House of Glass - by Sarah Pekkanen

Book Synopsis

"Wow, I loved this one so much! I didn't want it to be over because I was enjoying it so much, but I couldn't stop turning pages! House of Glass is a gripping thriller that was packed with surprises and compelling characters." -- Freida McFadden

The next thrilling novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen, House of Glass.

On the outside they were the golden family with the perfect life. On the inside they built the perfect lie.

A young nanny who plunged to her death, or was she pushed? A nine-year-old girl who collects sharp objects and refuses to speak. A lawyer whose job it is to uncover who in the family is a victim and who is a murderer. But how can you find out the truth when everyone here is lying?

Rose Barclay is a nine-year-old girl who witnessed the possible murder of her nanny - in the midst of her parent's bitter divorce - and immediately stopped speaking. Stella Hudson is a best interest attorney, appointed to serve as counsel for children in custody cases. She never accepts clients under thirteen due to her own traumatic childhood, but Stella's mentor, a revered judge, believes Stella is the only one who can help.

From the moment Stella passes through the iron security gate and steps into the gilded, historic DC home of the Barclays, she realizes the case is even more twisted, and the Barclay family far more troubled, than she feared. And there's something eerie about the house itself: It's a plastic house, with not a single bit of glass to be found.

As Stella comes closer to uncovering the secrets the Barclays are desperate to hide, danger wraps around her like a shroud, and her past and present are set on a collision course in ways she never expected. Everyone is a suspect in the nanny's murder. The mother, the father, the grandmother, the nanny's boyfriend. Even Rose. Is the person Stella's supposed to protect the one she may need protection from?

"A terrifying gothic thriller. The excellent portrayal of fragile psyches and knife-edge suspense throughout make this a winner." --Booklist (Starred Review)

Review Quotes

"A terrifying gothic thriller. The excellent portrayal of fragile psyches and knife-edge suspense throughout make this a winner." --Booklist (Starred Review)

"If you like some light familial terror, this book is pleasantly diverting." --New York Times Book Review

"Wow, I loved this one so much! I didn't want it to be over because I was enjoying it so much, but I couldn't stop turning pages! HOUSE OF GLASS is a gripping thriller that is packed with surprises and compelling characters." -- FREIDA MCFADDEN

"Brimming with tension and full of surprises, HOUSE OF GLASS may be my favorite Sarah Pekkanen thriller yet. Eerie, unsettling, and so very, very good. I couldn't put this book down!" -- MEGAN MIRANDA

"If you love trying to predict twists, this is the thrill ride for you." --Good Housekeeping

"Featuring a finely drawn cast of suspects, brought into sharp relief by Stella's keen observation skills, Pekkanen's latest is a winding mystery that makes an atmospheric setting of Washington, D.C., and its affluent suburbs. It's one of the author's most engrossing and satisfying thrillers yet." --Library Journal

"Unsettling in the best way possible, Sarah Pekkanen's 2024 novel, House of Glass, is a slow-burn thriller that's suspenseful straight out of the gate. Part psychological study, part meditation on the nature of evil, the novel skillfully made me question who and what to believe. If you love creepy-kid horror but don't want a scare--or appreciate stories that keep you guessing till the end--this is the book for you." --Reader's Digest, July thriller roundup

"As tensions build, Stella uncovers more about the Barclays' secrets that are all hidden in a house without a single glass window, only plastic." -- HuffPost Books e-newsletter, Summer Must-Reads

Praise for Sarah Pekkanen's books

"Filled with buried secrets and jaw-dropping deception." --Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"[I was] flying through the pages." -- Hoda Kotb, Today show

"Jaw-dropping. Layered. Triumphant." --Clémence Michallon, The New York Times

"I'm a huge fan of Sarah Pekkanen's books... riveting, original and powerful." --Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Gripping reading." -- People magazine

"In an oversaturated market where even the best authors seem to be phoning it in, Pekkanen is here to remind readers that thrills can still be shocking, twists can still be unexpected, and reading can still keep you up way past your bedtime." --Bookreporter

"Startling, breathtaking." --Reader's Digest

"Gripping. Packed with surprises and compelling characters." --Freida McFadden, New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid

"Prepare to stay up until the wee hours." --Real Simple

"Captivating from beginning to end." --Samantha Downing, bestselling author of My Lovely Wife

"A standout among standouts." -- Glamour magazine

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