Nine Perfect Strangers By Liane Moriarty

For years, I have wondered what it might be like to go away to one of those fancy spa resorts like The Golden Door or Rancho La Puerta. I visit the websites a couple times a year and think, “A 10-day minimum? Very expensive? No husband? No children? No family? And no wine nor pretzels? No thanks!” But yes, I have always been fascinated by the concept of jump-starting my life at a resort health spa among a group of strangers. Apparently Liane Moriarty, the author of the book and hit television series, “Big Little Lies,” has this same fascination. Her latest book, “Nine Perfect Strangers” welcomes nine guests to a remote health spa called Tranquillum House. The arrivals are like the television series “Fantasy Island,” full of glitter and glamour. While the guests are looking for rest, relaxation and weight loss, they end up finding even more during their visit. The characters are quite interesting and their back stories are sometimes dark and complicated. This concept is something my dad used to call a “stuck-in-a” plot when he worked in television. When you put more than three people together in an elevator, a room, a train or even a glamorous health spa, fireworks are going to go off. And that makes for a wonderful plot, especially at the hands of Australian writer Moria