The Glass Harmonica is a novel about the malleability of truth and memory. When retiree Keith O'Reilly witnesses the murder of his neighbour—an architect and "come-from-away" named Dennis Conners—by a pizza delivery man one night during a snowstorm, a unique series of stories begins to unfold. As the narrative seamlessly moves from neighbour to neighbour, house to house, the reader begins to understand, not only the circumstances that led to the murder, but the private secrets and personal struggles of many of the McKay Street residents: The legal and financial problems of the Collins family; the violence and secrets of the O'Reilly family; the burgeoning romantic relationships of three new couples; the battle over right and wrong in both a small-time criminal and a local private detective; the challenges of local community outsiders; and the two senior citizens, Albert and Edythe, who are witness to it all. Travelling through the changing viewpoints of a more than a dozen of people in a small residential neighbourhood in St. John's, Newfoundland, The Glass Harmonica, looks at the way common memories and shared experiences bend and warp as individuals recall the events of their lives, and how these distortions influence both the character's and the reader's understanding of the truth. Innovative in structure and engaging in style, The Glass Harmonica is an inventive look at the thwarted dreams and underlying tensions of a small working class community.