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John Hart creates a literary thriller that is as suspenseful as it is poignant, a riveting murder mystery layered beneath the southern drawl of a humble North Carolina lawyer. When Work Pickens finds his father murdered, the investigation pushes a repressed family history to the surface and he sees his own carefully constructed façade begin to crack.
Work’s troubled sister, her combative girlfriend, his gold digging socialite wife, and an unrequited lifelong love join a cast of small town characters that create no shortage of drama in this extraordinary, fast-paced suspense novel.
Hart’s mastery of prose and plot belie his newcomer status as he explores the true heart of a man. An illuminating anatomy of a murder and the ripple effect it produces within a family and a community, The King of Lies is a stunning debut.
Work’s troubled sister, her combative girlfriend, his gold digging socialite wife, and an unrequited lifelong love join a cast of small town characters that create no shortage of drama in this extraordinary, fast-paced suspense novel.
Hart’s mastery of prose and plot belie his newcomer status as he explores the true heart of a man. An illuminating anatomy of a murder and the ripple effect it produces within a family and a community, The King of Lies is a stunning debut.
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3 member(s) found this review helpful.
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.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
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.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
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.
Jean L. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I loved this book. The author reveals information one layer at a time as one might peel an onion. With such a good debut effort, just think what lies ahead for us to devour in the future.
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