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2008 Edgar Winning Novel Down River . Everything that shaped him happened near that river…. Now its banks are filled with lies and greed, shame, and murder…. John Hart’s debut, The King of Lies , was compelling and lyrical, with Janet Maslin of The New York Times declaring,... read more
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Mystery, Suspense, Murder.....loved this book....lots of surprises at the end. :)
Adam Chase returns to North Carolina after five years and his acquittal of murder.
Little does he know that his troubles haven't disappeared and the mysteries of family members and friends are... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Adam Chase: main character, having been acquitted of murder 5 years earlier returns to his home in NC
- Jacob Chase: Adam's father
- Danny Faith: Adam's friend
- Zebulon Faith: Danny's father
- Robin Alexander: Detective and Adam's former girlfriend
- Miriam Chase: Adam's stepsister
- Jamie Chase: Miriam's twin and Adam's stepbrother
- Janice Chase: Adam's stepmother
- Grace Shepherd: young woman who lives on Red Water Farm with her grandfather
- Dolf Shepherd: Jacob chase's oldest friend, farm foreman and Grace's grandfather
- Grantham: Police detective
- Sarah Yates: mystery woman who lives across river from Red Water Farm
- Gray Wilson: high school friend found dead on Red Water Farm 5 years earlier than present
- George Tallman: Miriam's fiance
- Emmanuel: Add a description of this character.
- Candace Kane
- Ken Miller
Setting & Locations edit
Red Water Farm, North Carolina
First Sentence edit
The river is my earliest memory. The front porch of my father's house looks down on it from a low knoll, and I have pictures, faded yellow, of my first days on that porch. I slept in my mother's arms as she rocked there, played in the dust while my father fished, and I know the feel of that river even now: the slow churn of red clay, the back eddies under cut banks, the secrets it whispered to the hard, pink granite of Rowan County. Everything that shaped me happened near that river. I lost my mother in sight of it, fell in love on its banks. I could smell it on the day my father drove me out. It was part of my soul, and I thought I'd lost it forever.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 37
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0312359314
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0312359314
Page Count: 336
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- Edgar Award (2008: Best Novel)
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- Dewey: 813.6
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