The Sound of Glass by Karen White

Some mysteries take years to be solved and that is the case with Karen White's novel, The Sound of Glass.  A plane crash in a small southern town sets into motion a series of unlikely events that intertwine the lives of two families.  Through the use of flashbacks, White let's us see the dysfunction of these two families.  With subtle, disguised references to now dead men and women we are led down a path to discovery.  We slowly come to realize that  both families had long histories of abuse and cover up.  Both families were plagued by fierce feelings of a need for revenge and justice.  And both families sadly, had made misguided attempts at helping the victims of abuse.  The characters in this novel were well defined and the story revealed itself at a pace that was easy to follow thus satisfying readers.  In the end, good wins and isn't that what we need sometimes in a good read?