Neighborhood Watch: A Novel [Hardcover]

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Viking Adult (June 10, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670022039
• ISBN-13: 978-0670022038
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  

By : Cammie McGovern
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Neighborhood Watch: A Novel [Hardcover]

 

Buyer Reviews

Outstanding start out to the summer reading season. I felt like all the characters in this novel could reside on my street, no one particular was a mere foil. Top of all, my enjoyment didn't come down to no matter whether the finish was sufficiently surprising or seamless (though really for me it was). This is a literary mystery where the plot and characters are more cared for by the author and ultimately make for an entirely satisfying read, considerably like McGovern's Eye Make contact with. Betsy Treading, the most important character, is looking to realize the surfacing truths about her neighbors and truths in her own life which are no longer safe to ignore. She's seeking for a murderer but in very courageous and atypical methods she's also searching to turn into a improved individual than she was. This is terrific mystery mainly because it really is also a magnifying look at components of our human condition on a neighborhood scale. Loved it.

This is a treat for all mystery or thriller lovers. Librarian Betsy Treading is convicted for the murder of her eccentric neighbor but then freed on DNA evidence after twelve years in prison. She ought to obtain the true killer to get restitution from the state. Returning to her old street and questioning her former neighbors, she finds herself forced to confront her own and their secrets and painful memories. The book dances deftly amongst present and past as Betsy both learns and comes to keep in mind a lot more and far more of what occurred on the night of the murder. In the finish she begins to grasp the truth behind the facades both she and other individuals have hidden behind for so lengthy and to carve out a new life for herself beyond prison walls. The countless themes and twists will maintain the reader guessing till the finish.

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