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Couldn't put it down. Explores the emotional turmoil and baggage of a North Carolina family. john Hart has created characters that are complex and very human. The plot line kept me engaged the entire time. Really satisfying read.

Down River is one of those books that once you start reading, it's hard to put down. It is full of plot twists, great characters, heroes and villans, deceit and violence. As the secrets are revealed the plot thickens until you just have to know what's next!

This one of the best books I have ever read. The characters and plot are so well developed that you feel their every emotion. The twists and turns are constructed in such a way that when you must put the book down, you find yourself still thinking about them. This is the first book I have read by John Hart. I'm going to order another right now!!!!!

Another great mystery with lots of twists and turns! Keeps you guessing - love it!

Excellent!! I really enjoyed this one. first time for this author and I'll be looking for others.

This 2nd book by John Hart won the Edgar Award. And it was a New York Bestseller. Well, it's a good mystery. I'll grant it that. That's what kept me turning pages. But I did not enjoy the author's style. It seems like a man's book written by a man. There is no one "nice" in this book. Every single character, even the female ones, settle every difference and disappointment with their fists, their MANY guns or by drinking copious amounts of alcohol. I did not even like the main character, whom I think we're supposed to feel sympathetic towards. I think the judges that gave out the Edgar Award must have been all male. This novel is as tough as nails and it never softens up. Some people like their characters this way, but I don't. Good mystery, tho, once again.