The Enemy at Home: A Discussion with Author Kevin O’Brien

The Book Stall (811 Elm Street in Winnetka) is excited to welcome suspense novelist Kevin O'Brien for an in-store discussion on Wednesday, August 30 at 6:30 pm about his new book, The Enemy at Home! As WWII rages overseas, a serial killer preys on women working in Seattle's factories in this provocative blend of richly detailed historical fiction and taut suspense from the New York Times bestselling author. This event is free with registration. To register, please visit our website or CLICK HERE. 
 
More About the Book: 1943, Seattle. While raging war reshapes the landscape of Europe, its impact is also felt thousands of miles away. Before the war, Nora Kinney was one of countless housewives and mothers in her comfortable Capitol Hill neighborhood. Now, with her husband stationed in North Africa, Nora feels compelled to do more than tend her victory garden or help with scrap metal drives. At the Boeing B-17 plant, Nora learns to wield a heavy riveting gun amid the deafening noise of the assembly line, a real-life counterpart to "Rosie the Riveter" in the recruitment posters.
 
Yet while the country desperately needs their help, not everyone is happy about "all these women" taking over men's jobs. Amid this turmoil, a sinister tragedy occurs: One of Nora's coworkers is found strangled in her apartment, dressed in an apron, with a lipstick smile smeared on her face. It's the beginning of a terrifying pattern, as women war-plant workers like Nora are targeted throughout Seattle and murdered in the same ritualistic manner. And eclipsing Nora's fear for her safety is her growing conviction that she and the killer are connected, and that the haven that was her home has become her own personal battlefield. 
 
New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs says, "A sweeping, addictive story of bravery and sacrifice, told in Kevin O'Brien's cinematic style. Authentic period detail creates a suspenseful, chilling atmosphere in this grand historical novel." 
 
More About the Author: Kevin O'Brien is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over twenty suspense novels. Before his books landed him on the bestseller lists, he was a railroad inspector who wrote at night. He moved from the train tracks to becoming a full-time author in 1997, when his novel, Only Son, was picked up by Reader's Digest and optioned for film. Since then, his books have been translated into fourteen languages, and he won the Spotted Owl Award for Best Pacific Northwest Mystery. Born and raised in Chicago, O'Brien now lives in Seattle, where he is on the board of Seattle 7 Writers, a collective of bestselling, award-winning authors. You can read more about him HERE.