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The Last Child
- Narrated by: Scott Sowers
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Fresh off the success of his Edgar® Award-winning, New York Times bestseller Down River, John Hart returns with his most powerful and intricately-plotted novel yet.
Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: happy parents and a twin sister that meant the world to him. But Alyssa went missing a year ago, stolen off the side of a lonely street with only one witness to the crime. His family shattered, his sister presumed dead, Johnny risks everything to explore the dark side of his hometown in a last, desperate search. What he finds is a city with an underbelly far blacker than anyone could've imagined—and somewhere in the depths of it all, with the help of his only friend and a giant of a man with his own strange past, Johnny, at last, finds the terrible truth.
Detective Clyde Hunt has devoted an entire year to Alyssa's case, and it shows: haunted and sleepless, he's lost his wife and put his shield at risk. But he can't put the case behind him—he won't—and when another girl goes missing, the failures of the past year harden into iron determination. Refusing to lose another child, Hunt knows he has to break the rules to make the case; and maybe, just maybe, the missing girl will lead him to Alyssa...
The Last Child is a tale of boundaries: county borders and circles on a map, the hard edge between good and evil, life and death, hopelessness and faith. Perfectly blending character and plot, emotion and action, John Hart again transcends the barrier between thrillers and literature to craft a story as heartrending as it is redemptive.
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- M. Parker
- 21-07-2023
Absolutely brilliant!
This story is an amazing and well crafted tale of human failures and triumphs over life’s harsh adversities, with a well tangled mystery that unfolds in unexpected yet satisfyingly justified ways.
To me The Last Child is a modern day echo of ‘To Kill A Mocking Bird.’ The premise; the characters; the prose and the intertwining and wonderful relationships - are all reminiscent of Scout, Atticus, Jem and Boo.
The read/listen is an emotional roller coaster ride worth taking. The narrator too did an excellent job.
John Hart is now my new favourite author, and I will certainly be singing the praises of The Last Child to fellow book lovers!
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