The first book of his that I read was Midwives, years ago, which was one Oprah’s first book picks. I really enjoyed this new author and so for a while I read all his books. I didn’t enjoy any of his contemporary thrillers so stopped reading his books. I’m glad I was selected to read and review this one. Based on other readers’’ comments, I’ll now add The Lioness and Sandcastle to my incredibly long TBR list.