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.īut 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. As property rates rise in an historically Black neighborhood in Brooklyn, longtime community members start disappearing. Gentrification has never been creepier than in this tense page-turner.

Condos are sprouting like weeds, FOR SALE signs are popping up overnight, and the neighbors she’s known all her life are disappearing. In When No One Is Watching, Cole turns her attention from heart-melting romance to heart-pounding chills. The themes Cole explores throughoutracism, white greed, sickness, addiction, encroaching gentrificationare ones that are acutely aligned with the current social climate.' - Parade 'When No One Is Watching uproots the steady gentrification of Brooklyn and transforms it into an eerie horror story where 'revitalization' itself is the monster. But Sydney and Theos deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear. Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. To hold onto her communitys 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. 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… This is a terrific read.

This is a terrific read.' – Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author An instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLER'I was knocked over by the momentum of an intense psychological thriller that doesn’t let go until the final page. 'I was knocked over by the momentum of an intense psychological thriller that doesn’t let go until the final page.

When no one is watching by alyssa cole