On a Quiet Street

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars | 16,806 ratings

Price: 7.99

Last update: 01-12-2025


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A New York Times Book Review Summer Read and Edgar Award nominee! Don’t miss this unputdownable psychological thriller! Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware!

When you really start to look beyond the airy open floor plans and marble counters, Brighton Hills is filled with secrets. Some big, some little, some deadly. And one by one, they’re about to be revealed… “A writer to watch.” —Publishers Weekly

The perfect neighborhood can be the perfect place to hide…

Who wouldn’t want to live in Brighton Hills? This exclusive community on the Oregon coast is the perfect mix of luxury and natural beauty. Stunning houses nestle beneath mighty Douglas firs, and lush backyards roll down to the lakefront. It’s the kind of place where neighbors look out for one another. Sometimes a little too closely…

Cora thinks her husband, Finn, is cheating—she just needs to catch him in the act. That’s where Paige comes in. Paige lost her son to a hit-and-run last year, and she’s drowning in the kind of grief that makes people do reckless things like spying on the locals, searching for proof that her son’s death was no accident…and agreeing to Cora’s plan to reveal what kind of man Finn really is. All the while, their reclusive new neighbor, Georgia, is acting more strangely every day. But what could such a lovely young mother possibly be hiding?

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 Vacancy in Room 10
  • The Vanishing Hour
  • Such a Good Wife
  • Someone’s Listening

Top reviews from the United States

  • Dori Owen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great domestic violence thriller
    Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2024
    You just never know what lies behind people’s doors and this book has you fooled from the beginning. I love neighborhood books where you have to guess who’s good and who’s not. Who’s up to something and who’s not. Bad neighbor vs. good neighbor. People wear masks and have different stories than they appear with. These are great characters with interesting backstories that will keep you in with twists and turns that sometimes are true and sometimes not. This book was a nice break from all of the detective and true crimes I read. I call it readable and worth a look. Definitely an author I’ll read more of!
  • M. Emrich
    4.0 out of 5 stars Credible dialogue
    Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2023
    This is a book review, not a book report, so I won't re-hash the plot or give anything away. I bought this book because I thought it took place on the Oregon coast and I'd be able to read a good story while also visiting familiar places. It became obvious fairly quickly the author has never been to the Oregon coast or, if she has, it was for a very brief stay. Oregon rarely gets thunder, even rarer on the coast. There aren't any coastal cities with large, downtown office buildings. Poison oak doesn't grow at sea level. There aren't any gated communities. This book would've been more credible if Glass had set it somewhere she was more familiar with, like Texas.
    All that being said, the dialogue was quite credible, even if some of the premises were a little beyond belief. I'm not a fan of novels where each chapter is told from a single character's point of view, so it took some time for me to get into the flow but once I did, the story picked up. There was a big 'gotcha' moment late in the book and it was set up in such a way so the reader was surprised, but not because we didn't pick up on subtle hints revealed throughout the story - which most good thrillers have to have - but because the author intentionally withheld critical information from us until after the gotcha moment was revealed. This breaks the rules. It's like saying "the aliens did it," when there hadn't been any spaceships mentioned until that point. Part of the fun of reading a thriller is trying to figure out who the killer is, based on the clues the author gives us. In this case, those clues didn't exist. It was simply a gotcha for the sake of a gotcha.
    It was a very readable story, and the dialogue was true, but the ending wasn't credible.
  • Hollie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Twist after Twist!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2025
    This book honestly had me on my toes the entire time. Just when I thought I had things figured out more evidence is revealed throwing me for a loop. This book is so much more than what the first few chapters present and had me thoroughly invested. I thought the ending was a perfect ending.
  • Jamie Galayda
    4.0 out of 5 stars Addicting
    Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023
    This was a quick, addictive, fun, yet intense read. Each character had their flaws but were still so likable, especially the world's kindest woman, Cora. The story took twists and turns that I wasn't expecting and showed a bond so unbreakably strong that left me dreaming to one day have a friendship like that. There were a few flaws that, to me, were easy to overlook, involving police procedures and investigations. If those kinds of things bother you, I still suggest giving this a shot and remembering it IS a book, not reality, and in order for this to work, those flaws kind of had to happen. This author is easily becoming an auto-buy for me since I have yet to read one from her that wasn't amazing. If you are a fan of Desperate Housewives or Little Big Lies, you will love this one. Four solid stars.
  • Shellebelle
    3.0 out of 5 stars Too much
    Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2024
    There was just too much happening in this book. Too many plots, too many twists, it just ended up being unbelievable for me. It took a bit for the book to get off the ground, but once it did, it kept my attention and had my heart beating fast in a few chapters. But when it was all said and done, the author put in too many twists and made it unbelievable in the end.
  • Susan M. Baumann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enthralling Psychological Drama
    Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2023
    This is my favorite book by Nova Glass so far, and I’ve also read two others. The author does many things well, but suspense is definitely her forte.’ Few writers can ratchet up the palpable tension and anxiety quite like she does. It works so well because the intricate plots of her books are always compelling and the pacing is flawless. Nothing lags or drags. I particularly enjoyed this book because of the well-drawn characters and the complicated friendships that develop between them. Paige is struggling to cope with the mysterious death of her son, and Cora is wrestling with her manipulative husband, who lies and cheats, but gaslights her suspicions. Both women live in an upscale neighborhood where secrets hide behind closed doors and well-tended lawns. The newest member of this quiet enclave is Georgia, but she and her husband keep mostly to themselves, while raising their baby daughter. Rumors swirl that Georgia is agoraphobic. The lives of these three women and their husbands gradually begin to intersect in new and unexpected ways as the story progresses. Suddenly, the women find themselves in shocking and unforeseen circumstances, and they must turn to each other for help. The women in the story are all strong, and then tough situations make them even stronger. So refreshing to find characters who are not portrayed as hapless, hopeless and unstable. Also, there are some genuinely funny moments in the book that offset some of the more serious aspects. Christopher the dog made me smile. This is a satisfying read that will keep the reader turning pages in a flurry to the nail-biting conclusion.
  • Suzy
    4.0 out of 5 stars A different story
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2024
    A slow and confusing start but otherwise a good book. The author did a good job of building the characters into being believable.
  • Rachel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2024
    The quick pace kept me interested. Highly recommend.

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