'In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin' by Erik Larson
"You don't have to be a big history buff to love any of Erik Larson's fascinating deep dives into the past. On my last vacation, I got sucked into In the Garden of Beasts, his historical narrative about the family of the American ambassador to Germany during the lead-up to World War II. From Ambassador Dodd's unheeded warnings to the U.S. government to take the German threat more seriously to his daughter's dalliances with Gestapo officers to the backstabbing among Hitler's ranks, there's so much intrigue to unpack here. It's the ideal page-turner for cozying up in a cabin or reading on some picturesque beach." —Lori Keong, assistant editor
$19, amazon.com.