Iron House / John Hart / 421 pages

Oh no, now I have another author to add to my list!!! Iron House is about two brothers who are abandoned & left to die by their mother. They grow up in an unbelievably stark and abusive orphanage. This is the story of what happens to the two brothers when their lives take separate paths. The stronger, protective brother takes the rap after his younger, weaker brother kills a bully minutes before they are both to be adopted by a rich Senator's wife. Michael, the older brother ends up working as an enforcer for organized crime. Julian, the younger brother, is adopted and develops schizophrenia and writes children's books. (ha) John Hart writes a good thriller novel with many layers and lots of action. Plus, he winds everything up nicely in the end. Violence level above average.