Murder in the Neighborhood: The true story of America's first recorded mass shooting

The sky was cloudless that morning when twelve-year-old Raymond Havens left his home on River Road. His grandmother had sent him to get a haircut at the barbershop across the street-where he was about to witness his neighbor and friend Howard open fire on the customers inside. Told through the eyes of young Raymond, who had visited Howard regularly to listen to his war stories, and the mother trying to piece together the disturbing inner workings of her son's mind, uncovers the chilling true story of Howard Unruh, the quiet loner who meticulously plotted his revenge on the neighbors who shunned him and became one of America's first mass killers. With Ellen's access to Howard's diaries, newly released police reports and psychiatric records alongside interviews with surviving family members, is a compulsive page-turner that will have you asking-how well do we ever really know those around us? Are we ever safe? A gripping untold true story that will leave your heart pounding. Perfect for fans of , and "An insight into a chilling and untold part of American history... ." Gregg Olsen, the #1 bestselling author of