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BOOK INFO
Title: House of Glass
Author: Sarah Pekkanen
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Publish Date: August 6, 2024
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Series: na
My Rating: 4/5
BOOK BLURB
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?
MY REVIEW
Stella is a best interest attorney called to work on the custody case of a nine-year-old girl. The girl witnessed the death of her nanny and has stopped speaking. Stella is concerned for the girl, and troubled by the family.
The story is told from Stella’s point of view. She doesn’t normally work with children as young as her latest case, but the judge believes she’s the best fit to help the girl. Stella suspects the family is keeping secrets, and she tries to uncover the truth. As she tries to find a way to connect with the girl, she also suspects there may be a killer in the home.
House of Glass is an atmospheric and intriguing thriller. Fans of this author are sure to enjoy this book too.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Books by Sarah Pekkanen:
- Gone Tonight
- House of Glass