My Readers Guide for Too Close to Home has Jen’s Quick Take, a character list, plot summary and spoilers! Let’s talk about this twisty neighborhood suspense story for April 2026!

Readers Guide for Too Close to Home
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Jen’s Quick Take on Too Close to Home
Character List for Too Close to Home
Plot Summary for Too Close to Home
Spoilers for Too Close to Home
Jen’s Quick Take on Too Close to Home

- Too Close to Home by Seraphina Nova Glass is a neighborhood suspense story set in Cloverhill Lakes, an exclusive community in New England (possibly Connecticut)
- This is a very twisty suspense story with multiple POVs and plotlines
- I enjoyed it. It was farfetched at times, so if that will bother you, be warned.
- Perfect for fans of books like It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara
- Publication Date: April 14, 2026 by Park Row Books. Thanks to them for my advance copy!
Character List for Too Close to Home
- Regan Hoffman: widow and single mom
- Hallie Hoffman: Regan’s daughter
- Jack Hoffman: Regan’s late husband
- Sasha: a newcomer in town
- Rafael “Raffy” Carro: Sasha’s first husband
- Drew: Sasha’s son.
- Tom Blanc: Sasha’s new guy. His family owns a BBQ chain
- Chloe: Sasha’s daughter with Tom
- Al: Tom’s father
- Andi:
- Carson: Andi’s new husband
- Roxie and Dez: Andi’s kids
- Ray: Andi’s ex husband
- Tia: Ray’s new wife
- Ally: neighborhood busybody
- Connie: Ally’s friend
Plot Summary for Too Close to Home

During a neighborhood party, Regan’s car explodes with her neighbor Ally inside.
Andi is upset because her ex-husband’s new wife, Tia, is harassing her. The two end up in a physical fight. Then there’s a bomb scare at her son’s school. Her husband suggests with all the drama that Andi practice shooting some cans on their large property. When she goes to collect the cans she was firing at, she finds Tia’s body.
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I love the premises of this writers books but haven’t enjoyed the three I’ve tried. The blurb sounds great. I don’t like when neighborhood mystery/thrillers veer off in areas that are mafia, brutality or, to be sexist, male action movie territory.
Do you think I will like this?
Sooo.. I totally get what you mean.
If it helps, this book felt closest to On a Quiet Street, but with a little more dark humor. It did not have the very dark feel of books like The Vanishing Hour or The Vacancy in Room Ten. BUT there was a plot element about a character’s ex husband who ends up in prison with drug cartel/money laundering stuff, so I think that might ruin this book for you.
I have a post on Neighborhood Suspense books, most of which stick to domestic drama and do not have any Jack Reacher style stuff. So you might be happier with one of those!
Excellent. You understand what I enjoy. Thanks. I read all your newsletters and check out the books. We’re GR friends. This was the first time I actually commented.
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