TY - BOOK AU - Hart, John, TI - The hush T2 - Johnny Merrimon SN - 9781250012302 AV - PS3608.A78575 H87 2018 U1 - 813/.6 23 PY - 2018/// CY - New York PB - St. Martin's Press KW - Life change events KW - Fiction KW - Friendship KW - Slavery KW - Southern States KW - History KW - Thrillers (Fiction) KW - lcgft KW - Paranormal fiction KW - Psychological fiction KW - Suspense fiction N1 - Sequel to: The last child (2010) N2 - It's been ten years since Johnny Merrimon's twin sister was the first girl to disappear in their rural North Carolina town, and Johnny's search for her exposed deadly secrets that rocked the community. Since then, Johnny has fought to maintain his privacy, but books have been written of his exploits; the fascination remains. Living alone on six thousand acres of once-sacred land, Johnny's only connection to normal life is his old friend, Jack. They're not boys anymore, but the bonds remain. What they shared. What they lost. But Jack sees danger in the wild places Johnny calls home. He senses darkness and hunger, an intractable intent. Johnny will discuss none of it, but there are the things he knows, the things he can do. A lesser friend might accept such abilities as a gift, but Jack has felt what moves in the swamp: the cold of it, the unspeakable fear ER -