Everyone a Stranger by Kevin O'Brien is a great WWII-era historical fiction that is full of mystery, secrets, and thrilling suspense that kept me coming back for more.

I enjoyed Mr O’Brien’s previous book, The Enemy at Home, so I was excited to read this one as well. It did not disappoint.

A WWII era thriller that takes place in the US, it is full of twists, turns, secrets, mystery and kept me on the edge of my seat. Who can Virginia trust? Where can she hide? How is this all going to end?

Like me, you should go along for the ride to find out.

5/5 stars

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Everyone a Stranger by Kevin O'Brien. This historical mystery has a bit of everything; sleeper cells, spies, corrupt politicians, murder, illicit romances. Very relatable and unique characters in Tim, Ginnie and Henry. An gripping and intriguing story that was hard to put down. Highly recommended read.

Thank you to the Kevin O'Brien, Kensington and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

I very much enjoyed this historical thriller. Virginia is on the run from a political family that will kill anyone to stop her from revealing their son assaulted her. She changes her name and ends up in the middle of another mystery. I especially enjoyed the young boy Tim.

Everyone a Stranger by Kevin O’Brien is such a gripping and twisty historical thriller. It’s set in WWII-era Seattle and follows Virginia who is a young war widow trying to escape her past. But she ends up landing right in the middle of murder and secrets. The spy like tension made me feel like everyone was hiding something! This was a great historical fiction read with twists and suspense.