Book Review: John Hart's Down River

Being a huge fan of John Hart's King of Lies, I decided to try out his new book, Down River and looked forward to the same suspense, drama, and intrigue. I was not disappointed.



The book begins with the willful and cocky Adam Chase returning home after five years of living in New York, where he had fled after escaping a murder conviction where his own step-mother testified against him. After swearing he would never return to Rowan County, North Carolina, his friend Danny calls and begs him to come home in no uncertain terms, and Adam finds himself feeling he owes Danny, who has been there so many times for him.

But when Adam arrives in Rowan County, Danny is no where to be found, and he finds that the town still remembers him as a murder suspect. Then someone is murdered and Adam once again feels the finger of the county pointed at him.

You will be kept constantly guessing just which character in the book is the true murderer, but you won't know for sure until the very end. For a suspenseful and attention-grabbing read, check out North Carolina native John Hart's book, Down River.