Huntington Public Library Adult Reading Challenge

 After reading the author's book The Girl on the Train , I decided to read her other books. This one does not disappoint!! Twisting story plots leading the reader through ups and downs. Also shows how sometimes law officers get it wrong!!!

Second book I've read of his with Detective Kyochiro Kaga as lead character. Interesting twists and turns to varied plots! Only drawback is in keeping Japanese names straight.

This author is Japanese. Books have been translated into English except for the names of characters. Nice intricate plot lines. Going back and forth between detective and murderer. Interesting and totally different. Well worth a read!!

 A story more about the people not "at" the war, but those at home -- the misconceptions and assumptions that encouraged misunderstanding and truths to exist side by side.

 An interesting view of world events and how the people of different countries interpret their responsibilities.

 This book asked more questions than it answered. Glimpses of personalities and behaviors were well written. A story that could have easily gone in may different directions.

 This is a smart spiritual book to study the great desert monastics spiritual life and how it still applies to modern life. It is filled with ancient wisdom, helpful even today. This was a powerful read! Very real and applicable to our daily struggles and being aware of social injustices. I want to read more of her books.

Not an enjoyable book , but quite the compelling and horrifyingly fascinating read!! A new government takes over Ireland, stripping citizens of their rights. Mayhem and rebel war ensues with the protagonist and her family facing horrendous choices with compelling results. A Booker Prize winner in 2023; well deserved.

Not a good book to start at night unless you're planning to skip sleeping... I had a very hard time putting it aside! Surprising, gripping, disturbing -- even at the end. I found myself looking for more -- and relieved to have finished it.