Book Review: ‘The Shark House: A Novel’By Sara Ackerman

by | Dec 25, 2025 | Books | 0 comments


The book is in stores on Tuesday, Jan. 13th from Harper Muse. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/4qpL0Lu

The year is 1998, and in Hawaii, there have been shark attacks off the coast of Kohala. Marine Biologist Dr. Minnow Gray has been called and asked to come and help investigate what is going on. Nobody has any idea why there are great white sharks in the waters and attacking people. Minnow also has a history with great whites; she lost her father to one, and she has never gotten over it. She soon figures out what has been going on, and it is a shocking reveal, and she has to race to save the sharks and people going out into the water. An intense look at the lives of humans and animals in the water. If you’re not familiar with great white sharks, the author did her research, and we learn a lot about them. The story keeps you engaged and reading along.