Iron House

A Novel

By: John Hart

Narrated by: Scott Sowers

Length: 15 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

An old man is dying. When the old man is dead, they will come for him. And they will come for her, to make him hurt.

John Hart has written three New York Times best sellers and won an unprecedented two back-to-back Edgar Awards. His books have been called “masterful” (Jeffery Deaver) and “gripping” (People) with “Grisham-style intrigue and Turow-style brooding” (The New York Times). Now he delivers his fourth novel—a gut-wrenching, heart-stopping thriller no listener will soon forget.

He would go to Hell....

At the Iron Mountain Home for Boys, there was nothing but time. Time to burn and time to kill, time for two young orphans to learn that life isn’t won without a fight. Julian survives only because his older brother, Michael, is fearless and fiercely protective. When tensions boil over and a boy is brutally killed, there is only one sacrifice left for Michael to make: He flees the orphanage and takes the blame with him.

To keep her safe....

For two decades, Michael has been an enforcer in New York’s world of organized crime, a prince of the streets so widely feared he rarely has to kill anymore. But the life he’s fought to build unravels when he meets Elena, a beautiful innocent who teaches him the meaning and power of love. He wants a fresh start with her, the chance to start a family like the one he and Julian never had. But someone else is holding the strings. And escape is not that easy.

Go to Hell and come back burning....

The mob boss who gave Michael his blessing to begin anew is dying, and his son is intent on making Michael pay for his betrayal. Determined to protect the ones he loves, Michael spirits Elena—who knows nothing of his past crimes, or the peril he’s laid at her door— back to North Carolina, to the place he was born and the brother he lost so long ago. There, he will encounter a whole new level of danger, a thicket of deceit and violence that leads inexorably to the one place he’s been running from his whole life: Iron House.

©2011 John Hart (P)2011 Macmillan Audio

Great "Read"

This book was very exciting and I found myself up at all hours listening to it. Thank God for the mobile app! I don't read a lot of books in this genre (I'm all over the place), but thought it had excellent character development and it really kept me guessing throughout. I look forward to more work from this author.

Iron House a great read

Iron House was a really good read; however, the author has a little more research to do about Ford vs Pontiac.Several times, he mentions a "1965 Ford GTO". Pontiac - not Ford - had the GTO. Ford has had a Mustang GT, but I'm unsure whether this was available in '65.

This is a misrepresentation of fact that should have been caught by the editor.

not the best of Hart's books - but good

Where does Iron House rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a good book but not one of Hart's best.

What did you like best about this story?

Twists and turns in the plots - main character is tough but with good character

Have you listened to any of Scott Sowers’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Compares to others- consistently good

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Delectable

This was my third novel by John Hart. I Listened to each chapter a second time before moving on, savoring each character. Amazing writer.

Very good listen

I drive distances to work and Audible is my favorite site for books and I've listened to many books over the past 15 years. This book kept my full attention and it's beautiful that I have my android phone with the new app.....I love it too. I almost wished I had to drive further each day to listen to more of this story, I hated to stop but got excited when I would walk back to my car to leave work and think, "Yippee, I get to listen to more of Iron House." This story had everything, drama, mystery, love story, family strength, and told in a very fine way. The reader, Scott Sowers, was terrific.
I'll get more of John Hart stories in the future.
KC

"A thoroughly entertaining suspenseful thriller"

I wasn't sure about it first, but after a couple of chapters I was all in. The characters are so believably real. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys twist and turns. John Hart is one of my favorite authors.

Gripping!

This was my first John Hart book and certainly not the last although I found the narrator wanting. Elena was not a strong character to begin with but Scott Sowers gave her a whiney voice and what sounded like a Russian accent rather than Spanish which was quite annoying. The rest of the characters were great and the twist and turns the story took all seemed to make sense in the end.

Overall, definitely worth a listen.

Excellent story

Well written story that is easy to follow and understand. The characters are easy to place in your head and understand. They seem like characters you’ve grown up with. Excellent story. Well read.

Another one

True greatness the book is great can’t get over how well the guy can write! I guess we’ll have to wait and find out what the next book will be about, can’t wait!!

Great Book!

This is the first book by John Hart that I have listened to and I loved it! I was invested in the characters and really cared what happened to them. I dont feel that the book was slow in any part- I was riveted from begining to end, and the action sequences really had my heart pounding. The short author interview at the end is a great touch. After finishing, I immediately put his other titles on my wish list. You won't regret spending a credit for this one!