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Ghettoside

A True Story of Murder in America

by Jill Leovy

Recommended by Nancy Pearl

Recommended by Nancy Pearl

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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Criminal Law, True Crime, and Mystery & Crime.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, USA TODAY, AND CHICAGO TRIBUNE ? A masterly work of literary journalism about a senseless murder, a relentless detective, and the great plague of homicide in AmericaNATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST ? NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR...

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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Criminal Law, True Crime, and Mystery & Crime.

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