**A thrilling tale of desire and Peruvian corruption swirls around a scandalous exposΓ© that leads to murder** From the Nobel Laureate comes a politically charged detective novel weaving through the underbelly of Peruvian privilege. In the 1990s, during the turbulent and deeply corrupt years of Albe
A Crime in the Neighborhood
β Scribed by Suzanne Berne
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
- Year
- 1997;2013
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 127 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
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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