
When No One Is Watching
“Combining the voyeuristic paranoia of Rear Window with the searing social commentary of Get Out, this thriller from Alyssa Cole turns gentrification into fodder for a horror movie.”
Entertainment Weekly
A September 2020 LibraryReads Pick
BookPage Best Book of 2020 in Mystery & Suspense
A USA Today bestseller
A Marie Claire Magazine Pick of the Month
Entertainment Weekly Pick of the Month
An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick of Thrillers
Winner of the 2021 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original
Winner of the 2021 Audie Award for Best Thriller/Suspense Narration
A Harper’s Bazaar Pick of Best Books of 2020
A BookRiot Pick of the Month
An Elle Magazine Pick of Summer
BookPage Top Pick
""I was knocked over by the momentum of an intense psychological thriller that doesn’t let go until the final page. This is a terrific read."" – Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author
Rear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning…
Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Condos are sprouting like weeds, FOR SALE signs are popping up overnight, and the neighbors she’s known all her life are disappearing. To hold onto her community’s past and present, Sydney channels her frustration into a walking tour and finds an unlikely and unwanted assistant in one of the new arrivals to the block—her neighbor Theo.
But Sydney and Theo’s deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear. Their neighbors may not have moved to the suburbs after all, and the push to revitalize the community may be more deadly than advertised.
When does coincidence become conspiracy? Where do people go when gentrification pushes them out? Can Sydney and Theo trust each other—or themselves—long enough to find out before they too disappear?
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