The Vacancy in Room 10

By Seraphina Nova Glass

A widow unravels her husband's deadly secrets in a dangerous apartment complex.

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298 pages

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Anna Hartley is thrust into a web of deceit when her husband, Henry, confesses to a crime before his body is found by the Rio Grande. Seeking answers, she moves into The Sycamores, where Henry's secrets and the residents' dark pasts collide. As Anna digs deeper, she questions if she ever truly knew Henry. With a mysterious manager obstructing her path and threatening letters arriving, Anna must choose between uncovering the truth and preserving her safety. Can she unravel the mystery before it's too late?

From the publisher

The Most Anticipated 2024 Book Releases by Nerd DailyMost Anticipated Crime Fiction Novels of 2024 by Novel Suspects”[An] entertaining thriller [that] maintain[s] tension and intrigue through to the satisfying end. The author’s fans will devour this.” –Publishers WeeklyThe Paris Apartment meets The Wrong Family in this thrilling tale of crime, passion and murder set in a run-down apartment complex packed with shady characters willing to go to deadly lengths to keep their darkest secrets from the stranger in their midst.When Anna Hartley’s husband, Henry, calls her with a terrible, guilty confession, she can’t believe what she hears. It has to be a bad joke–the mild, predictable artist she married would never hurt a fly, let alone commit murder. But her confusion turns to horror when police find his body washed up on the banks of the Rio Grande. Desperate for answers to the millions of questions his untimely death has raised, Anna checks in to The Sycamores, the run-down motel turned apartment Henry rented as an art studio. As she absorbs every bit of gossip the eclectic mix of residents are willing to share about her husband and each other, she begins to piece together a picture of a very different man than the one she married, and the life he led behind her back. The more she learns, and the less sense things seem to make, she finds herself wondering: Did she ever really know Henry at all? But Henry’s secrets aren’t the only ones; as Anna’s search for clues expands, Cass, the mysterious, jaded motel manager, seems more and more determined to keep Anna in the dark. And when threatening letters start appearing at her door, Anna has to decide what’s more important–the truth, or her own safety.Looking for another heart-pounding thriller? In bestselling author Seraphina Nova Glass’s upcoming thriller, NOTHING EVER HAPPENS HERE, new threats and hidden secrets in a small town spark a desperate race against time…Other thrillers from Seraphina to keep you up all night: The Vanishing Hour On a Quiet Street Such a Good Wife Someone’s Listening

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