Hawk Mountain A Novel
Hawk Mountain, a novel by Conner Habib, is published by W. W. Norton, Incorporated in 2023 and spans 320 pages. This tense story follows Todd, an English teacher and single father, who encounters his former high school bully, Jack, while at the beach with his son, Anthony. What begins as a seemingly innocent reunion quickly spirals into a narrative filled with deception, manipulation, and murder, as Jack’s presence disrupts Todd’s life and unearths past traumas.
Readers will find a fast-paced exploration of obsession and cunning as Jack invades Todd’s world, creating an atmosphere of knife-edge suspense. Set against the backdrop of a small New England town, the novel delves into themes of isolation, violence, and the complex interplay of love and hate. Conner Habib’s debut presents characters grappling with their pasts, revealing how repressed desires can lead to both tenderness and brutality. Hawk Mountain offers a psychological and gothic experience that examines the darker sides of human relationships.
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Named a Best Crime and Thriller of the Year by The Guardian and Irish Times
An English teacher is gaslit by his charismatic high school bully in this tense story of deception, manipulation, and murder.
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.
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