Your House Will Pay: A Novel
Steph Cha"[A] suspense-filled page-turner about murder, repentance, & forgiveness." —Viet Thanh Nguyen
"A marvel." —Michael Connelly
"A touching portrait of two families bound together by a split-second decision." —Attica Locke
In the wake of the police shooting of a black teenager, Los Angeles is as tense as it's been since the unrest of the early 1990s. But Grace Park & Shawn Matthews have their own problems. Grace is sheltered & largely oblivious, living in the Valley with her Korean-immigrant parents, working long hours at the family pharmacy. She's distraught that her sister hasn't spoken to their mother in two years, for reasons beyond Grace's understanding. Shawn has already had enough of politics & protest after an act of violence shattered his family years ago. He just wants to be left alone to enjoy his quiet life in Palmdale.
But when another shocking crime hits LA, both the Park & Matthew's families are forced to face down their history while navigating the tumult of a city on the brink of more violence.
Steph Cha is the author of the Juniper Song crime trilogy. She’s an editor & critic whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, & The Los Angeles Review of Books. A native of the San Fernando Valley, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband & two basset hounds.