The Last Child (English, Paperback, John Hart)

Thirteen-year-old Johnny Merrimon has to face things no boy his age should face. In the year since his twin sister’s abduction his world has fallen apart: his father has disappeared and his fragile mother is spiralling into ever deeper despair. Johnny keeps strong. Armed with a map, a bike and a flashlight, he stalks the bad men of Raven County. The police might have given up on Alyssa; he never will. Someone, somewhere, knows something they’re not telling.Only one person looks out for Johnny. Detective Clyde Hunt shares his obsession with the case. But when Johnny witnesses a hit-and-run and insists the victim was killed because he’d found Alyssa, even Hunt thinks he’s lost it.And then another young girl goes missing … About The Author: John Hart was born in Durham, North Carolina, in 1965. His father was a surgeon and his mother was a French teacher. Hart graduated from Davidson College with a degree in French Literature. He later earned graduate degrees in Accounting and Law. Hart is the New York Times bestsellling author of The King of Lies and Down River. He lives in North Carolina with his wife and their children. Aside from writing, one of his passions is the preservation of North Carolina’s open spaces.

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