The Unwiling
By John Harte

One of today's finest thriller writers' -and DAILY MAILFrom the award-winning modern master of US crime fiction comes a thriller about revenge, justice, family - and a quest for the truth in the face of evil. With one of the most unforgettable villains of the year,and The Unwillingand is the perfect read for fans ofand The Dryand by Jane Harper andand We Begin at the Endand by Chris Whitaker.__________________NOT EVERYONE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE . . .After a tour of Vietnam and a three-year stint in prison, Jason is back in town and wants to rebuild his relationship with Gibby, the younger brother he hasn't seen for years. Determined to make that connection, he coaxes Gibby into a day at the lake: long hours of sunshine and whisky and older women.But when the four of them encounter a prison transfer bus on a stretch of empty road, one of the women taunts the prisoners, causing a riot on the bus.Soon after, Tyra is savagely murdered.Given his violent history, suspicion turns first to Jason. Determined to prove his older brother's innocence, Gibby must avoid the police and dive deep into his brother's hidden life, a journey that takes him into the darkest corners of the community.What he discovers is a truth more disturbing than he could have imagined: not just the identity of the killer and the reasons for Tyra's murder, but the forces that shaped his brother in Vietnam, the reason he was framed - and why the most dangerous man alive wants him back in prison.Set in the American South,and The Unwillingand combines crime, suspense and searing glimpses into the human mind and soul inand New York Timesand bestselling author John Hart's singular style.__________________PRAISE FOR JOHN HART:'A master storyteller' -and HARLAN COBEN'A clever mystery' -and SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'Read this novel' -and DAVID BALDACCI, author ofand ONE GOOD DEED'If you crave thrillers that are vividly beautiful, graphic, will make you bleed, try John Hart' -and PATRICIA CORNWELL, author of THE SCARPETTA SERIES'Whenever I thought that I had unravelled the plot, another twist left me flummoxed' -and GUARDIAN'John Hart has clearly joined the top rank of thriller writers' -and VINCE FLYNN, author ofand TOTAL POWER'A Chandleresque thriller' -and SUNDAY TIMES'Raw, tender, brutal, and exquisite' -and C.J. BOX, author ofand DARK SKY'Crime fiction at its absolute best' -and MARK GREANEY, author ofand RELENTLESS'Explores betrayal and forgiveness in indelible prose' -and OBSERVER'Richly complex . . . this is John Hart at his lyrical, atmospheric best' -and TAMI HOAG, author ofand THE BOY'A heart-pounding thriller' -and METRO