Gifford Place is a Brooklyn neighborhood with a long history of Black Americans moving in and slowly being replaced by waves of white immigrants, yuppies, or other methods of gentrification. And with a new medical research facility planned for the area, the neighborhood is once again "up and coming," as the hipster realtors have dubbed it. Longtime resident Sydney Green can't help but notice as an increasing number of her beloved neighbors rapidly sell their houses to be replaced by hipster rehabbers, and channels that frustration into a historic walking tour. She finds an unlikely ally in her new neighbor Theo (recently unemployed while his perky blonde girlfriend makes over their new house), but the two soon begin to suspect that something more nefarious may be occurring. Is it paranoia or is their fear justified?
Who knew that gentrification would make such a taut thriller? I'd only read Cole's (amazing) romance novels before, and while I knew she was good, this book blew me away. It's creepy, well-paced, and constantly makes the reader second-guess everything, right alongside the characters. A fantastic thriller and a late addition to my personal "best of 2020" list.
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