Annotation
1973: As her community focuses on the murder/molestation of a 12-year-old boy, it seems to young Marcia that everyone is committing some kind of crime: her father who has deserted them; her shoplifting siblings--even the president of the United States!
Awards
1997 New York Times Notable Books of the Year
1999 Orange Prize for Fiction
Characters
| Name | Eberhardt, Marsha |
| Gender | Female |
| Genre | Domestic Mystery Fiction |
| Topics | Child murders Unsolved murders Moral decay Fear |
| Setting | Washington, D.C. Spring Hill, Maryland Suburb |