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A Crime in the Neighborhood
A Crime in the Neighborhood
Author: Suzanne Berne
A New York Times Notable Book. Set in the Washington, D.C., suburbs during the summer of the Watergate break-ins, Berne's assured, skillful first novel is about what can happen when a child's accusation is the only lead in a case of sexual assault and murder. A BOOK -OF-THE-MONTH CLUB and QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOK CLUB selection.
ISBN-13: 9781565121652
ISBN-10: 1565121651
Publication Date: 1/6/1997
Pages: 294
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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ilovedale3 avatar reviewed A Crime in the Neighborhood on + 524 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
An very interesting story. The main character is both sympathtic and exasperating (as 10 year old girls often are). The book really explores how rumors about a person can affect lives.
reviewed A Crime in the Neighborhood on + 412 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Very well written story that takes place in the early 70's about a young girl in upheaval; her family falls apart at the same time that a particularly horrendous crime occurs to a boy who lives on her street. These separate events become intertwined in her mind. Definitely recommend this--especially good if you lived through this period as the politics, etc will resonate.
Phantene avatar reviewed A Crime in the Neighborhood on + 72 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is an excellent book. A well written novel with a unique story. I recommend this one.
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reviewed A Crime in the Neighborhood on + 96 more book reviews
This was a very sad story, but I couldn't put it down.
phillyartlovesbooks avatar reviewed A Crime in the Neighborhood on + 59 more book reviews
This is an outstanding book and, I believe, a first novel for this writer. It is an example of how imagination can run wild and ruin an innocent person and also hurt the person who spread the rumor. It takes place during the Nixon years in Washington and reflects the paranoia of that administration.
GainesvilleGirl avatar reviewed A Crime in the Neighborhood on + 215 more book reviews
A novel that stirred me up a little and left me in a reflective mood after finishing it after two sitdowns.
It's not just about the horrendous crime that was perpetrated against a 12 year old boy, but also about the seventies era, what was going on in our country at the time, and what was going on in the mind of the ten year old girl whose voice we are hearing throughout. I was spellbound by it. I think many others would enjoy it too.


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