Heart of Glass: A Novel

Heart of Glass: A Novel

Twenty-five years after a serial killer confessed to murdering their best friend, Barb and Nicolette are forced to revisit the past when he suddenly claims he was innocent of that particular crime.

Then another body washes ashore, and the secrets they have spent years burying begin to surface.

💬 Why Readers Love It

  • Readers appreciate the layered mystery, which brings together a cold case, a present-day investigation and multiple perspectives without becoming difficult to follow.
  • The eerie amusement park and gloomy coastal setting create a strong atmosphere that adds tension throughout the story.
  • Reviewers particularly enjoyed the reality television angle, investigative elements and twists that kept changing their assumptions about what really happened.

$225.00

Description

Named one of the most anticipated books of 2026 by The New York Times, Heart of Glass is a suspenseful thriller from Jennifer Hillier about a decades-old murder, buried secrets and a confession that may have been a lie.

Twenty-five years ago in Seaside, Washington, three inseparable teenage girls met a charming drifter named Sam at Wonderland, the local amusement park. Days later, one of them, Lorelei, was found murdered, her body surfacing in a flooded cranberry bog.

Sam was eventually identified as the Carnival Killer and arrested for the murders of five young women, including Lorelei. In the aftermath, Lorelei’s best friends took very different paths. Nicolette left Seaside and eventually reinvented herself as Cole Lennox, a reality television star living in Toronto. Barb remained in their hometown, becoming a reporter while quietly carrying secrets of her own.

Now, as Wonderland prepares for its grand reopening, the Carnival Killer recants his confession to Lorelei’s murder. Then the body of another young woman washes ashore.

As questions about the past resurface, Barb and Nicolette are forced to confront what really happened twenty-five years ago and what may be happening in Seaside now. The truth threatens not only the carefully constructed lives they have built, but the town itself.

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Format

Hardcover

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