The Listeners

ΓÇ£Mesmeric,originaland stunning. Maggie Stiefvater is an exceptional talentand The Listeners is by turns a beautiful love storya fascinating glimpse into the horrors of historyand a haunting tale of loyalty and courage. A marvel of storytelling. I really couldnΓÇÖt have loved it more.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöChris Whitakerauthor of All The Colors of the Dark #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Maggie Stiefvater dazzles in this mesmerizing portrait of an irresistible heroinean unlikely romanceand a hotelΓÇöand a worldΓÇöin peril. January 1942. The Avallon Hotel & Spa has always offered elegant luxury in the wilds of West Virginiaits mountain sweetwater washing away all of high societyΓÇÖs troubles. Local girl-turned-general manager June Porter Hudson has guided the Avallon skillfully through the first pangs of war. The Gilfoylesthe hotelΓÇÖs aristocratic ownershave trained her well. But when the family heir makes a secret deal with the State Department to fill the hotel with captured Axis diplomatsJune must persuade her staffΓÇömany of whom have sons and husbands heading to the front linesΓÇöto offer luxury to Nazis. With a smile. Meanwhile FBI Agent Tucker Minnickwhose coal tattoo hints at an Appalachian pastpresses his ears to the hotelΓÇÖs wallslistening for the diplomatsΓÇÖ secrets. He has one of his ownwhich is how he knows that JuneΓÇÖs balancing act can have dangerous consequences: the sweetwater beneath the hotel can threaten as well as heal. June has never met a guest she couldnΓÇÖt delightbut the diplomats are different. Without firing a single shotthey have brought the war directly to her. As clashing loyalties crack the AvallonΓÇÖs polished veneerJune must calculate the true cost of luxury.