The Enemy At Home by Kevin O'Brien

While there has been quite a few recent books on British women doing their part for the war there have not been as many of American women taking those jobs left vacant by men fighting overseas. Nora's husband is serving abroad leaving her at home with limited income and two kids. She takes a job as a riveter at the Boeing plant about the same time some of her new co-workers are falling prey to a serial killer. She is already uneasy due to the vandalism at her house, losing loved ones to war, her teenage son has been sneaking out of the house each night and something is off with the new garage apartment tenant. Nora begins poking around to solve the murders and may be getting too close. A grown up Nancy Drew mystery that also touches on the very real issues of racism against Japanese Americans, homophobia and the changing views of women entering male dominated jobs in the workplace. Bookclubs will find much to love in this historic thriller.  4 stars