The Vacancy in Room 10

by Seraphina Nova Glass

Overview

When Alicia’s husband calls her and confesses to killing someone, and then kills himself, it’s up to her to piece together what really happened. After moving into the run-down apartment he rented as an art studio, Alicia spends her days getting closer to the neighbors and absorbing every bit of gossip about her husband and the buildings’ tenants. But the more she learns, the less sense things seem to make. And when threatening letters start appearing in her mailbox, Alicia has to decide what’s more important—the truth or her own safety. Meanwhile, Cass has been running the Sycamores, an apartment complex that has seen better decades. Barely scraping by as a superintendent, Cass starts blackmailing sleazy men, threatening to expose them and ruin their lives. It’s easy, and it works, and nobody gets hurt—until she tries it on the wrong guy. With a body on her hands and no one to trust, Cass has to fight to keep her secrets under wraps, especially with Alicia snooping around asking questions…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798212723299
Publisher:	Harlequin Audio
Publication date:	01/09/2024
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Seraphina Nova Glass is an assistant professor of instruction and playwright in residence at the University of Texas, Arlington, where she teaches film studies and playwriting. Her novel On A Quiet Street was nominated for an Edgar Award, was a New York Times Summer Read, an Amazon Bestseller and Editor’s Pick, and also featured in the Boston Globe and Bustle. Publishers Weekly has named her “a writer to watch.” She’s also an award-winning playwright and holds an MFA degree in dramatic writing from Smith College and a second MFA in directing from the University of Idaho. She is a proud dog mom and loves to travel the world with her husband. She resides in Dallas, Texas.

Editorial Reviews

02/26/2024

Two women face violent relationship troubles at a seedy apartment complex in this entertaining thriller from Glass (The Vanishing Hour). Struggling New Mexico reporter Anna Hartley receives a frantic call from her husband, Henry, who confesses to “ruin everything” and killing someone. Then she hears a bang at the other end of the line, and Henry drops dead; when authorities recover his body from the Rio Grande, they rule his death a suicide. Anna responds by moving into the Sycamores, the dilapidated apartment complex where Henry rented an art studio, and trying to decode his final moments. She quickly becomes entangled in the Sycamores’ many personal dramas, and before long, begins receiving threatening messages urging her to stop her investigation. Might one of the Sycamores’ residents be responsible for Henry’s death? Meanwhile, Sycamores property manager Cassidy Abbott flounders to get back on her feet after the end of a bad relationship, and begins blackmailing unfaithful or violent men for personal catharsis. Glass paints on a broad canvas, working with perhaps too many characters and subplots, but she still manages to maintain tension and intrigue through to the satisfying end. The author’s fans will devour this. Agent: Sharon Bowers, Folio Literary. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

"[An] entertaining thriller [that] maintain[s] tension and intrigue through to the satisfying end. The author’s fans will devour this.” —Publishers Weekly on The Vacancy in Room 10


"Weaves an interesting plot that keeps readers intrigued until the end. Recommended for fans of murder mysteries." —Booklist on The Vacancy in Room 10

"A writer to watch." —Publishers Weekly

"Seraphina has once again proven she’s a master of domestic suspense. No one weaves a twisty, dark tale quite like her...I highly recommend this propulsive thriller." - Amber Garza, author of When I Was You on The Vanishing Hour

"Seraphina doesn’t let up this time. In her heart-racing new thriller, she hangs you off a cliff, hits you with red herrings and suspects at every turn, and takes your breath away with her final startling twist." - Katie Tallo, International bestselling author of Dark August and Poison Lilies on The Vanishing Hour

"Glass weaves a taut web of suspicion, murder and revenge in this chilling tale. Sinister characters and blind ends increasingly heighten the tension until the harrowing final climax. Add Someone’s Listening to your must read list!” — Liv Constantine, internationally bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish

“Unputdownable. I found myself suspecting everyone at some point. Twisty, original and a must-read—highly suspenseful and cleverly written.” — Karen Hamilton, bestselling author of The Perfect Girlfriend, on Someone's Listening

"In Such a Good Wife, Seraphina Nova Glass weaves a deliciously dark tale starring Melanie, a loving and overworked mother and wife having an affair with the handsome Luke…until he turns up dead. If you think you've figured out the culprit, think again. A sly and pulse-pounding murder mystery set in steamy Louisiana." — Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of Stranger in the Lake

“Seraphina Nova Glass’s twisty...thriller plunges the reader into a dark, compelling world of lies, adultery and murder. Bold, racy and masterfully plotted, Such a Good Wife kept me guessing from the very first page to the scorching, jaw-dropping conclusion.” — Rose Carlyle, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girl in the Mirror

"Get this book when it comes out, read it, then ask everyone you know to make it into a movie! In case you can't tell, I am EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK!" — Imogen Church, audiobook narrator

"A twisty thriller in the vein of The Girl on the Train."—Bustle

“Welcome to the ‘burbs…except you won’t find much peace and quiet here. Brighton Hills is packed with secrets, lies, grief, and deceit, all of which make ON A QUIET STREET a brilliant and twisty tale. You’ll be wondering who did what and to whom, who’s telling the truth or feeding you lies, and you’ll shift your allegiances faster than a tennis match. A fast-paced, highly-enjoyable and compulsive read that may well make you look at your entire neighborhood a little differently…” — Hannah Mary McKinnon, internationally bestselling author of Never Coming Home

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