![]() ![]() ![]() Her debut thriller When No One Is Watching was the winner of the 2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original, and the Strand Critics Award for Best Debut. ![]() This book starts off steady and measured, but you’ll find yourself sprinting by the end.Īlyssa Cole is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of romance and thrillers. Racism and greed fuel a shockingly fast-paced ending full of surprises. As people begin disappearing from the neighborhood, paranoia and fear begin to grow. Together, they begin to research the complicated history of Gifford Place. She connects with her neighbor Theo, who is a newcomer to the block after buying a brownstone with his girlfriend. Sydney, who is recently divorced, returns to her Brooklyn neighborhood to care for her mother. But why? In this novel, Alyssa Cole, well-known as a romance writer, creates an original thriller that includes a bit of history, social commentary and a little romance. ![]() Longtime Black residents are leaving Gifford Place, a neighborhood in Brooklyn. We discuss SFPL’s On the Same Page book selection for Jan./Feb., When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole. ![]()
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