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Third in the "first-rate"* Nero and Shamus Award-winning series featuring investigative reporter Carter Ross.Reading his own paper’s obituaries, Carter Ross comes across a woman named Nancy Marino who died in a hit-and-run while she was actually on the job delivering copies of that very paper, the Eagle-Examiner.  Struck by the opportunity to write a heroic piece about an everyday woman killed too young, he heads to her wake to gather tributes and anecdotes. ... more

About Brad Parks

Brad Parks is the first author to win both the Shamus Award and the Nero Award for Best American Mystery for his debut Faces of the Gone. A former reporter for The Washington Post and The Star-Ledger, he lives in New Jersey, and this is his third novel.


Published: March 13, 2012 by Macmillan Publishers

Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense. Fiction. 336 pages

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  • All Critics: 10
  • Positive: 9
  • Negative: 1

  • Book Dilettante | 19 Apr 2012

    I recommend this book for those who... love a good mystery and are curious about the inner workings of a newspaper.

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  • Jenn's Bookshelves | 12 Mar 2012

    Parks' books are ones that I have quickly grown to adore and will continue to look forward to each and every one. Highly recommended.

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  • Washington Independent Review of Books

    The Girl Next Door is probably not the best book choice for a reader who savors subtly elegant prose and layered meanings

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  • NJ.com | 11 Mar 2012

    ...excellent mysteries and equally punctuated with Parks’ trademark humor.

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  • Jeremy Lynch | 20 Mar 2012

    THE GIRL NEXT DOOR is a damn entertaining read. Parks does a great job of spinning a yarn and, in Carter Ross, has given us a hero that should delight any reader with a brain and funny bone.

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  • Kevin Tipple | 7 Apr 2012

    ...another solidly good one as Reporter Carter Ross continues to wisecrack at will while trying to find out the truth about what happened to Nancy Marino.

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  • Publishers Weekly | 9 Jan 2012

    Park... hits home with this installment of quirky characters, convincing color, and a Sopranos-worthy ragout of high drama and low comedy.

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  • Murder by Type | 30 Mar 2012

    Parks writes laugh-out-loud funny situations and dialogue and never strays from the serious business of presenting the reasonable resolution of the murder of a woman just like someone we all know.

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  • Lesa's Book Critiques | 8 Mar 2012

    If you like witty characters, the newspaper business, and a reporter who makes just about the worst mistakes he can, you'll enjoy The Girl Next Door.

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    The Girl Next Door is perfect for the reader who loves an LOL moment but wants a mystery that's more than empty calories.

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