Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an advanced audio copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.

Murder in the neighborhood is the story of the mass shooting in New Jersey in 1949 carried out by Howard Unruh. Most of the story of the actual event is a first-hand account from Raymond. Ray was a child at the time of the shooting and was present for several of the murders. The rest of the story is told from a huge amount of research and interviews done by Ellen J Green.

While much of the story and setup for the shooting was really interesting, I found my mind wandering as the narrative went on and on. I think a lot of this came from the author's explanations of Howard's motivations. It came across to me like I should have sympathy for Howard and maybe even understand why he would one day just go out and shoot 13 men, women, and children-- a completely un-understandable act. While Howard had a difficult childhood and obviously had trauma from serving in WWII, I thought we spent MUCH too much time trying to understand Howard and not nearly enough time learning about his victims and their lives that were cut short.

The narrator for this title was perfectly fine. He didn't stand out in any way for me-- good or bad. Overall, I wanted to like this book a lot more than I did. I left the book feeling indifferent about the story and the narrator. My one word descriptor for this book would be "underwhelming."