Hawkes Harbor [Hardcover]

Vampires, pirates, and lusty French socialites: now, that s a recipe for a good time. Hinton has written an adult novel that can awaken the rough-and tumble child in anyone. Hinton s ability to engage hasn t faded. The New York Times --New York Times

A dark, funny, scary, suspenseful tale that will entertain mainstream and adventure/horror readers alike. The basic elements that made her book The Outsiders a long-time bestseller are present in this rousing read. This is a contemporary Treasure Island with a genrebending twist. Publishers Weekly --Publishers Weekly --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

"'A rousing read...a contemporary Treasure Island with a genre-bending twist' Publishers Weekly" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

The internationally bestselling author of The Outsiders returns with a major new novel --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

An orphan and a bastard, Jamie Sommers grew up knowing he had no hope of heaven. Conceived in adultery and born in sin, Jamie was destined to repeat the sins of his parents - or so the nuns told him . . . And he proved them right. Taking to sea, Jamie sought out danger and adventure in exotic ports all over the world as a smuggler, gunrunner - and murderer. Tough enough to handle anything, he's survived foreign prisons, pirates, and a shark attack. But in the quiet seaside town of Hawkes Harbor in Delaware, Jamie discovers something that is enough to drive him insane - and change his life forever. For it is in Hawkes Harbor that Jamie comes face to face with the ultimate evil . . . 'A rousing read...a contemporary Treasure Island with a genre-bending twist' Publishers Weekly --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

The author of The Outsiders, That Was Then, This is Now, Rumble Fish and Tex, S. E. Hinton is acclaimed as one of the most provocative and bestselling young adult authors of all time. She lives in her home town of Tulsa, Oklahoma. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.