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Good Neighbors

Good Neighbors

Author(s): Ryan David Jahn

Location(s): New York City (NYC)

Genre(s): Crime

Era(s): 1960s

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Set in Queens, NYC. This book has also been published as Acts of Violence.

At the centre is the brutal stabbing of Katrina Marino – and precept is based on the real life murder of Catherine Genovese, murdered in New York in 1964. These are the interrelated backstories of the locals.

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Interesting exposition of the ‘Bystander’ phenomenon. Set largely in Queens, it is quite a gripping read – Leila Kingsworth

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