num_pages: 294
description: 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.
language: English
title: A Crime in the Neighborhood
titlecomplete: A Crime in the Neighborhood
genres: Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Coming Of Age, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Crime
ratings_count: 2559
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel, name: Women's Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Algonquin Books