Summary
Iron House is the remarkable story of two orphaned brothers separated by violence at a tender age. When a boy is savagely killed in their brutal orphanage, one brother runs and takes the blame with him, eventually finding his way to New York and into the heart of organized crime.
Two decades later - a seasoned killer - he returns to North Carolina with a sentence on his head, the mob in hot pursuit and his long-lost brother in trouble of a different kind. With vast sums in pl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848541801 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848541805 |
| Author: | John Hart |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 8 May 2012 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 131mm x 197mm |
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Praise for John Hart:
‘The Last Child is a rare accomplishment - a compelling thriller written with a masterful, literary touch. You’ll feel this story as much in your heart as in your gut’ - Jeffery DeaverJust once in a while a thriller comes along that makes you want to run out in the street and proclaim how good it is. John Hart’s third novel is one of those. Written with power, precision and an iron grip on character it makes him out as one of the outstanding talents of his generation … it grips you by the throat and never lets go - Daily MailA really classy thriller … the solution had me blinking with surprise and admiration - GuardianCompelling - ObserverSmart and swift-moving … Hart knows his way round the courtrooms and jailhouses … the way that Grisham and Turow do - Pat ConroyIf you want a real page-turner that will captivate you from start to finish, then Iron House is your book - Toowoomba ChronicleJohn Hart
John Hart was born in 1965, and lives with his wife and two young children in North Carolina and Virginia. He has degrees in French, accounting and law, and worked as a banker, stockbroker and attorney before beginning his writing career.
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