I finished reading Before You Know Kindness, by Chris Bohjalian, a few days ago.  He also is the author of the book Midwives (which was an Oprah selection several years ago).  I loved Midwives. It was a real page turner.  Before You Know Kindness was good, but did not have the same draw.  The story just didn’t have the suspense.  I also felt like I had a hard time feeling compassion for the “victim” like I did in Midwives.  This was a decent read, but  I’d definitely recommend Midwives first.