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The Glass Hotel

byEmily St. John Mandel

Vincent is the beautiful bartender at the exclusive Hotel Caiette. When New York financier Jonathan Alkaitis walks into the hotel and hands her his card, it is the beginning of their life together. That same night, a hooded figure scrawls a note on the windowed wall of the hotel: 'Why don't you swallow broken glass.' Leon Prevant, a shipping executive, sees the note from the hotel bar and is shaken to his core. When Alkaitis's investment fund is revealed to be a Ponzi scheme, Leon loses his retirement savings in the fallout, but Vincent seemingly walks away unscathed. Until, a decade later, she disappears from the deck of one of Leon's ships ...

Language

en

Published on

29/04/2021

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781509882830

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy intricate plots involving crime, psychological depth, and character-driven narratives.

Topics Missing personsWhite-collar crimeMoral compromiseGreedGuiltFamily dynamicsIllusionsGhosts of the pastBetrayalWealth and powerSurvival
MoodSuspenseful, Mysterious
Female protagonist
RomanceMinor Subplot
ViolenceMild

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