Hawk Mountain (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780393542172)

Single father Todd is relaxing at the beach with his son, Anthony, when he catches sight of a man approaching from the water's edge. As the man draws closer, Todd recognizes him as Jack, who bullied Todd relentlessly in their teenage years but now seems overjoyed to have "run into" his old friend. Jack suggests a meal to catch up. And can he spend the night?

What follows is a fast-paced story of obsession and cunning. As Jack invades Todd's life, pain and intimidation from the past unearth knife-edge suspense in the present. Set in a small town on the New England coast, Conner Habib's debut introduces characters trapped in isolation by the expansive woods and the encroaching ocean, their violence an expression of repressed desire and the damage it can inflict. Both gruesome and tender, Hawk Mountain offers a compelling look at how love and hate are indissoluble, intertwined until the last breath.

Author: Conner Habib
ISBN-10: 0393542173
ISBN-13: 9780393542172
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 07/05/2022
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.81w x 1.11d
Award: PEN/Faulkner Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/01/2022 pg. 6
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 05/30/2022
Booklist 07/01/2022 pg. 14
BookPage 07/01/2022