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The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era.

Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital where secrets hide behind white picket fences. But when the lovely, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic room, she draws her oddball collection of neighbors into unlikely friendship: poised English beauty Fliss, whose facade of perfect wife and mother covers gaping inner wounds; policeman’s daughter Nora, who finds herself entangled with a shadowy gangster; frustrated baseball star Beatrice, whose career has come to an end along with the women’s baseball league of WWII; and poisonous, gung-ho Arlene, who has thrown herself into McCarthy’s Red Scare.

Grace’s weekly attic-room dinner parties and window-brewed sun tea become a healing balm on all their lives, but she hides a terrible secret of her own. When a shocking act of violence tears the house apart, the Briar Club women must decide once and for all: who is the true enemy in their midst?

Capturing the paranoia of the McCarthy era and evoking the changing roles for women in postwar America, The Briar Club is an intimate and thrilling novel of secrets and loyalty put to the test.

Includes a bonus conversation with Kate Quinn, Saskia Maarleveld, and Tessa Woodward, editor of The Briar Club.

Reviewer: A
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Quinn does it again!
Review: Not Quinn's typical thriller novel, but just as thrilling. Well written, engaging, and thoroughly enjoyable, she develops a family of unlikely characters, to include an old house. I was sorry to finish this one!

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Sweet
Review: Sweet, thoughtful book. A lot of details seemed irrelevant but made the story extra sweet and there are Easter eggs from her other books!

Reviewer: Doreen G
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Delightful historical fiction
Review: Kate Quinn is a gifted author. Her settings are so magnificent you can easily see yourself in the places she described. Her character are human, deep, real, and captivating. This whodunit gKeeps you until the last bit. Well done. Now I'm going to find some of her other books to read.

Reviewer: Choosy Shopper
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Magnificent from start to finish
Review: Kate Quinn never disappoints. Her writing is superb; smooth, fast-thepaced but also richly descriptive. This story is fascinating and completely gripping and the characters are deep, believable and intriguing. I'd give 10 stars if I could.

Reviewer: Nick
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: absolutely five stars
Review: This book was such a fun read. Not only do I love the historical fiction aspect, but all of the characters were interesting and relatable. I love how the author weaves their stories together until the final twist.

Reviewer: TeMeNos
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A talking house?
Review: Well, not quite, but it sure makes for a fun story. A good read full of recipes, to boot. Dig in.

Reviewer: loveagoodstory
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Couldn’t put it down!!
Review: I loved this book and would give it 10 stars if I could. I loved the strong female characters who came together to support and love each other in spite of their differences. The characters were real, flawed, and believable. The writing style was a refreshing change and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This is the best book I have read in a while. I will have a book hangover for days.

Reviewer: booklover in SD
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Yawn
Review: I’ve read three other books by this author. I expected this to be about the Mc Carthy era but I really don’t think that aspect was well developed at all. Bits and pieces of each character were interesting but they didn’t grip me or shall I say, the story development just wasn’t ever important to me. No punch. Disappointing

Reviewer: Patricia Robinson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: One of best stories I have read this year! Excellent characters and written so well. Based on a very difficult time in American history but full of insight and understanding.

Reviewer: Kate
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great book loved the characters really well written as all of her novels are. Parts made me laugh when the thoughts of the 'House' were voiced - would love to have a room there! - . I noticed another review said it was completely different to previous books and had nothing in common I didn't find that as this novel contains lots of strong women moving through life helping and some hindering other women and I have found that thread in the authors other novels including the co written ones. So do read this novel and enjoy I think its one of those books that I will read again.

Reviewer: Janet B.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I loved this book. Always something happening, great group of characters, all different personalities. Beautifully written,didn’t want it to end

Reviewer: Frances Afshar
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This was a fun read, and also had some historical information about which I did not know, being from the UK. Loved the ladies. Makes one wonder just who or what secrets friends may be hiding!!

Reviewer: Kendy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Story relates to rundown boarding house run by a cranky lady, Doilies, who expects her female tenants to abide by her set of archaic rules. She has 2 children, Pete and Lina. Pete is always on the ready to help any of the tenants. Kate Quinn has described each of these ladies so aptly each one different with their own set of quirks and personalities. As they live in the McCarthy era, each has their own political views. The ending was completely unexpected. All in all, a must read.