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John Hart

Book Review: The Unwilling by John Hart

By Ray Palen

February 8, 2021

Set in the South at the height of the Vietnam War, The Unwilling combines crime, suspense, and searing glimpses into the human mind and soul in New York Times bestselling author John Hart’s singular style. John Hart has long been producing quality literary fiction that has transcended different genres, yet he still is not the household name he…

The Last Child by John Hart

The Edgar Awards Revisited: The Last Child (Best Novel, 2010) 

By Adam Wagner

January 31, 2020

Grief. Despair. Depression. Hope. One unspeakable tragedy has the ability to affect countless individuals in varying ways. And while everyone effected reacts in their own way, it’s ultimately how one responds and recovers from the trials and tribulations of tragedy that shapes themselves and their future. Do you give up and run away? Sink so…

The Edgar Awards Revisited: Down River by John Hart (Best Novel, 2008)

By Danielle Prielipp

January 17, 2020

The 2008 Edgar Awards were not exactly a banner year for diversity, with no nominees being women or writers of color, but it was a year of heavy-hitters nevertheless, with John Hart, Benjamin Black (Christine Falls), Ken Bruen (Priest), Reed Farrel Coleman (Soul Patch), and Michael Chabon (The Yiddish Policemen’s Union) vying for the honor.…

John Hart’s The Hush Sweepstakes

By Crime HQ

March 19, 2018

John Hart is a New York Times bestselling author who holds the distinction of being the only person to win the Edgar Award for Best Novel consecutively. Hart’s newest book, The Hush, transports readers to a mysterious land known as Hush Arbor. On it resides Johnny Merrimon, the very same boy we grew to love…

5 New Books to Read this Week: February 27, 2018

By Crime HQ

February 28, 2018

Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, the highly anticipated new novel from John Hart highlights an incredible week of books! See what else we're reading:

Vote for Your Favorite John Hart Novel

By Crime HQ

February 27, 2018

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Review: The Hush by John Hart

By Jenny Maloney

February 26, 2018

Building on the world first seen in The Last Child, The Hush by John Hart delivers a stunning vision of a secret world, rarely seen (available February 27, 2018). Take a visual tour of The Hush with GIFnotes! For 150 years, the Freemantle family has owned the 6,000 acres of North Carolina know as Hush…

Book-Inspired Cocktails: “The Lush”

By Adam Wagner

February 23, 2018

When you live alone on six thousand acres of land, a drink or two (or 10) can help pass the time. And what better drink to imbibe than this week's Pick Your Poison—where we create a cocktail inspired by a recently published mystery, thriller, or crime novel—”The Lush” cocktail, inspired by John Hart's The Hush!

The Hush by John Hart: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

February 7, 2018

GIFnotes: Giving you the basic plot summary of an upcoming book with the help of the Graphics Interchange Format. Building on the world first seen in The Last Child, John Hart delivers a stunning vision of a secret world, rarely seen—take a visual tour of The Hush!

Discount: The Last Child by John Hart

By Crime HQ

November 30, 2017

Heralded by the Washington Post as “a magnificent creation, Huck Finn channeled through Lord of the Flies”, John Hart's The Last Child is his most significant work to date—an intricate, powerful story of loss, hope, and courage in the face of evil. From now until January 8, 2018, get a digital copy of John Hart's…

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