Before he responds, Pixie pushes her small frame inside. She makes a face at the stench, looks around, and before Donnie can conceal the evidence sets her eyes on the empty bottle of Jägermeister. The razor blade and rolled dollar bill on the table. Other examples include healthcare professionals who have to make life and death treatment decisions based on administrative or financially oriented criteria rather than based on best practices.

In fact, if you concealed the cover and author name from me, and had me read it and venture a guess as to who the author was-I would NEVER have guessed Alex Finlay. The book begins with a group of kids standing over a grave taking turns shooting a gun into its depths.Nico has been the producer of a reality show about miners. He was in the mine when an explosion occurred, trapping him. He was near death when rescued. He gambles and is heavily in debt to the mob.

The book contains many strong ideas and there are poignant renderings of conversations with soldiers re-counting their experiences. It’s a reunion none of them asked for or wanted. But one that may be the only way to save all their lives. I’ll still read more from the author in hopes of finding another golden nugget like Every Last Fear, but considering I wasn’t impressed by his last two books, I think I’ll lower expectations from now on. Good morning,” Jenna says with exaggerated cheeriness that would give even Simon a run for his money.

About the contributors

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sending me an ARC of What Have We Done in exchange for an honest review. A complimentary copy was provided by Minotaur Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Meanwhile, Drunk Donnie is on a cruise ship where he is playing a show with his terrible band, and then a hot blonde lady tries to kill him, and he goes overboard into the ocean, but he gets rescued by some fishermen (a la Jason Bourne) and is temporarily famous again.