The Book: Eye Contact, by Cammie McGovern
The Story: In a small patch of woods outside of an elementary school, a young girl is murdered. The only witness to the murder is Adam, a nine-year-old autistic boy. Even on a good day, he is almost completely non-verbal, but after this, he totally shuts down.
His mom, Cara, [...]
The Book: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Steig Larsson
The Story: So, there are really two stories going on here at the same time and they are both pretty complex. I’m just going to break it down real quick and avoid any spoilers. Here ya go:
The Vanger Corporation is one of the largest corporations [...]
The Book: The Colorado Kid, by Stephen King
The Story: Like a lot of Stephen King books, this one takes place in Maine. There are these two older guys who work for the local paper and they have a young female intern. They are really kind of impressed with her, you can tell from the get [...]
The Book: In The Woods, by Tana French
The Story: Adam Ryan and two of his friends disappear into the woods in a small Ireland town about 20-something years ago. The two friends are never found. Adam is found, but with shoes full of blood and absolutely no memory of what happened.
Fast-forward 20ish years. Adam Ryan [...]
The Book: The Bright Forever, by Lee Martin
The Story: What is it with me and kidnapping/kids in peril books? I am all about them right now.
This one is about a little girl, Katie, who gets snatched from her small town on the way to the library. As the book unfolds, there are a lot of [...]
The Book: When Will There Be Good News?, by Kate Atkinson
The Story: The book starts out with a young mother taking a walk with her kids. A man comes to them and kills 2 of the kids and the mother. The other girl runs away and hides until rescuers find her.
Next, we hop 30 years [...]