John Hart

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born

Durham, North Carolina, The United States

website

http://www.johnhartfiction.com

genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

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I was born in Durham, North Carolina in 1965, the son of a young surgeon and French teacher who quit teaching to raise her children. Eventually, I moved to Rowan County, where THE KING OF LIES and DOWN RIVER are both set, and on which the fictional Raven County is loosely based. My favorite memory of childhood is a five hundred acre farm that has since fallen to the sweeping tide of development that is slowly devouring much of North Carolina.

I attended Davidson College, a marvelous school just north of Charlotte, where I studied French literature. Afterward, I earned graduate degrees in accounting and law. I have worked as a banker, stockbroker and attorney. I have also spent long days sanding teak on the Carolina coast, working on helicop...more

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Books by John Hart

Average rating: 3.93 · 15,788 ratings · 3,538 reviews · 58 distinct works

	The Last Child 3.99 avg rating — 7,682 ratings — published 2009 — 24 editions	My rating:
	Down River 3.81 avg rating — 3,008 ratings — published 2007 — 25 editions	My rating:
	Iron House 4.05 avg rating — 2,687 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The King of Lies 3.72 avg rating — 2,393 ratings — published 2006 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Le Roi Des Mensonges: Roman 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	The Art of the Storyboard: A Filmmaker's Introduction 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Kawa Wa Shizuka Ni Nagare by John Hart, 東野さやか (翻訳) 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Kingu No Shi 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Sacramental Commons: Christian Ecological Ethics by John Hart, Thomas Berry (Afterword), Leonardo Boff (Foreword by) 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	La rivière rouge 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:

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July 2011, John Hart
"His Favorite Thrillers that "Run Deep": The mystery writer shares five novels with characters who transcend the genre, like the flawed hit man in his new book, Iron House." ...More

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Quotes by John Hart

“She turned the water scalding hot and scrubbed her face until it hurt, but the eyes still looked wrong. She tore off her clothes and stepped into the shower; but it was not enough.
The dirt was on the inside.”
― John Hart, The Last Child

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“I'm sixty-nine years old, and I have no plans to run for reelection. Do you think I give a damn?”
― John Hart, The King of Lies

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“Lightening falls, all you can do is- pray God that it doesn't fall on you.”
― John Hart, The Last Child

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