Neighborhood Watch

"""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"