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Glass Houses

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A group of employees and their CEO, celebrating the sale of their remarkable emotion-mapping-AI-algorithm, crash onto a not-quite-deserted tropical island.
Luckily, those who survived have found a beautiful, fully-stocked private palace, with all the latest technological updates (though one without connection to the outside world). The house, however, has more secrets than anyone might have guessed, and a much darker reason for having been built and left behind.
Kristen, the hyper-competent "chief emotional manager" (a position created by her eccentric, boyish billionaire boss, Sumter) is trying to keep her colleagues stable throughout this new challenge, but staying sane seems to be as much of a challenge as staying alive.
Being a woman in tech has always meant having to be smarter than anyone expects—and Kristen's knack for out-of-the-box problem-solving and quick thinking has gotten her to the top of her field. But will a killer instinct be enough to survive the island?
A gleefully decadent near future whodunit from Madeline Ashby, the acclaimed futurist and author of Company Town—perfect for fans of Severance, The White Lotus, and Black Mirror.
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    • Library Journal

      June 1, 2024

      In a not-too-distant future, personal data and artificial intelligence make the world go round. While on a private plane to celebrate the sale of their emotion-mapping currency algorithm, the employees of Wuv crash onto a deserted island far from civilization. Wuv's chief emotional manager, Kristen, must hold together those who survive and also handle CEO Sumter Williams's personal anxieties. After finding a fully stocked mansion on the island, the survivors think they might just make it out alive, but it seems the house and the island have other plans. As her colleagues disappear around her, Kristen's strength is put to the test. Luckily for her, she has already survived a lot, including the fire that killed her parents when she was a teenager. Kristen is a damaged and complex heroine with just enough gumption to keep readers rooting for her until the bitter end; Sumter is a recognizable prototype of the billionaire tech genius without being a caricature of any one person. VERDICT Ashby (ReV) has created an eerily familiar future world and characters who are both sympathetic and horrific. Give to fans of Patricia Highsmith and Naomi Alderman.--Portia Kapraun

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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