Everyone a Stranger

A young war widow is unwittingly drawn into a sinister web of intrigue and murder in this taut, unexpected, masterfully plotted historical thriller set in WWII-era Seattle, where the enemy may be closer than anyone thinks. A crafty, addictive read for fans ofThe Americans,Anna Pitoniak, Graham Moore, and Elizabeth Wein.';A page-turning masterclass in storytelling historically captivating, emotionally rich, and crackling with slow-burn menace.' JAMIE FORD,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Many Daughters of Afong MoyWashington D.C., 1943: Virginia Abrams believed the war had taken all it could from her when her husband was killed at Guadalcanal. One year later, she's in a dark, unexpected quandarypregnant and on the run to avoid a ruthless political family that wants to erase all connections between her and the man who assaulted her. Changing her name, Virginia moves to Seattle to start over. Against her better instincts, she's pulled into the lives of her new neighbors in an apartment complexespecially Tim, a young boy whose mother dies suddenly in a fall. Virginia fears that her whereabouts have been discovered, and she was the intended target . . . But there are secrets between the residents toostormy affairs, mysterious visitors, whispers and rumors. Tim is convinced there are saboteurs among them, hiding in plain sight. Virginia wants to discount his teenage imagination and her own rising paranoia, yet there'ssomethingmenacing here . . . Torn between wanting to help the boy and safeguarding her anonymity, Virginia tentatively begins piecing the puzzle together with the help of some of her neighbors. But now others are dying in an escalating series of ';accidents.' No one is entirely who they seem to be. No one can be trusted. And though she doesn't know it yet, her own life is hanging by the thinnest thread . . .';I gobbled upEveryone a Stranger, with its ever-expanding sense of danger, its cool evocation of 1940s Seattle, and its indelible cast of charactersboth shady and smart.' JESS WALTER, # 1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Cold Millions