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“Yesterday I went home, opened Iron House and began. I changed trains and buses to make the commute this morning longer. Iron House is unflinching and taut. Hart, whose writing pops and jabs and cuts, lays out terribleness, anguish and determination like, well, very (damn) few. This is a great thriller: harrowing events pushing one along, just as the unfolding puzzles pull one forward. This is the sort of story that should have the reader elbowing their spouse a little further out of the way in the middle of the night, it should have kids repeating, “Dad…Dad…Daaaad!” before getting his attention out of it.” – Neil Strandberg, Tattered Cover

“Great, great, great!” – Sheryl Cotleur, Book Passage

“Everyone who has read this book in house has loved it! We’re committed to making it a bestseller.” – Margaret Terwey, Books-A-Million

“Lots of page turning intrigue and a wonderfully satisfying ending. A great read to carry us through the heat of the summer here in Arkansas.”” – Mary Gay Shipley, That bookstore in Blytheville

“Hart serves up another engrossing suspense novel with Iron House. A page turner.” – Vicki Erwin, Main Street Books

“John Hart has done it again.”– Nancy McFarlane, Fiction Addiction

“I didn’t think this was possible but John Hart only gets better with each book. Iron House was fantastic! Loved it!” – Susan Barthold, B&N Willow Grove, PA

“Well, he can add me to his list of fans. I’d never read any of his books before, but I certainly will now. Fascinating plot and very interesting characters, even the not-so-nice ones. Years ago I would allow a book 50 pages to grab me, or I’d give up and move on. When I realized that I wouldn’t live long enough to read everything I wanted to, I changed that to 35 pages. Iron House grabbed me on page 2!!!” – David V. Halpern, B&N Akron, Ohio

“We have all been big fans of The Last Child…this book is even better.”– Lisa, Books & Company

“Freakin’ awesome.” – Ian Kern, The Mysterious Bookshop

“Iron House is a ferociously paced thriller and John Hart is writing at his best.” – Laura Lucy, White Birch Books

“The book is riveting. I’m still in it but can hardly get any work done. My brother is going to LOVE IT!” – Wanda Jewell, Executive Director, Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance

“He hooked me on the first page. Now I’m extremely happy to report that not one time – not in the 420+ pages of this book – was I disappointed. I immediately felt passion, sympathy and curiosity. It was an absolutely amazing novel and one I will personally guarantee. I heart Hart!”– Linda Parks, Fireside Books and Gifts

“Iron House is a must read.”– Valerie Jones, Fireside Books and Gifts

“A master storyteller at his best with a novel that will grab your attention and not let go.” – Karen Briggs, Great Northern Books & Hobbies

“I could not put it down and thought the plot twists and turns fantastically executed and the character development remarkable. Certainly on par with The Last Child (one of my favorite books ever).” – Susan Tyler, The Book Bin

“Iron House was John’s best yet…Of course, we love John and tend to be slightly prejudiced in his favor being his “home” bookstore, but he honestly does continue to get better and better. My entire staff has read Iron House and they all agree with me that he has topped himself with this one.” – Deal Safrit, Literary Bookpost

“Hart has delivered another smart, unexpected and intricately plotted thriller sure to be a hit summer read. Word to the wise: Don’t start this unless you really have the time to finish it in one sitting. Once you pick it up, you won’t put it down until it’s finished!” -Julie Borgan, Blue Willow Book Shop

“Michael’s fight is a searing portrait of a man in conflict with his past and present. Weaving together a story of betrayal and redemption that reaches back decades, John Hart again creates a rock-solid thriller.”
Geoffrey Jennings, Rainy Day Books

“This is the first book in a long time that I had to get up in the middle of the night to finish. I had to know how Julian and Michael were connected to Abigail and I didn’t expect what I learned. This will definitely be on my “you have to read this” list.” – Barbara, Three Sisters Books & Gifts

“Hart really does just keep getting better and better – only reason I’m sorry I’ve read it is because I’d like to read it again not knowing what happens.” – Susan Wasson, Bookworks

“John Hart has outdone himself. Having been a bookseller for Barnes & Noble for 10 years now, a lot of wonderful books pass beneath my nose. Yours are particularly compelling. Thank you for giving readers something so special.” – June Brown, B&N Murfreesboro, TN

“I guess he better make room on the shelf come Edgar time next year…I let my husband (who doesn’t read fiction much, but loves John Hart) have it first. He usually takes his time, maybe a chapter here or there, when reading. He read it in four days. It’s the only book I’ve ever seen him sit down to read during daylight hours (when he’d normally be doing his beloved gardening).” – Rosemary Pugliese, Quail Ridge Books & Music