Thanks to Bethany House for the review copy. Hunter's Moon is a tale of buried secrets and wounded lives. Novelist CJ Baxter is put back in touch with his family after years of separation by the death of his grandfather. Being back in the midst of the Baxter clan puts him face to face with the past he has tried to avoid. Coming back to New York and the Baxter family is at the same time a flight from marital troubles back in Tennessee, so CJ's life is in shambles. But in the weeks following his grandfather's funeral, the clouded issues of the past start to become clear. CJ's brother is running for the Senate and CJ, a bestselling novelist, is tapped by a magazine to write an article about his brother and his candidacy. This gives CJ a chance to delve more deeply into his brothers current dealings, as well as an occasion to work through their past. The fraternal conflict heightens as the novel advances, culminating in a hunt through the woods of New York where the hunted becomes the hunter. Hoesel has written an interesting story of family conflict and estrangement. The prose carries the plot well, and the development of the main character carries the readers interest. CJ explores his recently found Christian faith in a way that works with the story, and while these themes come across clearly the book isn't preachy, which is definitely a strength. Overall, a good second offering from Hoesel.
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