4 Stars from me
This was a fascinating read which followed the lead character as she takes on a new job as a house packer. I loved how much pride she takes in her work – and also that this is a bonafide job!
To begin with, all seemed to be fine and the job was progressing well and I found the descriptions of the care she took with packing items to be quite delightful.
But it is once the story takes a turn and she is trapped in the cellar that things really get intriguing. The information drops which reveal snippets of the past and explain what has lead them both to this point and place in time and skillfully delivered.
Having read and enjoyed several books by Sarah Hilary before I had high hopes for Sharp Glass and I was not disappointed. It is a clever, layered and satisfying read.
My thanks to the author, Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for an ARC in return for an honest review.
Blurb: The last thing she remembers is standing outside the empty house. One she was employed to pack, ready for removal. Her job is her life. It is her compulsion to take care of an owner’s precious possessions, to do whatever it takes to help them move on. Now she is cold, dirty, damp, trapped in its cellar with no chance of escape, miles from anywhere. His prisoner.
And then he returns.
Her captor believes she holds the answers to why a young girl was murdered a year ago. He refuses to let her go until she reveals her secrets. But he doesn’t know she has hidden depths, and an anger she works hard to control.
The battle lines are drawn. They are the only two people who can solve the mystery of the dead girl. But when the truth is revealed, whose life will shatter?
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