Publication Date: April 14, 2026
From the two-time Edgar Award–nominated author of ON A QUIET STREET and THE VACANCY IN ROOM 10…
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES meets FINLAY DONOVAN in this darkly humorous thriller about three women’s lives colliding around an explosive murder, a bizarre cover-up, and a riveting search for the truth.
“Explosive, addictive, and impossible to put down.”
—Noelle Ihli, bestselling author of Such Quiet Girls
Those lucky enough to live in the elite lakefront community of Cloverhill Lakes are drawn to it for its safety and top-notch school district. The moms meet for coffee at the park while their kids play, they’re heavily involved in the PTA, and the summers are filled with chardonnay, brunch, sundresses, and backyard bonfires.
But everything changes when Regan Hoffman’s car explodes at the annual Labor Day party. The wrong person is killed, but it was meant for her. As the carefully crafted walls of her community begin to crumble, Regan tries to keep it together—something made infinitely harder when she sees her dead husband…alive.
When a Cloverhill Lakes resident suddenly goes missing, dark secrets begin to surface from underneath the idyllic veneer of their beautiful community—and the truth threatens to destroy them all as Regan finds herself in a fight for her life.
For readers who love:
- Small lakeside community vibes
- Twists that will leave you breathless
- Dark humor and wild antics
- Dramatic domestic suspense
- Multiple POVs
- Desperate Housewives meets Finlay Donovan
The exclusive community of Cloverhill Lakes experiences a series of tragedies that force three women into uncontrollable circumstances.
While seemingly unrelated, author Seraphina Nova Glass threads three storylines together in Too Close to Home.
As mothers, Andi, Regan, and Sasha have plenty of protective instincts. However, when their Labor Day party is interrupted by an explosion, the entire community goes on alert.
Told from multiple character perspectives, each woman struggles with a significant issue. Thanks to the author’s use of foreshadowing, the suspense remains high throughout the story.
Secrets and deception shape the flow, with each layer providing the framework for a satisfying conclusion.
Too Close to Home delivers an action-packed thriller as three women find their carefully crafted lives thrown into chaos.
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.
