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Our bestsellers are updated monthly (or close to it) here on the Book Bin's website: updated April 1, 2018.
Kristin Hannah has a vast following of readers, and we are among them. We were not disappointed in the new novel coming from her this month. The Allbright family, Ernt, Cora, and Leni, has been touched by war, and Leni, a thirteen year old girl, is growing up in a violent home. Ernt has come back from Vietnam and has a temper that can bubble up at any moment. When an army buddy dies and leaves Ernt his land and home in the Alaskan frontier, it is just the new start that they need. But like in most situations, their problems follow them, and Cora and Leni are still fearful for their lives, now with civilization cut off from them. With her characteristic flair, Ms. Hannah weaves a heart-wrenching story you won't soon forget and won't want to end.
If you've read other reviews of this first novel by Mr. Finn and wondered if it lives up to the hype- it does. This is a complex thriller reminiscent of Hitchcock's "Rear Window". Anna Fox is an agoraphobic who lives her life looking out her window. One day she sees a murder- or does she? There are plenty of twists in this compelling mystery.
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Eitan Green, a neurosurgeon living in a small city in Israel, is out driving his SUV in the desert late at night when he accidentally hits and kills an illegal Eritrean immigrant. He leaves the scene, returns to his home where his wife, a police detective, and his two sons are sound asleep, and unknowingly sets off a series of unexpected, sometimes dangerous, events. From that night on, Eitan's life is one lie after another. And each new happening means he has to cover his tracks more scrupulously.
Waking Lions has it all-great writing, suspense, fleshed-out characters and moral dilemmas. Furthermore, it brings up themes of guilt, the Mideast conflict, illegal immigrants and how well do we truly know ourselves or others. I eagerly await Gundar-Goshen's second novel.
Set in Australia, this is a fast paced mystery that will keep you guessing. Federal investigator Aaron Falk goes back home to his small town when his best friend has (apparently) killed his
wife and son and then himself. The story of their friendship and what's really going on in this little backwater town will keep you turning every page to the very end. This is one of the best debut mysteries that we have read.
