Charlotte Rogan

"he was very good at what he did, but he was still a man, and men rarely knew what decisions a woman had or hadn't made."

I was oddly disappointed with this one. I was hoping for some answers. That either the prosecutor or the defense or even someone who survived could tell us the whys and answer any number of the sordid stories and questions that popped up on the boat.

Instead, you are left wondering. I was left jumping to conclusions based on Grace's understanding of the situation.....Not necessarily one I wanted to rely on.… (more)

An easy book to read -- the story rarely bogs down, the descriptions are efficient, the characters are interesting. This story could have gotten bogged down with extraneous information, but that does not happen. The reader gets enough back story, slowly revealed, to create a picture, but not too much so that the interest stays piqued and curiousity pulls the reader along.

The story is framed by the "present" court case which again, reveals enough but never too much.

This would make an excellent book club read, or a comparative read with [b:Life of Pi|4214|Life of Pi|Yann Martel|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320562005s/4214.jpg|1392700] because both books ask questions about life/death, religion or worldview, and how people deal with very challenging circumstances.… (more)