Like Grace Bennet says in this very book, "the book cover spoke to me" when I was trying to pick a book at the library. Though I love most of the books I pick that way, this initially seemed like a dud. 
 I felt that it was too muddled up after reading about 60 pages, and even thought of stopping there. There are 14 houses (and more) in the Avenue where the story unveils and we are repeatedly meeting all the residents without any proper intro. What would have benefited this book immensely is a list of the houses and their residents in the beginning itself. The Lay-out of Avenue was also confusing (It was difficult to understand who was staying near whom). A map of the Avenue would have been great. 
 What I did in the end was writing down the house numbers and its residents in a piece of paper and using it as a reference throughout the book. From then on, the book was immensely enjoyable almost till the end. Characterization was good, there were many funny moments and it touched a lot of subjects like friendship, racism, social ostracization, complex relationships, hypocrisy, subjective morality etc. The author's expertise in the field of Psychology has helped the book a great deal. 
 I did not like the ending as it could not logically explain why Margaret Creasy disappeared. 
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 One fine day, a very efficient and considerate woman disappears without informing her doting husband who is given to anxiety attacks, over something that happened in the neighbourhood years ago! 
 Without even taking her shoes! 
 When she is not personally involved! 
 When there is no immediate danger to anybody! 
 Many days pass and she does not even bother to call up and inform while the husband slowly goes crazy! 
 Sorry.. It's really hard to digest for me. 
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 Rating : 3.5/5