The Glass Hotel, a work of literary fiction by Emily St. John Mandel, introduces a cast of characters interconnected by their association with a hotel and its owner, Jonathan Alkaitis, an investor running a Ponzi scheme. When the scheme collapses, Jonathan goes to prison and his victims lose their savings. Meanwhile, Vincent, Jonathan's wife, disappears from the deck of a shipping vessel in the middle of the ocean. The novel considers themes related to guilt, greed, and fate, among others.
