Book review: The Stranger in My Genes by Bill Griffeth

"The Stranger in My Genes" is a book that every genealogist should read. In the past, many people have uncovered secrets in the process of looking for their roots. Let's face it, every family has secrets. But the advent of DNA has opened a whole new Pandora's Box of possibilities. 

Bill Griffeth is a respected journalist who has written four books. The first two were on finance, His third book "By Faith Alone: One Family's Epic Journey Through American Protestantism" was published in 2007. It documents his family as he traced their journey from New England and New York into the mid-west and beyond. 

Nothing could have prepared him for what happened when his cousin Doug requested that he get his DNA tested to help them to identify some specific DNA segments that they should share. The results of that test changed his life forever in ways that he could never have predicted. 

I couldn't put the book down and read it in two days. It is a fascinating read and certainly something that as a fellow genealogist I can identify with. 

I highly recommend that you get this book immediately, especially if you are interested in your family history and are considering getting your DNA tested. You may get a lot more than you ever expected. 

I give this book a 5/5 a must read.