Recommendations based on The Last Childby John Hart

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  1. Iron House

    by John Hart
    Two orphan brothers, one raised in luxury and the other in poverty, reunite to confront their dark past and a dangerous killer.

    From the award-winning,, New York Times, bestselling author John Hart, comes a gut-wrenching thriller about two brothers, one woman, and an explosive secret that threatens to tear their whole world ... (Barnes & Noble)

  2. Down River

    by John Hart
    After serving time for a crime he didn't commit, Adam Chase returns home to face his family's dark secrets and a new murder investigation.

    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 ... (Goodreads)

  3. Redemption Road

    by John Hart
    Ex-convict's journey to redemption, searching for peace and justice in a violent world.

    “Hart has taken it to another level…read this novel.” —David Baldacci, From the award-winning author of five New York Times bestselling novels comes a “gripping, believable story that doesn’t rest ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. Ordinary Grace

    by William Kent Krueger
    A Midwestern family's journey of grief and healing, grappling with tragedy and the power of grace.

    “That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word.” New Bremen, ... (Goodreads)

  5. Perfect Match

    by Jodi Picoult
    A young woman's struggle to reconcile her religious beliefs with her own moral convictions.

    The story begins with a prologue, in which an unnamed female character enters a courtroom and inexplicably shoots and kills the defendant after shooting him four times as he approaches his defense ... (Wikipedia)

  6. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

    by Helen Simonson
    A widower finds love and acceptance in an unlikely place, challenging social conventions.

    You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as ... (Goodreads)

  7. The Light Between Oceans

    by M.L. Stedman
    A lighthouse keeper and his wife make a heartbreaking decision that has lifelong repercussions.

    Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found, here, Australia, 1926. After four harrowing years fighting on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns home to take a job as the lighthouse ... (Goodreads)

  8. Lilac Girls

    by Martha Hall Kelly
    A story of three women's lives, intertwined by World War II, and their remarkable courage.

    Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this powerful debut novel reveals an incredible story of love, redemption, and terrible secrets that were hidden for decades. On the eve of a ... (Goodreads)

  9. Beartown

    by Fredrik Backman
    A small-town hockey team and its community grapple with the consequences of a traumatic event.

    Peter Andersson, in his forties, is the general manager of the ice hockey club in Beartown, a small town located somewhere in Sweden. Peter grew up in Beartown and was a junior hockey star. He went ... (Wikipedia)

  10. The Art of Racing in the Rain

    by Garth Stein
    An uplifting story of a race car driver and the bond between humans and animals.

    Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by ... (Goodreads)

  11. Watchers

    by Dean Koontz
    A story of terror and suspense as a genetically engineered creature wreaks havoc in a small town.

    Travis Cornell, a former Delta Force operative, feels that his life has become pointless, and is exploring a canyon near his home when he encounters two genetically engineered creatures that have ... (Wikipedia)

  12. The Lock Artist

    by Steve Hamilton
    A young man with a talent for lock-picking navigates life as a criminal and falls in love with a girl who needs his help.

    "I was the Miracle Boy, once upon a time. Later on, the Milford Mute. The Golden Boy. The Young Ghost. The Kid. The Boxman. The Lock Artist. That was all me.,But you can call me Mike." Marked by ... (Goodreads)

  13. The Crossing Places

    by Elly Griffiths
    An amateur archaeologist follows clues to uncover a dark secret in a remote coastal town.

    Forensic archaeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway is in her late thirties and lives happily alone with her two cats in a bleak, remote area near Norfolk, land that was sacred to its Iron Age inhabitants—not ... (Goodreads)

  14. The Shoemaker's Wife

    by Adriana Trigiani
    Two Italian immigrants forge a love story amongst the struggles of making a life in America.

    The majestic and haunting beauty of the Italian Alps is the setting of the first meeting of Enza, a practical beauty, and Ciro, a strapping mountain boy, who meet as teenagers, despite growing up in ... (Goodreads)

  15. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

    by Carson McCullers
    Exploring the lives of diverse characters in a small Southern town, unearthing secrets and desires.

    The book begins with a focus on the relationship between two close friends, John Singer and Spiros Antonapoulos, deaf-mutes who have lived together for several years. Antonapoulos becomes mentally ... (Wikipedia)

  16. The Passage

    by Justin Cronin
    A post-apocalyptic tale of survival, as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.

    The novel is broken into 11 parts of varying lengths. The story itself is broken into two sections: the first and shorter section covers the origins of the virus and its outbreak, while the second is ... (Wikipedia)

  17. The Hangman's Daughter

    by Oliver Pötzsch
    In 17th century Bavaria, a hangman and a physician's daughter team up to solve a series of murders.

    Magdalena, the clever and headstrong daughter of Bavarian hangman Jakob Kuisl, lives with her father outside the village walls and is destined to be married off to another hangman’s son—except that ... (Goodreads)

  18. Fool Me Once

    by Harlan Coben
    A woman's search for justice and the truth behind her husband's death.

    Former special ops pilot Maya, home from the war, sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny cam while she is at work: her two-year-old daughter playing with Maya’s husband, Joe—who had been ... (Goodreads)

  19. The Dovekeepers

    by Alice Hoffman
    Four women living in a fort in ancient Israel tell their stories of survival and faith.

    According to the official trailer , Tagline: The trailer featured the tagline, "Their journey. Their passion. It all leads up to this. Take a stand." The adaptation garnered negative reviews: Keith ... (Wikipedia)

  20. Down the Darkest Road

    by Tami Hoag
    A mother's search for her missing daughter leads her to a small town with dark secrets and dangerous inhabitants.

    Once upon a time I had the perfect family. I had the perfect husband. I had the perfect children. I had the perfect life in the perfect home. And then, as in all fairy tales, evil came into our ... (Goodreads)

  21. The Lake of Dead Languages

    by Carol Goodman
    A Latin teacher returns to her alma mater, where she uncovers dark secrets from her past and the school's history.

    In the evocative tradition of Donna Tartt’s first novel, The Secret History , comes this accomplished debut of youthful innocence drowned by dark sins. Twenty years ago, Jane Hudson left the Heart ... (Goodreads)

  22. The Cider House Rules

    by John Irving
    A moral journey through the rural landscape of 1940s Maine, exploring issues of responsibility, family, and love.

    Homer Wells grows up in an orphanage where he spends his childhood trying to be "of use" as a medical assistant to the director, Dr. Wilbur Larch, whose history is told in flashbacks : After a ... (Wikipedia)

  23. Don't Blink

    by James Patterson
    A young girl is kidnapped and the clock is ticking for her rescue. Detective Michael Bennett races against time to save her.

    Join reporter Nick Daniels as he uncovers deadly secrets in a page-turning thriller from the "unstoppable" James Patterson (,USA Today,). Seated at New York's Lombardo's Steak House, reporter Nick ... (Barnes & Noble)

  24. Lonesome Dove

    by Larry McMurtry
    Epic tale of two former Texas Rangers on a cattle drive from Texas to Montana.

    It is the late 1870s. , Captain Woodrow F. Call and Captain Augustus "Gus" McCrae, two famous retired Texas Rangers , run the Hat Creek Cattle Company and Livery Emporium in the small Texas border ... (Wikipedia)

  25. Matterhorn

    by Karl Marlantes
    A Vietnam War novel about the journey of a Marine lieutenant and his platoon in the jungles of Vietnam.

    Featured in PBS's, The Vietnam War, series by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick. The, New York Times, bestselling, "powerhouse" (,TIME, Magazine) debut from Vietnam War veteran, Karl Marlantes. An incredible ... (Barnes & Noble)

  26. Too Close to Home

    by Linwood Barclay
    A family's life is turned upside down when a teenage girl goes missing in their small town. Secrets and lies are uncovered as they search for her.

    Linwood Barclay, critically acclaimed author of No Time for Goodbye, brings terror closer than ever before in a thriller where murder strikes in the place we feel safest of all. Promise Falls isn't ... (Goodreads)

  27. 61 Hours

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop races against the clock to uncover a sinister plot and protect a witness in small-town South Dakota.

    Jack Reacher is hitching a ride on a senior citizen's tour through South Dakota in the middle of winter when the bus skids out on the interstate, disabling it. Together with the bus driver and the ... (Wikipedia)

  28. Endymion

    by Dan Simmons
    Epic adventure of a man's journey through space and time, in search of the divine.

    274 years ago, Hegemony CEO Meina Gladstone ordered the destruction of all farcaster portals to stop the TechnoCore from eliminating humankind. This resulted in the collapse of civilization on most ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Blood Memory

    by Greg Iles
    A lawyer returns to her hometown in Mississippi to defend her father, a civil rights activist, against murder charges. Secrets from the past resurface.

    Forensic expert "Cat" Ferry has a stellar reputation until a panic attack paralyzes her at a New Orleans murder scene. Praying the attack is a one-time event, she continues working, but when the same ... (Goodreads)

  30. The Brutal Telling

    by Louise Penny
    A murder in a small village uncovers secrets and hidden pasts, threatening the community's peace.

    The wise and beleaguered Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns to Three Pines, The Brutal Telling, the fifth book in Louise Penny's #1, New York Times, bestselling series., Chaos is coming, old son. ... (Barnes & Noble)