Read April 2012

Little Princes: One man’s promise to bring home the lost children of Nepal
author:  Conor Grennan                
finished:  April 12 
NF 9 Really Liked

Guy takes a break from working in Germany for 8 years. Going to travel for 1 year. Starts off by volunteering at an orphanage in Nepal. Loves the work; kids; the helping. Eventually re-unites kids and parents. Really interesting!

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter  

author:  Tom Franklin                   

finished:  April  12      

8/9       Liked

Takes place in Mississippi. Guy accused at 18 of raping and killing a neighborhood girl. It is never proven, just what people believe. He is shuned; unwanted in community. He has a hard father; he makes friends with a black boy; that boy eventually ignores Guy too. Very hard, sad life. The real story unfolds as you read the book. I liked it; but it is a little slow and is a very dark tale.

Before the Poison                       

author:  peter robinson                   

finished:  april 12     

7      ok

Really, can hardly remember! In know I finished because I started. Ok..man’s wife dies. He buys a house in England, finds out the earilier occupant was killed by the Country because she “murdered” her husband. Man investigates the “murder”.

Spoiler: wife did kill husband. Husband was very bad/cruel/making chemical warfare. She hated that. So, he had a heartatack..died..I think she may have given poisen.

The Hunter                               

author:  John Lescroart                   

finished:  April 12    

8      fine

Usual lescroart book. Was a “Hunt Club”.  The main hunt guy, lets call him Will, learned about this biological parents. He knew he was adopted and was prompted to discover the truth about his bio parents. His mother was murdered and his father was tried for the crime. In the end, Will cleared his fathers name.

Hide                        

author:  Lisa Gardner                             

finished:  April 12     

6     hardly

abandoned Massachusetts mental hospital, the gruesome discovery of six mummified corpses; Annabelle Granger has been in hiding for as long as she can remember: reads in paper that she is “dead”. Her father had them constantly moving and changing names. As an adult she tries to find out what really happened. Her crazy uncle was after them; ruined their lives. Weird, crazy, unfulfilling, disturbing book.

The Divide               

author:  Nicholas Evans                   

finished:  April 12   

9   REALLY LIKED

Family goes to same dude ranch for many years for vacation; I think it is called The divide. They love it. Husband falls in love with other woman there. What happens to family, why he fell in love with other woman. REAL THINKER!