John Hart
John Hart is an American crime writer whose debut King of Lies won the Edgar Award, and whose subsequent literary crime novels set in the American South have earned him multiple Crime Writers' Association awards. He is notable for writing about crime in rural North Carolina with literary ambition comparable to Southern Gothic fiction.
Works
- King of LiesA man accused of murder searches for his father's killer amidst Southern secrets
- Down RiverBurned-out journalist investigates serial murders and environmental destruction in river town
- The Last ChildDetective searches for missing children while uncovering town's dark corruption
- Iron HouseRunaway finds refuge in criminal organization while confronting his violent past
- Redemption RoadTroubled cop investigates a murder tied to his own dark history and redemption