The Perfect Block

Every lawn is two and a half inches tall. Every mailbox matches. Every front door closes at dusk, and behind each one is a secret someone would do anything to keep.

The Perfect Block: Cul-de-Sac Lies, Hidden Affairs, and the Dark Secrets Behind Every Closed Door is a gripping suburban drama told in a true crime style. It takes you past the manicured hedges of Sycamore Court, a cul-de-sac where everyone watches everyone and appearance is a kind of currency.

Sycamore Court is a fictional street drawn as a composite of suburban neighborhoods across America. Through its households you will meet the couple whose perfect marriage hides an affair in plain sight, the mother holding everything together with pills and Pinot Noir, the "good father" nobody suspects, the HOA that rules through pettiness and fear, and the children who see everything and say nothing. Then comes one summer block party, the night everything changes. An investigation follows, and the court's secrets finally come to light.

If you love dark domestic drama, neighborhood scandal and the question of what really goes on behind closed blinds, this is your next one-sitting read: twenty chapters, about 21,000 words, perfect for the beach, the pool, a long flight or your next book club night.

Content note: for adult readers. The book deals with infidelity, substance misuse, domestic violence, psychological abuse and predatory behavior, without graphic detail. This is a work of fiction; any resemblance to real people is coincidental.