'Summer House with Swimming Pool' is Kerri's book pick

Kerri book pick is "Summer House with Swimming Pool" by Herman Koch.

The protagonist is a misanthropic doctor named Marc Schlosser. The Daily Circuit's Maddy Mahon reviewed the book this summer:

Koch's mastery - and the thing that makes this novel such a great read - lies in his ability to approach deceit and cruelty and horror with an even tone. Schlosser himself is the epitome of a professional family man, and yet his inner life is so dark, it's a wonder he can move through the daily machinations of life. Of course he does just that and so do all of the other characters who fall under suspicion. They drink their coffee, they make small talk, they laugh. Koch has a way of normalizing the vilest of acts and it's that cool approach that both chilled and engrossed me. It's always the things lurking underneath the mundane that are the scariest - even lighthearted adolescent love isn't safe from Koch's scheming plot.