Hawk Mountain

<p><b>LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD<br>'Dripping with menace ... brilliantly written ... compelling shocking and beautiful' Liz Nugent</b><br><b>'Brilliant ... highly recommended'<i> Sunday Times</i><br><br><i>An unsettling and emotional riveting thriller about fathers and sons revenge and forgiveness and ghosts from our past. A book not to read alone in the dark... </i></b><br><br>When single father Todd Nasca is spotted on the beach by an old enemy - his high school bully Jack Gates - he is prepared for a tense encounter. But Jack who hasn't seen Todd in fifteen years is radiant and overjoyed to have run into him. Jack suggests a meal to catch up. And by the way Jack wonders could he spend the night?<br><br>Caught off guard by this chance interaction Todd finds himself unable to escape Jack's charismatic and insistent presence in his home. One night turns into days; and as Jack begins to deepen his relationship with Todd's son fear starts to set in. What is Jack up to?<br><br>What follows is a fast-paced story of obsession and violence showing that love and hate can be intertwined until the very last breath...<br><br><b>'Habib's debut novel is a bleak dark adrenaline rush' Clive Barker</b></p>