Wednesday - The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel is a unique novel set at the glittering intersection of two seemingly disparate events - a massive Ponzi scheme collapse and the mysterious disappearance of a woman from a ship at sea.  (cover blurb)

First the Hotel Caiette - a five start hotel, remote on an island off Vancouver. Vincent, an attractive young female bartender, meets her future husband, Jonathan Alkaitis under disturbing circumstances. Someone just scrawled "Why don't you swallow broken glass?" on the glass bar. 

Switch to Manhattan - retirement accounts, a Saudi  prince's fortune - Alkaitis' financial empire collapses. 

Zoom over to  cargo vessel, the Neptune Cumberland, where Vincent disappears between ports of call. 

This book moves smoothly between time, locations, and growing  troubles. 

cover blurb - Rife with unexpected beauty, The Glass Hotel is a captivating portrait of greed and guilt, love and delusion, ghosts and unintended consequences, and the infinite ways we search for meaning in our lives. 
 

I liked this book a lot. The writing is riveting,  the author truly pulls it all together,  and I said wow at the end. Plus you ultimately understand  the broken glass reference - so much is fragile in life.