Neighborhood Watch
Published on 16. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-68442-964-6 (ISBN)
Description
A killer terrorizes the morally bankrupt residents of an upscale neighborhood, leading them to turn to-and on-one another to survive.
The neighborhood of Oleander Court is the poster child for suburban bliss. The residents compare lawns beautified by hired help. They monitor home values. They toss perfect furniture because they wanted tapioca, not beige.
But when a string of murders rips through the neighborhood, suspicions abound as new secrets come to light. And as more and more bodies are taken away, it becomes clear that the killer is strategically selecting each and every victim, picking off the shallowest, most wasteful of the lot in spectacular fashion and leaving everyone in the neighborhood to wonder: Who's next?
While most of their neighbors scatter like well-dressed cockroaches, a small group of the neighborhood ladies team up to solve their local mystery and restore their once-peaceful lives. But is this ragtag collection of amateur sleuths truly a united front? With reputations, freedom, and personal sanity on the line, the ladies must unmask the killer . . . even if the killer is among them.
The neighborhood of Oleander Court is the poster child for suburban bliss. The residents compare lawns beautified by hired help. They monitor home values. They toss perfect furniture because they wanted tapioca, not beige.
But when a string of murders rips through the neighborhood, suspicions abound as new secrets come to light. And as more and more bodies are taken away, it becomes clear that the killer is strategically selecting each and every victim, picking off the shallowest, most wasteful of the lot in spectacular fashion and leaving everyone in the neighborhood to wonder: Who's next?
While most of their neighbors scatter like well-dressed cockroaches, a small group of the neighborhood ladies team up to solve their local mystery and restore their once-peaceful lives. But is this ragtag collection of amateur sleuths truly a united front? With reputations, freedom, and personal sanity on the line, the ladies must unmask the killer . . . even if the killer is among them.
Reviews / Votes
"A fast pace and a strong ending... Immersive and compelling-this neighborhood's a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to die there." -Kirkus Starred Review"Fast-paced, compassionate, and hilarious, this [adult] debut from Sarah Reida grips from the first page and keeps the reader invested with every new chapter and every new character. A sharply written dissection of secrets, wealth and murder in the suburbs, its cast of compelling characters give the story its heart." -Amy Tector, author of the Dominion Archives Mysteries
"Neighborhood Watch is the best kind of crime novel: fun, fast-paced, and full of characters who have something to hide. You'll want to pour yourself a drink, settle in somewhere comfortable, and spend some time with the delightfully deceptive residents of Oleander Court. A wickedly entertaining read that takes readers back to Desperate Housewives in its prime." -Jill Orr, author of the Riley Ellison mystery series
"Sarah Reida is a fresh and invigorating voice in the thriller universe. Her [adult] debut novel, Neighborhood Watch, zings with mayhem and mischief. Prepare to be dazzled!" -Susan Walter, best-selling author of Good as Dead and Lie by the Pool
"A page-turning caricature of suburbia, Neighborhood Watch is Agatha Christie meets Desperate Housewives." -Sarah Langan, author of Good Neighbors and A Better World
"Reida captures the dark intensity and subversive hilarity of suburbia with a relatable cast of characters and a page-turning mystery. Neighborhood Watch will have readers looking around in their own neighborhoods and wondering what secrets are hidden behind the pristine picket fences." -Maureen Kilmer, author of Suburban Hell and Hex Education
"Neighbors are like family: you can't choose them but if you get the wrong set, they can sure as hell make your life difficult. The only thing the residents of Oleander Court have in common is that they were rich enough to buy a house there. Otherwise, the inhabitants of this chi-chi cul-de-sac are a diverse bunch, encompassing actors, artists, entrepreneurs, social-climbers, busy-bodies, crooked politicians, and adulterers.
Oh yes, in Neighborhood Watch, Sarah Reida has created a cast of characters you will love to hate. In this deliciously dark read, (Sarah Reida) combines the clever plotting of Gillian Flynn with Carl Hiaasen's gimlet eye for social absurdity. The snobbish neighbors of Oleander Court are so perfectly awful, you will be rooting for the killer from the very first page. If only you could work out who they are... Reida's skillful writing will keep you guessing till the very end.
I certainly hope there will be a sequel and a television series. Post-pandemic there can't be many of us who don't have at least one curtain-twitching neighbor we wouldn't like to see get their comic comeuppance." -C. J. Wray, author of The Excitements
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Language
English
Place of publication
Paducah, KY
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
525 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68442-964-6 (9781684429646)
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Sarah Reida is an attorney whose work focuses on assisting veteran businesses performing federal government contracts. As an author, Sarah has published two middle grade books: Monsterville: A Lissa Black Production (2016) and All Sales Final (a Kirkus Reviews Best Indie Book of 2020). She lives with her husband and two young children near Atlanta, Georgia.