John Hart is a former defense attorney, stockbroker and a New York Times Bestselling Author of six novels. His newest title, "The Hush," was released in 2019. Hart has been nominated for many awards including:
- The Edgar Award (Down River and The Last Child)
- Barry Award
- Southern Independent Bookseller’s Award for Fiction
- Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award
- North Carolina Award for Literature
Hart is the only author in history to have won the best novel Edgar Award for consecutive titles and has had his novels translated into 30 languages. John resides in Virginia where he writes full-time.