He held very still, though the sobbing was neither new nor unexpected. The daughter of a preacher with whom she’s estranged, the forceful Elizabeth harbors dark secrets of her own that go beyond what happened in that abandoned house’s basement.Gideon Strange opened his eyes to dark and heat and the sound of his father weeping. “A stupid crime and a simple misdirection, prison and pointless death, ripples on some foreign shore,” Elizabeth contemplates. “Redemption Road” spins on emotionally complicated relationships and realistic conspiracies that affect each character’s life and choices. Hart ties the two plot threads in a gripping, believable story that doesn’t rest until the last sentence. The local police target Adrian when another woman is murdered following his release. Through the years, Elizabeth and her parents had treated Gideon like a family member. Elizabeth never believed Adrian was guilty, remaining connected to him because of an incident when she was a teen. Meanwhile, former police officer Adrian Wall’s first day of parole ends with him being wounded by Gideon Strange, the teenage son of the woman he served 13 years in prison for murdering. Channing, who is from a wealthy family, and Elizabeth are both white the two assailants - caught in the act of assaulting the teen - are both black. The case became a political hand grenade. While rescuing kidnapped teenager Channing Shore, Elizabeth killed the two men who were sexually assaulting the teen in a desolate house. As the title implies, Hart’s novel is about redemption, but also about trust and betrayal, and those emotional roads that most of us never want to travel.ĭeeply troubled North Carolina police detective Elizabeth Black prowls the streets of her hometown, wondering if she will be charged with murder. While Hart’s previous mysteries were atmospheric tales enhanced by aspects of the Southern novel, “Redemption Road” is fueled by more of a thriller plot with acute attention to its well-sculpted characters.
John Hart’s first four novels earned two Edgar Allan Poe Awards and one nomination, as well as myriad other awards.įive years have gone by since his fourth novel, 2011’s “The Iron House,” was published, but “Redemption Road” proves the wait was worth it.
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