Chain Reaction — Gillian White

One mistake reverberates through the lives of many, setting off a series of events that no one could have anticipated

The connections between seemingly disparate people can run deep, as Gillian White demonstrates in this gripping novel. Her chain of homebuyers, sellers, and occupants includes a frail woman whose best days are behind her, the upper-middle-class Middleton family and their suspicious neighbors, a pop star, and a sliver of the British nobility. When the Middletons' son is accused of a dreadful crime, the hidden ties among the characters start to tangle and warp, changing their lives forever.

With her trademark wit and verve, White deftly shows the unexpected ways we can affect each other.