adrian Wall blir endelig løslatt etter tretten års fengsling og mishandling for et drap han kanskje ikke har begått. Den første han møter utenfor murene er en fjortenåring som venter på ham med en revolver for å hevne drapet på sin mor. Men gutten er Adrians minste problem - han erkjenner snart at livet var tryggere i fengsel. Og mens de alle på hver sin måte søker syndenes forlatelse, blir et lik svøpt i mykt lin oppdaget på alteret i en forlatt kirke dypt inne i skogen.

Herodotus has shaped our knowledge of life, religion, war and politics in ancient Greece immeasurably, as well as being one of the most entertaining of all Classical Greek authors: fascinating, perceptive, accessible and not at all pretentious. Herodotus and Greek History, first published in 1982, examines the themes and preoccupations which form the basis for Herodotus’ style of history. The Athenian nobility, important protagonists in the context of what we know of his sources; the human and divine forces, which Herodotus understood as influencing the course of history; and the concepts of character and motivation are all discussed. Herodotus’ treatment of religious belief and oracles, politics and war, and his portrayal of certain prominent individuals are specifically investigated. The final chapter situates Herodotus in his historical context. John Hart’s lucid, well-informed and lively discussion of Herodotus will be value to A-level candidates, school teachers, undergraduates, lecturers and curious non-classicists alike.

Herodotus has shaped our knowledge of life, religion, war and politics in ancient Greece immeasurably, as well as being one of the most entertaining of all Classical Greek authors: fascinating, perceptive, accessible and not at all pretentious. Herodotus and Greek History, first published in 1982, examines the themes and preoccupations which form the basis for Herodotus’ style of history. The Athenian nobility, important protagonists in the context of what we know of his sources; the human and divine forces, which Herodotus understood as influencing the course of history; and the concepts of character and motivation are all discussed. Herodotus’ treatment of religious belief and oracles, politics and war, and his portrayal of certain prominent individuals are specifically investigated. The final chapter situates Herodotus in his historical context. John Hart’s lucid, well-informed and lively discussion of Herodotus will be value to A-level candidates, school teachers, undergraduates, lecturers and curious non-classicists alike.

Tom A. Coburn, a congressional maverick who kept his promise to serve three terms and then leave Washington, offers a candid look at the inner workings of Congress-why the system changes politicians instead of vice versa. Breach of Trust shows readers, through shocking behind-the-scenes stories, why Washington resists the reform our country desperately needs and how they can make wise, informed decisions about current and future political issues and candidates. This honest and critical look at "business as usual" in Congress reveals how and why elected representatives are quickly seduced into becoming career politicians who won't push for change. Along the way, Coburn offers readers realistic ideas for how to make a difference.

In a nation whose debt has outgrown the size of its entire economy, the greatest threat comes not from any foreign force but from Washington politicians who refuse to relinquish the intoxicating power to borrow and spend. Senator Tom Coburn reveals the fascinating, maddening story of how we got to this point of fiscal crisis—and how we can escape. Long before America’s recent economic downturn, beltway politicians knew the U. S. was going bankrupt. Yet even after several so-called “change” elections, the government has continued its wasteful ways in the face of imminent danger. With passion and clarity, Coburn explains why Washington resists change so fiercely and offers controversial yet commonsense solutions to secure the nation’s future. At a time when millions of Americans are speculating about what is broken in Washington, The Debt Bomb is a candid, thoughtful, non-partisan exposé of the real problems inside our government. Coburn challenges the conventional wisdom that blames lobbyists, gridlock, and obstructionism, and places the responsibility squarely where it belongs: on members of Congress in both parties who won’t let go of the perks of power to serve the true interests of the nation—unless enough citizens take bold steps to demand action. “Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There was never a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams Throughout a distinguished career as a business owner, physician, and U. S. senator, Tom Coburn has watched his beloved republic careen down a suicidal path. Today, the nation stands on the precipice of financial ruin, a disaster far more dangerous to our safety than any terrorist threats we face. Yet Coburn believes there is still hope—if enough Americans are willing to shake the corridors of Washington and demand action. With an insider’s keen eye and a caregiver’s deft touch, Coburn diagnoses the mess that career politicians have made of things while misusing their sacred charge to govern. Coburn’s incisive analysis: Reveals the root causes of America’s escalating financial crisisExposes Washington’s destructive appetite for wasteful spending, power grabs, backroom deals, and quick non-fixesRises above partisanship to implicate elected officials of all stripes in steering the nation off courseLays out a commonsense guide to restoring orderConcludes with a clarion call and sound advice for Americans who would dedicate themselves to defusing the debt bomb Above all, Coburn believes the United States can continue as a beacon of opportunity for future generations—but how we act today will determine whether we deliver the nation to our children and grandchildren fully alive, on life support, or without a pulse.

Ved guttehjemmet Iron House får to foreldreløse brødrelære at livet er noe man må slåss for. Skjøre, lille Julian overleverbare fordi storebroren Michael er fryktløs nok til å beskytte hamog ofre seg når et brutalt drap ryster institusjonen. På rømmen i New York tas Michael inn i varmen av en beryktetmafiaboss, og blir etter hvert så fryktet på gaten at han sjeldentrenger å ty til våpen for å sette seg i respekt. Men etter to tiåri brutalitetens og voldens tjeneste, treffer han Elena. Drømmenom en ny begynnelse, et familieliv som han selv og Julian aldrifikk oppleve, oppfattes imidlertid som et svik av mafiaens nyeoverhode, og nok en gang må Michael flykte for å beskytte sinenærmeste. Denne gangen bringer flukten ham tilbake til fortiden - til gjenforening med Julian, men også til en verden av hensynsløst politisk maktspill, svimlende grådighet og livsfarlige ambisjoner. Til den brutale arven fra Iron House.

Iron House is the remarkable story of two orphaned brothers separated by violence at a tender age. When a boy is savagely killed in their brutal orphanage, one brother runs and takes the blame with him, eventually finding his way to New York and into the heart of organized crime. Two decades later - a seasoned killer - he returns to North Carolina with a sentence on his head, the mob in hot pursuit and his long-lost brother in trouble of a different kind. With vast sums in play, political fortunes at risk and bodies piling up, the brothers reunite to solve the mystery of their shared past in a tour de force narrative of loss, courage and the aftermath of violence. A dark, atmospheric thriller with a plot that will keep you guessing until the last moment.

Two families. Two brothers. One explosive secret. John Hart has written four New York Times bestsellers and won an unprecedented two back-to-back Edgar Awards. The New York Times labeled his work "Grisham-style intrigue and Turow-style brooding." Now he delivers a gut-wrenching, heart-stopping thriller no reader will soon forget. There was nothing but time at the Iron Mountain Home for Boys, time for two orphans to learn that life is neither painless nor won without a fight. Julian survives only because his older brother, Michael, is both feared and fiercely protective. When an older boy is brutally killed, Michael makes the ultimate sacrifice to protect his brother: He flees the orphanage and takes the blame with him. For two decades, Michael thrives on the streets of New York, eventually clawing his way to a world of wealth, fear and respect. But the life he's fought to build unravels when he meets a woman who knows nothing of his past or sins. He wants a fresh start with Elena, the chance to build a family of his own. But a life in organized crime is not so easily abandoned. With a price on his head and everyone he loves at risk, Michael spirits Elena back to North Carolina, to the brother he'd lost and a thicket of intrigue more dense than he could possibly imagine. In a tour de force narrative of violence, hope and redemption, the brothers must return to the Iron House of their childhood, to the place that almost broke them, the place it all began. Praise for John Hart "Lean, hard and absolutely riveting, Iron House is a tour de force." -- #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Vince Flynn "Vividly beautiful, graphic, will make you bleed."-- #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Patricia Cornwell "A magnificent creation, Huck Finn channeled through Lord of the Flies." -Washington Post on The Last Child "Gripping. A must-read." --Chicago Sun-Times on Down River "The King of Lies moves and reads like a book on fire." -- Pat Conroy

"Ved elven burde én gang for alle avgjøre spørsmålet om thrillere og spenningsbøker også kan være stor litteratur," skrev Publishers Weekly ved utgivelsen i USA, og samme år ble boken tildelt den høythengende Edgar-prisen. Fem år etter at han ble frikjent for drap, vender Adam Chase tilbake til sin barndoms by, men der møter han en utbredt mistanke om at han likevel var skyldig i forbrytelsen. Han forsøker å gjenoppta kontakt med familie, kjæreste og venner, men kort tid etter hjemkomsten blir han antastet og banket opp, og når nye lik begynner å dukke opp, vender hele byen seg mot ham. Han oppdager gradvis at menneskene han har kjent hele livet, bærer på uhyggelige hemmeligheter - og at sannheten om drapet han ble tiltalt for, er mer skremmende enn han kunne ha forestilt seg. " Spenning på høyt nivå med stenk av Shakespeare og Ibsen hva gjelder uhyggelige familiehemmeligheter ... Årets bok på norsk er en sidevender av rang, både gripende og nervepirrende, i et språk som godt kan kalles litterært. En perfekt krim!" - Adresseavisen "En krimklassiker ... stor litteratur og et fyrverkeri av en krimroman ... Hart tegner levende bilder av et samfunn i oppløsning og en familie med stadig større sprekker i grunnmuren. Han gjør deg kjent med et stort persongalleri og lar deg få egne mistanker før han overrasker på nytt. Dette er krim i toppklasse." - Bergensavisen "En velskrevet og intens familiehistorie av det gufne slaget, en amper fortelling i en lummer og svett atmosfære, en grøssende miks av Tennessee Williams og Erskine Caldwell." - Bergens Tidende

John Harts prisbelønnede og kritikerroste debut er en kompleks og urovekkende thriller fra forfatterens hjemtrakter North Carolina. Som i Harts bestselgere Det siste barnet og Ved elven får leseren ikke bare en dose drivende spenning, men også et dypdykk i menneskesinnet og i skjøre familierelasjoner. Jackson Workman Pickens - Work, som alle kaller ham - har alltid levd i skyggen av sin far Ezra, en svært suksessfull forsvarsadvokat. Work er også advokat, men mer av plikt enn av lyst. Når Ezra forsvinner, nøler Work med å hjelpe politiet, for han frykter at sporene vil føre til søsteren Jean. Bare han og traumatiserte Jean vet hvor ond og manipulerende faren kunne være, og hvilken rolle han spilte i morens død. Men Works tilbakeholdenhet går ikke upåaktet hen, og da farens lik dukker opp et år senere, er han ikke bare offer i en familietragedie, han er også den hovedmistenkte i en mordsak. Work innleder en desperat jakt på sannheten og tvinges samtidig til å grave dypt i sin egen fortid.

A powerful, heart-pounding thriller from the unparalleled New York Times bestselling and two-time Edgar Award-winning author of The Last Child and The King of Lies, Down River will haunt your thoughts long after the last page is turned. Adam Chase has a violent streak, and for good reason. As a boy, he saw things no child should witness, suffered wounds that left him misunderstood--a fighter. Even grown, he remains dangerous and unpredictable, so that when he narrowly beats a murder charge, he's hounded out of town, exiled for a sin he did not commit. For five long years, he disappears. But now he's back, and no one knows why - not his family or the cops, not the enemies he left behind. But Adam has his reasons. Attacked within hours of his return, the tone of his homecoming is set. As bodies turn up and the town rises in anger, Adam again finds himself in the fight of his life, not just to prove his innocence, but to reclaim the only life he's ever wanted. Secrets build on secrets, emotions tear, and more than one person crosses the brink as Hart examines the lengths to which people will go for money, family, and revenge. Praise for John Hart and Down River: " Hart] combines gripping plots with a wonderful gift for prose, making his books literary crowd-pleasers that appeal to the brain as well as the emotions. There are few books published that can legitimately be called "a must-read," but this is one of them." --Chicago Sun Times "If you value Harper Lee, James Lee Burke, Truman Capote, and Michael Malone... it's time to add John Hart to your bookshelves." --Otto Penzler, The New York Sun "An artist adding layers of paint ... Hart takes his time, snaring the reader with evocative storytelling and lush prose along with the usual quota of conflict and murder." --The Boston Globe " A] complex, emotionally charged novel... Down River is a beautifully constructed story of personal redemption, family secrets, and murder.... A truly splendid novel with a deep emotional core." --Booklist (starred) "The thrills come fast and furious." --Washington Post "Nail-biting suspense." -Raleigh News and Observer "Richly atmospheric... should settle once and for all the question of whether thrillers and mysteries can also be literature." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "Falls squarely in the league of the best of Southern novels." --South Florida Sun Sentinel

"Ved elven burde én gang for alle avgjøre spørsmålet om thrillere og spenningsbøker også kan være stor litteratur," skrev Publishers Weekly ved utgivelsen i USA, og samme år ble boken tildelt den høythengende Edgar-prisen. Fem år etter at han ble frikjent for drap, vender Adam Chase tilbake til sin barndoms by, men der møter han en utbredt mistanke om at han likevel var skyldig i forbrytelsen. Han forsøker å gjenoppta kontakt med familie, kjæreste og venner, men kort tid etter hjemkomsten blir han antastet og banket opp, og når nye lik begynner å dukke opp, vender hele byen seg mot ham. Han oppdager gradvis at menneskene han har kjent hele livet, bærer på uhyggelige hemmeligheter - og at sannheten om drapet han ble tiltalt for, er mer skremmende enn han kunne ha forestilt seg.

From the masterful New York Times bestselling and two-time Edgar Award-winning author of The Last Child and Down River, comes this tour de force of murder and the dark ripples it sends through a man, his family and community. Jackson Workman Pickens--known to most as Work--mindlessly holds together his life: a failing law practice left to him when his father, Ezra, mysteriously disappeared, a distant wife, and a fragile sister, Jean, damaged by the shared past they've endured. And then Ezra's body is discovered. Set to inherit his father's fortune, Work becomes a prime suspect. But so does Jean. Fearing the worst, Work launches his own investigation, crossing paths with a power-hungry detective, a string of damning evidence, and the ugly rumors that swirl within his small, moneyed Southern town. Desperate for the redemption that has eluded him for so many years and stripped of everything he once valued, Work fights to save his sister, clear his name, and regain the love of the woman to whom he gave his heart so many years before. Praise for King of Lies: "The King of Lies moves and reads like a book on fire." ---Pat Conroy "Grisham-style intrigue and Turow-style brooding." --New York Times " An] ambitious debut thriller...a gripping performance." --People Magazine"Compares favorably to the best of Scott Turow" --Publishers Weekly (starred) "A striking new talent." --Entertainment Weekly

13 år gamle Johnny Merrimon hadde et perfekt liv: et godt hjem, kjærlige foreldre og tvillingsøsteren Alyssa som han var sterkt knyttet til. Han visste ingenting om tap og svik - før Alyssa forsvant inn i en fremmed bil. Nå, et år senere, er Johnny forlatt av alle han var blitt opplært til å stole på: Faren dro sin vei da datteren ble borte, og moren har forskanset seg i en tåkeverden av alkohol og dop. Bare Johnny tror at Alyssa fremdeles er i live, og han bestemmer seg for å finne henne. Men så forsvinner enda en liten jente, og Johnny må oppsøke miljøer og mennesker som ingen barn burde bli kjent med. "Det siste barnet" er like spennende som den er gripende, like velskrevet som den er rystende.