num_pages: 432
description: The only writer in history to win consecutive Edgar Awards for Best Novel New York Times bestselling author John Hart returns to the world of his most beloved novel The Last ChildBuilding on the world first seen in The Last Child (A magnificent creation The Washington Post) John Hart delivers a stunning vision of a secret world rarely seen. Its been ten years since the events that changed Johnny Merrimons life and rocked his hometown to the core. Since then Johnny has fought to maintain his privacy but books have been written of his exploits; the fascination remains. Living alone on six thousand acres of once-sacred land Johnnys only connection to normal life is his old friend Jack. Theyre not boys anymore but the bonds remain. What they shared. What they lost. But Jack sees danger in the wild places Johnny calls home; he senses darkness and hunger an intractable intent. Johnny will discuss none of it but there are the things he knows the things he can do. A lesser friend might accept such abilities as a gift but Jack has felt what moves in the swamp: the cold of it the unspeakable fear.More than an exploration of friendship persistence and forgotten power The Hush leaves all categories behind and cements Hart's status as a writer of unique power.
language: English
title: The Hush
publisher: St. Martin's Press