Down River

Adam Chase is passionate and misunderstood, a fighter. When narrowly acquitted of a murder charge, he disappears for five long years: not a clue, not a trace. Now, he's back and nobody knows why--not his family or the cops, not the women he left behind. But Adam has his reasons.When more bodies surface, Adam must unravel a web of deceit and violence so dense it staggers the imagination. Old secrets rise, lives collapse, and more than one person crosses the brink as author Hart probes the timeless, destructive power of deception and vengeance.

約翰•哈特（John Hart）

1965年生於北卡羅萊納州的德勒姆城。2006年憑藉《謊言之王》（The King of Lies）初試啼聲，深刻描寫男性面對生活挑戰時的妥協與掙扎，旋即入圍2007年愛倫坡最佳處女作獎。時隔一年，第二部作品《順流而下》（Down River）以更縝密的謎團、更成熟的寫作技巧，以及更有自己味道的書寫語調再次重叩愛倫坡獎的大門，獲2008年愛倫坡最佳小説獎。第三部作品《最後的孩子》（The Last Child）獲2009年英國偵探推理小説匕首獎。