As WWII rages overseas, a serial killer preys on women working in Seattle\'s factories in this provocative blend of vivid, richly detailed historical fiction and taut suspense from New York Times bestselling author Kevin O\'Brien. -Erica Bauermeister, New York Times bestselling author of No Two Persons. -Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author The curves in the plot kept me reading late into the night (while checking the locks on my doors!).
Read The Enemy at Home, but do so with the lights on.
Nobody writes suspense better than Kevin O\'Brien. . .
And eclipsing Nora\'s fear for her safety is her secret, growing conviction that she and the killer are connected--and that the haven that was her Home has become her own personal battlefield .
It\'s the beginning of a terrifying pattern, as women war-plant workers like Nora are targeted throughout Seattle and murdered in the same ritualistic manner.
But amid this turmoil, a sinister tragedy occurs: One of Nora\'s coworkers is found strangled in her apartment, dressed in an apron, with a lipstick smile smeared on her face.
Nora worries that she is neglecting her children, especially her withdrawn teenage son.
Yet while the country desperately needs their help, not everyone is happy about all these women taking over men\'s jobs.
At the Boeing B-17 plant, Nora learns to wield a heavy riveting gun amid the deafening noise of the assembly line--a real-life counterpart to Rosie the Riveter in the recruitment posters. . .
Now, with her doctor husband stationed in North Africa, Nora feels compelled to do more than tend her victory garden or help with scrap metal drives .
Before the war, Nora Kinney was one of countless housewives and mothers in her comfortable Capitol Hill neighborhood.
While raging war reshapes the landscape of Europe, its impact is felt thousands of miles away too. -Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is 1943, Seattle.
Packed with compelling, complicated characters in a fascinating and meticulously-researched time and place. -Elizabeth George, # 1 New York Times bestselling author A compulsively unputdownable, keep-you-guessing-to-the-end, pages-flying whodunit. -Susan Wiggs, # 1 New York Times bestselling author Fast-paced, suspenseful, and intriguing...
Super enjoyable.
A sweeping, addictive story of bravery and sacrifice...
Authentic period detail creates a suspenseful, chilling atmosphere in this grand historical novel.
As WWII rages overseas, a serial killer preys on women working in Seattle\'s factories in this provocative blend of vivid, richly detailed historical fiction and taut suspense from New York Times bestselling author Kevin O\'Brien
