When No One’s Watching

Alyssa Cole

About the Book

Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but the neighborhood she’s always called home is changing faster than she can keep up. Condos are popping up, longtime neighbors are disappearing, and the history of her community seems to be getting erased right along with them. Determined to preserve what’s being lost, Sydney begins researching the neighborhood with Theo, one of the block’s newest residents. But the deeper they dig, the more they realize there may be something much more sinister behind all that “revitalization.” When No One’s Watching is a gripping, layered thriller that explores gentrification, race, community, history, and the unsettling reality of watching the place you call home become unrecognizable.

Genre: Thriller / Mystery 🔎

Spice Level: 🌶🌶

About the Writer

Alyssa Cole is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author known for writing across romance, mystery, suspense, historical fiction, and thrillers. Her debut thriller, When No One’s Watching, won the 2021 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original and the Strand Critics Award for Best Debut. From royal romances to stories rooted in history and social commentary, Cole’s work moves across genres while centering layered characters, sharp storytelling, and the worlds they inhabit. When she’s not writing, she can usually be found watching anime or spending time with her pets.