Now a New York Times Bestseller Over 2 million copies of his books in print. The first and only author to win back-to-back Edgars for Best Novel. Every book a New York Times bestseller. Since his debut bestseller, The King of Lies, reviewers across the country have heaped praise on John Hart. Each novel has taken Hart higher on the New York Times Bestseller list as his masterful writing and … Times Bestseller list as his masterful writing and assured evocation of place have won readers around the world and earned history’s only consecutive Edgar Awards for Best Novel with Down River and The Last Child. Now, Hart delivers his most powerful story yet.
Imagine:
A boy with a gun waits for the man who killed his mother.
A troubled detective confronts her past in the aftermath of a brutal shooting.
After thirteen years in prison, a good cop walks free as deep in the forest, on the altar of an abandoned church, a body cools in pale linen…
This is a town on the brink.
This is Redemption Road.
Brimming with tension, secrets, and betrayal, Redemption Road proves again that John Hart is a master of the literary thriller.
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Another great read! John Hart knows how to write. You have to read the whole series!
The story will pull your mind through a twisted maze of psychotic delusion, serial killings, torture, control, corrupt power, and survival. The characters will make you feel every last emotion, and keep you wondering whether the good guys or the bad guys will win, and who they actually are.
This is the first book I have read of his and now I anticipate reading all he has written
Complicated story of corrupt law enforcement and prison officials and clergy. The investigation detectives are caught in the middle and involving a serial killer and complex characters.
This book has so many great reviews and I am a fan of Hart. I’ve read most (maybe even all) of his books and I’ve always finished with a feeling of satisfaction and contentment. This one was a bit of a let down for me though. The issues I had kept increasing the further along I went into the story. First, the characters weren’t well developed. There is a female cop who is to be the heroine and yet I found myself awed by her stupidity and unrealistic actions. There is also an ex-con who was once a cop who I think Hart wants the reader to feel a connection with. The problem for me was that at one moment he’s trying to seek advice through a dead man and the next he’s beating a man to death. The two extremes just didn’t sit well with me. Beyond problems with characterization, I felt the murderer in this story simply shouted “obvious”. I didn’t suspect anyone other than the killer even with the twists Hart inserted into the story. Finally, the ending required the reader to really stretch the limits of reality in my opinion. I don’t want to include spoilers but I just felt like the outcome couldn’t play out so easily in real life.
Not one of my favorites but not awful. If you’ve never read Hart though be sure to give his books a try. Most are really good!