Curious Notions (novel)

From Turtledove

Curious Notions, Tor, 2004, is the second novel in the Crosstime Traffic series. In it, Paul Gomes and his father, Lawrence, both Crosstime employees, travel to an alternate where Germany won World War I, and eventually conquered the world, including the United States. The store they run, Curious Notions, specializes in technology that, while present in this alternate, is jealously guarded by the ruling German government. Thus, the store attracts unwanted attention from the occupying authorities.

The store also attracts the notice of Lucy Woo, a denizen of the alternate, whose father runs an electronics shop of his own. It also attracts the attention of the Chinese Triads, who see the store as an opportunity to overthrow the Germans.

The Crosstime Traffic series

Gunpowder Empire | Curious Notions | In High Places | The Disunited States of America | The Gladiator | The Valley-Westside War