Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

Before the Fall by Noah Hawley was a book that I heard about on a podcast.  The woman mentioned that the ending was a shock and made her cry.  She said it was an amazing book.  Therefore, I thought I'd give it a try.  She mentioned that it was about a survivor of a private plane crash, but that was all I new.  I would describe it as basically a mystery.  The entire book is focused around solving why the plane crashed.  There are intrigued, scandal, and well-developed characters in this book.  The main character is a recovering alcoholic painter who appears to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.  However, the book takes you through the last days of all of the passengers' lives while trying to come to the truth about the accident.  I liked this book.  The mystery was opaque enough to keep me interested.  The characters were interesting.  The plot was pretty good.  Despite being a very common conclusion as far as who and why, I didn't feel as though I'd read this story a thousand times.  I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.