Book Catalogue

Bind

donalee Moulton

Bind is a mystery. Bind is a story about friendship. Bind is an exploration of the ties that, well you get it.

At its heart, Bind is a puzzle. A watch goes missing from a changeroom at a gym. It’s an expensive watch with a loud, arrogant owner. He’s suspect number one. There are a handful of others. Clues are sprinkled throughout the book like dirty laundry in a men’s locker room. Many of the clues are red herrings. Many are subtle indicators that point to the thief. First question that must be answered: is this a crime committed for money or personal reasons? The watch’s owner is a man easy to hate.

At its heart, Bind is about friendship. The main characters are three women who take the same yoga class at a studio located in the gym. The theft brings them together in unexpected and ultimately profound ways. We root just as much for these women as we do for the thief to be unveiled. There is a cast of regulars, including the police detective and the yoga instructor. Each a three-dimensional, likeable, and flawed human being. (Madoff, a pug, makes periodic appearances.)

At its heart, Bind is about family. As the search for a thief unfolds, so do a number of subplots. Why does Lexie have such an intense interest in a much-younger trainer at the gym? Who is the unnamed, unknown man who keeps leaving Charlene messages? Why does no one know Woo Woo lives in a mansion?

At its heart, Bind is funny and fun to read. It’s like coming home to a steaming bowl of tomato soup on a cold winter day. Comfortable and delicious. Like a perfect downward dog.