House of Glass: A Novel

“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 Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.

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House of Glass: A Novel

“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 Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.

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House of Glass: A Novel

House of Glass: A Novel

by Sarah Pekkanen

Narrated by Laura Benanti

Unabridged — 10 hours, 43 minutes

House of Glass: A Novel

House of Glass: A Novel

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“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 Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.


Editorial Reviews

OCTOBER 2024 - AudioFile

Laura Benanti's narration enhances this engaging thriller. Stella is a lawyer with long buried memories, and Rose Barclay is a 9-year-old girl who has gone mute since witnessing her nanny's death. Listeners will be more and more intrigued by each twist of the plot as the lines between victim and perpetrator become increasingly blurred. The shifting dynamics between Stella and Rose are illuminated by Benanti's performance. She effectively evokes a sense of claustrophobia in the opulent yet stifling home of the Barclays. Mystery fans will appreciate how Bananti delivers this psychological suspense as it explores themes of trust, guilt, and the destructive power of lies. M.R. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

Publishers Weekly

09/16/2024

Bestseller Pekkanen (Gone Tonight) delivers a tantalizing if somewhat uneven thriller featuring a young girl who stops speaking after witnessing her nanny’s death. Washington, D.C., attorney Stella Hudson, who assesses the homes lives of children involved in custody battles, is assigned to nine-year-old Rose Barclay’s case when the girl’s wealthy parents file for divorce. Stella heads to the family’s estate in Potomac, Md., to conduct the standard interviews, but soon after she arrives, she gets the nagging sense that everyone is hiding something. She finds it particularly disturbing that all of the home’s glass objects have been removed or replaced with plastic replicas. When Stella’s assignment broadens to include an investigation into the death of Rose’s nanny—who fell from an attic window, either by accident or because she was pushed—memories of her own traumatic childhood surface. After a promising setup, Pekkanen takes her foot off the gas, abandoning the central mystery for too long in service of middling character development. Still, she conjures up a tense, quasi-gothic atmosphere, and Stella’s sleuthing is often thrilling. This has its pleasures. Agent: Victoria Sanders, Victoria Sanders & Assoc. (Aug.)

From the Publisher

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

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

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

“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

Library Journal

07/26/2024

Stella is an attorney charged with advocating for the best interests of a young girl caught in a messy divorce. However, the split between her parents isn't the most traumatic thing that has happened to nine-year-old Rose recently—she also witnessed the accidental death of her nanny, who was pregnant at the time with her father's child. Rose hasn't spoken since. As Stella investigates Rose's current circumstances, she keeps bumping up against the same question: was the nanny's fall from a window an accident or a calculated act of murderous rage? Stella becomes obsessed with discovering the truth, not just because it's her job but because she sees herself in Rose; Stella also developed traumatic mutism as a child, when she found her mother's dead body. But Rose herself is a mystery, and Stella begins to wonder what really lies behind her silence. Readers will become absorbed in unraveling this whodunnit alongside Stella, as well as her own past. VERDICT Featuring a finely drawn cast of suspects, brought into sharp relief by Stella's keen observation skills, Pekkanen's (Gone Tonight) 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.—Joanna Harris

OCTOBER 2024 - AudioFile

Laura Benanti's narration enhances this engaging thriller. Stella is a lawyer with long buried memories, and Rose Barclay is a 9-year-old girl who has gone mute since witnessing her nanny's death. Listeners will be more and more intrigued by each twist of the plot as the lines between victim and perpetrator become increasingly blurred. The shifting dynamics between Stella and Rose are illuminated by Benanti's performance. She effectively evokes a sense of claustrophobia in the opulent yet stifling home of the Barclays. Mystery fans will appreciate how Bananti delivers this psychological suspense as it explores themes of trust, guilt, and the destructive power of lies. M.R. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID: 2940159407788
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Publication date: 08/06/2024
Edition description: Unabridged
Sales rank: 457,993
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