John Hart

Going back is never easy ...Adam Chase has spent the last five years in New York trying to forget. When he left North Carolina, Adam left for good. Now he has no choice but to return -- and being remembered as a murderer doesn't help. Within hours of arriving, Adam is beaten up, accosted and has to face the hostility of those closest to him, including Grace, the young woman he cannot forget. Nothing has changed. And then people start turning up dead. For a man only just acquitted of murder, Adam's homecoming does not go well. And he has a dark streak, a history of violence. Everyone doubts. No one trusts him. And as the past threatens to overshadow the present, Adam becomes the prime suspect for the new murders. He alone can clear his name ...

From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The King of Lies" comes this highly-anticipated, heart-pounding new thriller that tells the story of a river whose banks are filled with lies and murder, and the man whose destiny lies deep below its surface

'The Last Child is as satisfying as his previous books' -- Guardian 'Just once in a while a thriller comes along that makes you want to run out in the street and proclaim how good it is ? John Hart's third novel is one of those. Written with power, precision and an iron grip on character it makes him out as one of the outstanding talents of his generation ... it grips you by the throat and never lets go' -- Daily Mail 'A gripping thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat' -- The Sun 'Hart is emerging as one of the biggest new American talents in the psychological thriller field, and should be joining Harlan Coben and Linwood Barclay on the bestseller lists' -- Bookseller 'Third novel from this rising US author' -- Bookseller 'I absolutely love this man's writing, and by that I mean all aspects of it: plotting, characterization and its lyrical quality ... John Hart has joined the highest ranks of crime fiction writing. Thank heavens he's a young man so we'll have his novels to enjoy for many years to come' -- Deadly Pleasures 'EDGAR Allan Poe Award winner John Hart does something in his latest book that few manage successfully: write a compelling thriller with a child as the main character... Hart, a former lawyer from the US deep south, writes finely detailed prose with a literary edge, a fine sense of atmosphere and just the right touches of creepy southern gothic' -- The Weekend Australian 'The main character in award winning author John Hart's thriller The Last Child, is a teenage boy turned vigilante, driven by the abduction of his older sister a year ago...a superb page- turner' -- Illawarra Mercury (Australia) 'A roiling, boiling, seething stew of passion and conflict' -- Courier Mail, (Australia) 'Brilliantly written with plenty of twists and clues' -- Crimesquad website 'A masterly and suspenseful thriller' -- Good Book Guide

The Art of the Storyboard shows beginners how to conceptualize and render the drawings that will communicate continuity to the cinematographer, set designer, and special effects supervisor, or to create the skeletal outline around which an animated program is developed. Using sketches of shots from classic films, from silents to the present, The Art of the Storyboard covers the history and evolution of this craft and discusses the essentials of translating one's vision onto paper, from the rough sketch to the finished storyboard. Over 100 illustrations from the author's and other storyboard artists' work illuminate the text throughout. Exercises at the end of each chapter help students to develop essential drawing and visualizing skills. The Art of the Storyboard teaches basic drawing techniques and illustrates the use of perspective, light and shade, and depth of field needed in order to render the human figure in motion. In this book students are introduced to essential components of storyboarding, such as framing, placement of figures, and use of camera angles

Un tormentoso thriller sobre los límites entre la inocencia y la culpa, y una turbadora historia sobre las relaciones familiares.El abogado criminalista Jackson Workman Pickens, comúnmente conocido como Work, ha luchado contra sus propias pesadillas durante toda su vida, en especial después de la desaparición de su padre, un prestigioso abogado de éxito. Cuando el cuerpo de este aparece, más de un año después de su desaparición,Work y su hermana se convierten en los principales sospechosos del asesinato. En su búsqueda de la verdad,Work se verá inmerso en un trepidante torbellino que abrirá las heridas del pasado. Una novela que combina a la perfección el retrato psicológico, la complejidad de las relaciones familiares y el ritmo del thriller, y en la que se reconoce la pluma de un gran narrador. Se trata de una de las mejores novelas de 2006,según Publishers Weekly. Fue nominada al premio Edgar como mejor primera novela de un autor americano y al premio SIBA como mejor libro del año.

Con trece años, Johnny Merrimon tiene que enfrentarse a situaciones que ningún chico de su edad debería afrontar. En el año transcurrido desde la desaparición de su hermana melliza, Alyssa, su mundo se ha venido abajo: su padre les ha dejado y su fragil madre se encuentra inmersa en una espiral de autodestruccion. Pero Johnny se mantiene fuerte. Provisto de un mapa, una bicicleta y una linterna, acecha a todo hombre fichado por abusos en el Condado de Raven. La policia puede que haya renunciado a encontrar a Alyssa, pero el nunca lo hara. Alguien, en algun lugar, sabe algo y lo esta ocultando... Solo una persona se preocupa por Johnny: el detective Clyde Hunt, que comparte su obsesion por el caso. Pero cuando el chico es testigo del atropello y muerte de un motociclista, e insiste en que la victima fue asesinada porque habia encontrado a Alyssa, incluso Hunt cree que ha perdido la cabeza. Entonces otra niña desaparece... y un exconvicto misterioso y gigante, que parece psiquicamente perturbado, llega a su pueblo repitiendo como un mantra: No hay cuervos, no hay cuervos... y le cuenta a Johnny una historia de violencia que se remonta a cien años atras...

El viejo está agonizando. Cuando el viejo muera, irán a por él. E irán a por ella, para hacerle daño a él. Un brutal asesinato obligó a Michael a huir de Iron Mountain, el orfanato al que fue ll

"Un adolescente con una pistola que espera, a las puertas de la cárcel, al hombre que asesinó a su madre cuando él apenas era un bebé. Una detective de policía problemática que se enfrenta