Jonathan Dee Books in Order

Radio engineer Kendall wants to escape an unsatisfying relationship, while her roommate Warner, a frustrated history teacher, hopes their connection will become romantic. Their tangled personal lives unfold against larger political events that challenge how they understand their place in history.

Approaching retirement, advertising executive Gene Trowbridge befriends a reclusive neighbor whose past becomes the subject of scandal. Pressed by a journalist and troubled by his own sympathies, Gene investigates and faces an ethical choice that unsettles his comfortable life.

Aspiring writer Paul Soloway is abducted during a riot by Victor Hartley. Thrust into the role of reluctant public hero, he becomes caught at the center of racial conflict and attention he did not seek.

After a scandal drives Molly Howe from her hometown, she forms an intense relationship with art student John Wheelwright, then vanishes. Years later, an advertising visionary recruits John into a radical venture that unexpectedly reunites him with Molly.

Adam and Cynthia Morey build an affluent Manhattan life around ambition and their devotion to each other. When ordinary success no longer feels sufficient, Adam faces a financial choice that tests what he will risk for the family's future.

After her husband's public disgrace destroys their comfortable life, Helen Armstead discovers a talent for managing other people's scandals. Her success in public relations collides with the more difficult work of confronting her marriage and reconnecting with her daughter.

A wealthy New Yorker moves to a struggling Massachusetts town after September 11 and begins reshaping its civic life. Contractor Mark Firth sees an opportunity to improve his family's fortunes, drawing him deeper into property speculation and local divisions.

An unnamed man abandons his former life, carrying only cash and trying to leave no trace. Renting a room in an unfamiliar city, he discovers that shedding his identity does not free him from other people or his own past.