The Lace Reader

A New York Times bestseller—"A great-aunt's disappearance forces a troubled woman to confront her painful past. . . . Tense, enchanting and beautiful" (Kirkus).

Every gift has a price . . . every piece of lace has a secret.


Towner Whitney, the self-confessed unreliable narrator, hails from a family of Salem women who can read the future in the patterns in lace, and who have guarded a history of secrets going back generations. Now the disappearance of two women is bringing Towner back home to Salem—and is bringing to light the shocking truth about the death of her twin sister.

Praise for The Lace Reader
"A gorgeously written literary novel that's a doozy of a thriller." —Chicago Tribune
"Gripping." —USA Today
"Evocative, layered, smart, and astonishing." —Joshilyn Jackson
"A suspenseful, fast-paced story." —Boston Globe
"Casts an enthralling spell." —Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Compulsively readable." —Denver Post