{"product_id":"strangers-behind-closed-doors-original","title":"Strangers Behind Closed Doors (Original)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"There is a very noir tone to this novel: the invocation of the city; the uncovering of evil at high levels of power; the wounded, vulnerable detective--and, in many ways, the \n\u003cem\u003efemme fatale\u003c\/em\u003e--all these elements work to amplify the search for social justice, the pervasive rage, of West's narrative.\"-- \n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"There is a great deal of suspense within this novel that locks the reader in. It goes beyond being a mystery, drawing awareness to the very real lack of attention abducted and murdered Black and Brown women get in America.\"-- \n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The solid first thriller from West ( \n\u003cem\u003eThe Two Lives of Sara\u003c\/em\u003e) spins the search for a missing influencer into a treatise on race, labor, and the failures of law enforcement.\"-- \n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003cem\u003eStrangers Behind Closed Doors \u003c\/em\u003eis a thought-provoking thriller filled with jaw-dropping twists that kept me racing through the pages. Catherine Adel West masterfully weaves together shocking twists, heart, and a heroine who's impossible not to root for.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eGigi Pandian, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the Secret Staircase Mysteries\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003cem\u003eStrangers Behind Closed Doors\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping and intricately woven tale of secrets, survival, and the unyielding pursuit of justice brought to life through West's masterful storytelling and vivid, evocative prose. A compelling exploration of systemic injustice and resilience.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--Terah Shelton Harris, author of \u003cem\u003eWhere the Wildflowers Grow \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Clever, perceptive and much, much creepier than you think, \n\u003cem\u003eStrangers Behind Closed Doors \u003c\/em\u003eis a lacerating look at class and race and the bonds we need to survive the horrors of both. Catherine Adel West is a powerhouse.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--John Fram, critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bright Lands\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Midnight Knock \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gripping, fast-paced read that twists and turns through the streets of Chicago as it explores issues of race, class, friendship, and influencer culture...This novel questions what it means to thrive in a society that is built to keep power and attention consolidated to a select few, and provides no easy answers.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--Christine Kandic Torres, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Girls in Queens \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A powerful thriller based on the chilling reality of unsolved disappearances of Black women, and the racist and misogynistic systems that utterly fail them...West delivers a gripping, twisty tale with wit and an originality that will captivate and keep you guessing until the very end.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e--Iris Mwanza, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lions' Den \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cem\u003eStrangers Behind Closed Doors\u003c\/em\u003e seamlessly blends two of my favorite genres: domestic suspense and police procedural. Catherine Adel West has crafted a story ripe with vivid writing and complex characters that explores much needed, timely topics. I can't wait to see what she writes next.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e --Kellye Garrett, award-winning author of\u003cem\u003e Missing White Woman \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"A thought-provoking thriller filled with jaw-dropping twists that kept me racing through the pages.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eGigi Pandian, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the Secret Staircase Mysteries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA twisty thriller about a woman who vanishes from a luxury hotel, and the detective who believes the case is tied to the unsolved disappearances of other Black women in the city.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eGiovanni Mason worked hard to become the first Black head concierge at Chicago's exclusive and glamorous Ivory Hotel. It's a job that requires patience, perfection, and, above all, self-control. But when Giovanni reunites with her former best friend, makeup influencer Natalie Moore, things get heated as a mending of fences morphs into a public argument in the hotel restaurant, and Giovanni loses her cool. Hours later, Natalie is missing. Evidence piles against Giovanni--a ransacked, blood-spattered hotel room, fresh bruises on her body, and a troubling gap in her memory from the last twelve hours. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eDetective Redding Stark is the only one unconvinced of Giovanni's guilt. She sees disturbing parallels to a series of disappearances targeting Black women and believes Natalie's case is part of something bigger. Together, she and Giovanni are pulled into a dangerous web of privilege, power, and betrayal inside--and far beyond--the walls of the Ivory Hotel. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eWill Giovanni and Detective Stark find Natalie or join the missing? \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780778306399, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780778306399, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/04\/2026 (EAN 9780778306399, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eWest, Catherine Adel\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Adel West \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born and raised in Chicago, where she currently resides. 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