Too Close to Home

How does the novel use the contrast between manicured suburban spaces and the untamed wilderness of the woods and lake to explore its central themes?

How does the author’s use of alternating third-person perspectives heighten suspense while also exploring the isolating effects of each character’s secrets?

After researching the conventions of the domestic thriller genre, how does Too Close to Home both adhere to and challenge the expectations set by its predecessors?

What does the parallel investigation by teenagers Drew and Roxie suggest about the limitations of adult perception and the nature of truth in Cloverhill Lakes?

How do Glass’s structural choices shape the novel’s pacing and its movement between domestic suspense and crime thriller action?

Does the revelation of Jack Hoffman’s long-held secrets ultimately frame him as a protective hero or as a destructive force within his own family?

Beyond Andi, Regan, and Sasha, how does the novel portray the community of Cloverhill Lakes as a character complicit in maintaining its own dangerous illusions?

Glass is a novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. To what extent does the author’s experience of dramatic writing influence the dialogue, scene construction, and escalating interpersonal conflicts of Too Close to Home?