A Crime in the Neighborhood. Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction, Paperback/Suzanne Berne

10-year-old Marsha is in turmoil following the collapse of her parents' marriage, and the brutal murder of a local boy. When the shy bachelor from next door begins to take an interest in Marsha's mother, Marsha is drawn into a cruel spiral of events that quickly spins out of control. Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Author(s): Suzanne Berne Number of pages: 256 Publication date: 1999 Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 17 Cover type: Paperback / softback