SUMMARY: "John Hart's debut, "THE KING OF LIES," catapulted him onto the "New York Times "bestseller list and earned comparisons to the works of Raymond Chandler, John Grisham, and Scott Turow. Now, Hart delivers another thriller of profound insight and psychological complexity with "DOWN RIVER"Trul
Down River
β Scribed by Hart, John
- Book ID
- 108212058
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 190 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781848541597
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β¦ Synopsis
Banished for a murder he didn't commit - now he's coming home. Going back is never easy . . . Adam Chase has spent the last five years in New York trying to forget. When he left North Carolina, Adam left for good. Now he has no choice but to return - and being remembered as a murderer doesn't help. Within hours of arriving, Adam is beaten up, accosted and has to face the hostility of those closest to him, including Grace, the young woman he cannot forget. Nothing has changed. And then people start turning up dead. For a man only just acquitted of murder, Adam's homecoming does not go well. And he has a dark streak, a history of violence. Everyone doubts. No one trusts him. And as the past threatens to overshadow the present, Adam becomes the prime suspect for the new murders. He alone can clear his name...
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