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A Crime in the Neighborhood
A Crime in the Neighborhood | 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.
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Among the details I overheard from my post on the porch...

Boyd Ellison was alive and had told the police everything. A man on a motorcycle had attacked him. A man with a beard attacked him. It was a bearded man with a foreign accent, maybe Dutch or Turkish. It was a hippie on drugs. Boyd was in a coma. Boyd had called out his mother's name. He didn't know who his parents were. He was dead. He was alive. He was alive but just barely. He was dead.

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It‘s a different kind of crime story that isn‘t about who did it, or why they did it, but how people respond when a crime happens in their midst. Although told from the clearly flawed perspective of this child, this novel examines the psyches of adults just as well. A compelling story about our flaws, the complexity of belonging to a community, and response to threat.

Ruthiella I read another book from her which I really enjoyed 1y
Tamra @Ruthiella both sound good! 1y
ClairesReads @Ruthiella oh good to hear- thank you for the recommendation 🙏🏻 1y
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Il buio dentro | Suzanne Berne
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[..]e in quel previso istante, forse per la prima volta, compresi che mai piú nulla nella mia vita sarebbe stato al sicuro. #ilbuiodentro #suzanneberne 📖❤️
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