Book Rx: Your Monthly Reading Prescription | “What Have We Done” by Alex Finlay

Rx: “What Have We Done”Prescribed by: Alex FinlayPrescribed for: Fans of Gillian Flynn and Lee Child and TV shows like “Criminal Minds".Side Effects: Vertigo from all of the plot twists.Directions: If you love thrillers, then the newest novel from prominent D.C. lawyer turned novelist, Alex Finlay, will not disappoint.A handful of teens living in a group home develop a close bond over their shared trauma and sheer will to survive. Twenty five years later, those teens are now adults living successful lives, filled with the usual day-to-day struggles, some with more challenges than others, all with a secret they'd like to keep buried. One of these kids became a federal judge and someone is blackmailing him about what happened at their group home, Savior House. When the judge winds up dead, the remaining survivors reluctantly reunite to figure out who knows what they did all those years ago, and why it's surfacing now. Can they beat the clock and change the outcome before they're all taken out one by one? Told in alternating voices, past and present, this novel zips along at a rapid-fire pace to a surprising, yet satisfying, conclusion.Special Instructions: There's nothing quite like a warm pretzel, and these pretzel bites are an easy to make, yet yummy snack. And nothing pairs better with pretzels than lemonade. Here's a warmed up version which can also help combat a spring cold!Buttery Soft Pretzel Bites from Gimme Some Ovenhttps://www.gimmesomeoven.com/soft-pretzel-bites/Hot Lemonade from The Endless Mealhttps://www.theendlessmeal.com/hot-lemonade/Refill: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250863720