A Crime in the Neighborhood

Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction.

A seductive story of suspicion, fear and moral corruption, this is the tale of 10-year-old Marsha. Her life 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.

'Immaculate and impressive' - "The Literary Review".