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.

Nestled in the heart of an opulent coastal town, The Briar Club isn't just a symbol of elite grandeur, it is a gatekeeper of concealed desires and age-old secrets. As membership unveils enticing privileges, those who enter its doors are unknowingly drawn into a labyrinth of deceptions. Beneath the polished veneer of glitzy cocktail parties and exclusive galas, loyal allegiances teeter and hidden agendas surface, challenging the very bonds that once seemed unbreakable.

As one daring outsider begins to unravel the truth, the club's spine-tingling mysteries threaten to upend not only personal destinies but a whole way of life.

Explore intriguing dynamics of privilege and secrecy among the elite. Dive into a suspenseful story filled with unexpected alliances. Witness personal growth and resilience against a backdrop of mystery.

The Briar Club offers a tantalizing exploration into a world where privilege and power mask intricate webs of deception. The club's pristine facade hides a plethora of secrets that many members are desperate to keep buried. An outsider with an insatiable curiosity steps in, unearthing truths that could shatter an entire community's equilibrium.

Enticing tales of friendship and betrayal play out against a backdrop of stunning social events revealing the vulnerability beneath the glamorous lifestyles As the club's opulent walls whisper their truths loyalties are tested resulting in a series of unanticipated dynamics Every interaction is laden with intrigue making each turn of the page a new revelation.