Heart of Glass
A Novel
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected Aug 25, 2026
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
"One of the most anticipated books of 2026!" —New York Times
"One of the finest suspense writers of her generation. Amazing dialogue, complex characters and a dazzling plot. Never has betrayal seemed so fascinating. " —S.A Cosby
Twenty-five years ago in Seaside, Washington, a charming drifter named Sam met three inseparable teenage girls at the local amusement park. Days later, one of them was found dead, her body surfacing in a flooded cranberry bog not far from where she was murdered.
Barb and Nicolette were shocked to learn that the man they all met at Wonderland was the Carnival Killer. After he's arrested for the murders of five young women – one of whom was their best friend, Lorelei – Nicolette moved to the city to pursue her dreams of being famous. Barb stayed behind in Seaside, eventually becoming a reporter for the local paper. Their past safely behind them, they’ve both moved on with their lives.
But when the Carnival Killer recants his confession and a new body washes ashore on the eve of Wonderland’s grand reopening, the secrets that Barb and Nicolette have worked so hard to bury begin to resurface, threatening to destroy everything in their carefully constructed lives.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This psychological thriller is supersized trauma recovery. Two estranged women, Barb and Nicolette, must learn what really happened to their friend Lorelei, supposedly murdered by the serial killer they all met 25 years ago at a local amusement park in a small town in Washington. Samuel Figg, the so-called Carnival Killer, is dying in prison and has recanted his confession that Lorelei was one of his victims. Neither Barb, a reporter, nor Nicolette, a glamorous reality TV star, has managed to truly heal their painful pasts, and now this revelation threatens their fragile stability and shared secrets. Who really killed Lorelei? And what does this have to do with the recent murder of another young woman, or another star from Nicolette’s show who disappeared six years ago? We loved both the roller-coaster plot twists and the former friends’ emotionally wrenching journey.