Book Review: The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen
Key Book Info
Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction
Publication Date: August 4, 2026
Page Count: 291
Listening Time: 7 hours 57 minutes
Print Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Audio Publisher: Macmillan Audio
The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen
Book Review and Rating
Sarah Pekkanen is one of my tried-and-true mystery authors and I was intrigued to see her latest book, The Women in White, incorporate a historical fiction plotline. This novel followed four women in the 1960s who were part of a university research study on parapsychology experiments. All four women abruptly disappeared, and the study ended, leaving a mystery behind.
The story is told in dual timelines, present day and flashbacks to the four women during the study. I thought the author did a great job weaving fiction and research together. I loved the four ladies from the past timeline but struggled a little with how handcuffed they were in their personal lives. It did a great job capturing the way women were treated in that period, even if it did leave me internally screaming at times.
This was another page-turner from an author that I regularly read, this time without tension or suspense, and leaning more towards character development. If you are in the mood for something a little more mystery and a little less thriller, with a hint of history woven in, this would be an excellent choice.
Thank you so much to the publisher, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for this advanced reader copy. I am always appreciative.
My rating: 4.0 / 5.0
The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen
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