Too Close to Home

Glass’s high-octane latest (after Nothing Ever Happens Here) starts with a literal bang when suburban housewife Regan Hoffman’s car explodes at a Labor Day picnic in her affluent lakefront community. Before the explosion, Cloverhill Lakes, Conn., appeared to be an oasis for the wealthy, where housewives like Regan enjoyed wine-soaked brunches after PTA meetings. In reality, tensions have been building for months: super-mom Andi is dealing with an ugly divorce, mysterious new arrival Sasha is outrunning a shady past, and Regan is still grieving her husband, Jack, who died two years earlier. When a neighbor disappears and a bomb threat rocks the local school, Regan teams up with fellow PTA members Andi and Sasha to figure out if those incidents are connected to the car bombing. As the investigation ramps up, Jack’s ghost starts appearing to Regan, and Glass reveals the secrets the women are keeping from one another. The novel’s pace, which never flags from the opening scene, can feel frenetic, but fans of Liane Moriarty’s suburban thrillers will be delighted by Glass’s commitment to jaw-dropping twists. This delivers the goods. Agent: Sharon Bowers, Folio Literary. (Apr.)