DOWN RIVER

Southern writer John Hart’s work has a lyrical quality that Scott Sowers narrates with a growling weariness. After being acquitted for murder five years earlier and running away from his ancestral home, Adam Chase is back—to face his past, his future, and himself. Sowers captures Adam’s confusion with grace and offers distinct portrayals of the other characters through Adam’s lens. Sowers provides a bewitching rhythm and pace, expertly capturing and elevating this story of redemption. The combination of Hart and Sowers provides the perfect marriage of prose and voice. Together they enable the book to transcend genre fiction and become something exceptional. E.D.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/ JUL 08]