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John Hart's debut novel is a fast paced psychological thriller. It is an engrossing read that deals with the death of an abusive parent, murder, adultery and more. It is well written and has plenty of twists and turns. I look forward to his next book.

Here is a new author with his first novel, received to great acclaim. It is not your usual whodunit--while the question of who did it seemingly points to "the obvious one," there are enough twists to keep you guessing till the end, and it is not who you thought it would be. On a different and higher level, it is almost a coming of age of a thirty-something adult. In this case, the protagonist learns truths about himself, his family, his friends, and his enemies as he finally discovered who murdered his father. In doing so, he is set free from the constraints that have hampered him and kept him unfulfilled and without zest for life. The author is a lawyer and writes of what he knows best, with the hero also a lawyer. In my opinion, this writer has a great future.

This book was such a page-turner!Themes of children not living up to their parent's expectations as well sibling devotion.A murder plot that has many twists.It is written by a lawyer but does not get overly technical.I especially loved that it was set in my hometown so I had vivid visuals.This story will make a wonderful movie.

John Hart's debut novel was far from the reviews on the dust jacket. I found it to drag in many part. I enjoy fast paced books, which this is not. I will give him the benefit of the doubt and read another in hope he improves with age. The story was good, but it just was slow.

This book was better, than "Down River", which was a very well written book, but "The King of Lies" had me hooked from front to back, amazing!!! can't wait to read The Last Child, which I hear is just as mind bending, John Hart is a riviting author, couldn't stop reading "The King Of Lies" from front to back..... Thank you for such good writing.... I do hope that you continue to write.... PLEASE!!!


Curtis Rhodes