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The Last Child

The Last Child

A Novel

by John Hart

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appears in Crime, Thriller & Suspense, and Mystery & Crime.

Thirteen yearold Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: a warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared an irreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss, until the day Alyssa vanished from the side of a lonely street. Now, a year later, Johnny finds himself isolated and alone, failed by the people he'd been taught since bir...

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appears in Crime, Thriller & Suspense, and Mystery & Crime.

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