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| Original Title: | The Last Child |
| ISBN: | 0312359322 (ISBN13: 9780312359324) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Johnny Merrimon #1 |
| Characters: | Johnny Merrimon, Clyde Hunt, John Yoakum, Trenton Moore, Tiffany Shore, Allen Hunt, Mr. Meechum, Barfield, Isaac Freemantle, Ronda Jeffries, Gerald Cross, John Pendleton Merrimon |
| Setting: | United States of America |
| Literary Awards: | Barry Award for Best Novel (2010), Anthony Award Nominee for Best Novel (2010), Edgar Award for Best Novel (2010), CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (2009) |
John Hart
Hardcover | Pages: 373 pages Rating: 4.13 | 33366 Users | 4191 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Last Child ( Johnny Merrimon #1) |
| Author | : | John Hart |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 373 pages |
| Published | : | May 12th 2009 by Minotaur Books |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Thriller. Mystery Thriller. Crime. Suspense. Adult |
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Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: a warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared an irreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss, until the day Alyssa vanished from the side of a lonely street. Now, a year later, Johnny finds himself isolated and alone, failed by the people he'd been taught since birth to trust. No one else believes that Alyssa is still alive, but Johnny is certain that she is—confident in a way that he can never fully explain. Determined to find his sister, Johnny risks everything to explore the dark side of his hometown. It is a desperate, terrifying search, but Johnny is not as alone as he might think. Detective Clyde Hunt has never stopped looking for Alyssa either, and he has a soft spot for Johnny. He watches over the boy and tries to keep him safe, but when Johnny uncovers a dangerous lead and vows to follow it, Hunt has no choice but to intervene. Then a second child goes missing... Undeterred by Hunt's threats or his mother's pleas, Johnny enlists the help of his last friend, and together they plunge into the wild, to a forgotten place with a history of violence that goes back more than a hundred years. There, they meet a giant of a man, an escaped convict on his own tragic quest. What they learn from him will shatter every notion Johnny had about the fate of his sister; it will lead them to another far place, to a truth that will test both boys to the limit. Traveling the wilderness between innocence and hard wisdom, between hopelessness and faith, The Last Child leaves all categories behind and establishes John Hart as a writer of unique power.Rating Appertaining To Books The Last Child ( Johnny Merrimon #1)
Ratings: 4.13 From 33366 Users | 4191 ReviewsAppraise Appertaining To Books The Last Child ( Johnny Merrimon #1)
This book is John Hart's third, and the third that I've read. There is a common theme in his books. Take an ordinary happy person and turn their dreams into nightmares.In this book, Johnny's sister was abducted a year ago and never found, which resulted in his father leaving, his mother turning to drugs and alcohol, the loss of his home, and his obsession with finding her.In this book, a well-respected detective has lost his wife, is losing his son, and is also obsessed with finding Johnny's*4.5 stars*It didnt take much for John Hart to convince me, I was about to embark on an incredible journeyand by not much, I mean a mere chapter or two. Now, I dont know about you, but in my book, thats the sign of an impressive writerone who manages to catch me with only a teeny tiny taste.Even with the frenzy-inducing suspense, the hefty list of questionable characters and the constant probing of the facts this storyline incites, The Last Child reads more like literary fiction than anything
Audio/Thriller/unabridged: Through the whole book I kept on saying, "Call the FBI". Katherine Merrimon never calls them, Hunt never calls them, the chief never calls them. Two girls are kidnapped within one year and no one calls the FBI. The chain of evidence is ruined, crime scenes are trampled over, & evidence and clues are handled with no care. After seeing the way Alyssa's case was never solved, the parents of the second girl do not call the FBI either. ANYBODY CAN CALL THE FBI. Their
A year after his twin sister disappeared, thirteen year old Johnny Merrimon is still looking for her. His father has ran out on the family out of guilt and his mother is hooked on pills and shacked up with an abusive scumbag. The only other people who seem to care are Johnny's best friend Jack and a burned out cop named Clyde Hunt. Until another girl disappears... The Last Child is a mystery about a missing girl in a small town but it's also a lot more than that. It's the story of what happens
Wow!! Simply WOW!! I officially love this author!! Everything came to a full circle. The author taps into very strong subjects but he manages to be subtle and refined, without having to be crude or detailed to get the message across. I loved his latest work, Redemption Road, and in my opinion this book superseded that one and it was a five star read as well.
Redemption Road by John Hart was my first encounter with this author's work. It became one of my all-time favorite reads. All the elements of a harsh, gritty reality was present, with a compassionate touch of goodness thrown in to ensure the reader's emotional survival. John Hart wrote a thriller like I wanted it to be. Perfectly so. Perhaps it can be called a literary thriller, since there was just so much more on offer than the usual.For this reason I jumped at the opportunity to read The Last
I have waited such a long time to read this book. It has been on my TBR shelf for quite some time. Sometimes your anticipation for a novel, breeds a disappointed reader. However, I am happy to say that in this case I was not disappointed.John Hart has provided this reader with many hours of an emotionally wonderfully written novel. It was so many things a novel should encompass, wonderfully flawed characters, a theme that while was horrible did not have the gruesome details so many thrillers
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