A mixed bag of nonfiction selections constitutes this week’s Newsmax Rising Bestsellers. There is the case for the Jewish community arming itself in response to the escalation in antisemitism, along with a “how to” manual to help marriages thrive. It’s followed by a massive scandal that brought down a prestigious art gallery, and a U.S. Navy veteran’s proposal to jump start the republic by returning to foundational principles. And as always, there is a fiction offering which centers on a 20-year-old murder mystery.
“It Happened on the Lake,” by Lisa Jackson (Kensington)
No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson’s latest centers on the house Harper Reed Prescott inherited from her grandmother — one that’s filled with bad memories. It’s situated on a private island on Lake Twilight, and Harper lost her grandmother 20 years ago on the same night she lost her boyfriend. After putting her grandmother to bed, she set off to the beach for a rendezvous with her boyfriend. But he never showed up. That night her grandmother died under suspicious circumstances, and the next morning her boyfriend’s boat was found on the lake, but his body was never recovered. Twenty years later she returns to the lake house, and the rumors and accusations are still swirling. “Yes, the book is a bit long in revealing little details, though it keeps up the suspense and guessing nicely, and though I think it could have been a bit shorter, I still had fun reading it,” said MizzyRed for GoodReads. “This was a fun read and really makes it true that secrets cannot remain hidden with those super powerful telescopes spying on everything! Plus a life and death chase to reveal long lost bodies and possibly a love interest.” [Fiction]“The Armed Jew: The Case for Jewish Gun Ownership,” by Adam L Fuller (Wicked Son)
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