{"product_id":"strangers-behind-closed-doors-9780778306399","title":"Strangers Behind Closed Doors","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"A thought-provoking thriller filled with jaw-dropping twists that kept me racing through the pages.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e --\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\u003cbr\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Giovanni and Detective Stark find Natalie or join the missing?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Adel West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Park Row\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.26w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780778306399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWest, Catherine Adel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Adel West \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born and raised in Chicago, where she currently resides. She graduated with both her bachelor's and master's of science in journalism from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her work is published in \u003cem\u003eBlack Fox Literary Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFive2One\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBetter Than Starbucks\u003c\/em\u003e, among many others. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eSaving Ruby King \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Two Lives of Sara\u003c\/em\u003e is her sophomore novel.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Catherine Adel West \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48449344471197,"sku":"9780778306399","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_922600da-c6df-4051-a3ea-6c5f1b4535d3.jpg?v=1781632550","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/strangers-behind-closed-doors-9780778306399","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}