While not a typical whodunit, the question about who is the murderer if it isn’t Adrian Wall remains unanswered until the very end. The novel is about as dark as any I’ve ever read, but the writing kept me turning the pages. But Elizabeth is certain that he is innocent and sets out to prove it. When the murders resume the very day following Adrian Wall’s release from prison, it looks as though he will once again be accused of the crimes. She also has become the confidant and friend of the young rape victim. She took the boy under her wing after his mother’s murder and his father’s subsequent tumble into alcoholism and drug abuse. She always believed Adrian Wall was innocent of the murder. The tie between all of these characters is Detective Elizabeth Black. Seemingly unrelated, a young woman is kidnapped and raped by several men who are about as evil as any author can dream up. A young boy feels it is his duty to get even with the ex-cop who he believes killed his mom. An ex- cop is getting out of prison after 15 years of serving time for a murder that he has always claimed he didn’t commit. Hart’s story features a lot of people who are seeking redemption. He hasn’t written a novel in five years, so I was eager to read Redemption Road. Author John Hart is a contemporary southern novelist along the lines of Pat Conroy or Tom Franklin, but I think his writing is even better.
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