The Kids on the Corner

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(166 166 166 1)>When nineteen-year-old Scott Scholfield is found murdered in his Upper West Side apartment the case seems straightforward: a drug dealer killed over territory. But as Detective Jack Kuchinsky and his partner dig deeper they uncover a far more troubling story-one of privileged teens playing at being criminals with deadly consequences. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(166 166 166 1)>Based on true events this gripping account follows the investigation and trial that rocked Manhattan's affluent Upper West Side in the 1970s. At its center is H.G. O'Connor a fifteen-year-old from a good family charged with executing his friend and mentor in cold blood. As the case unfolds through the eyes of the detective the victim's friends and a mother caught between protecting her son and seeking justice a dark underbelly of wealth status and a generation's dangerous flirtation with drugs is exposed. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(166 166 166 1)>A haunting exploration of family morality and justice THE KIDS ON THE CORNER masterfully captures a pivotal moment when the innocence of youth collided with the harsh realities of crime on New York's meanest streets-even the ones lined with elegant brownstones.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(166 166 166 1)>Perfect for readers of IN COLD BLOOD and HELTER SKELTER this meticulously researched true crime narrative asks the chilling question: in a world of privilege who pays the price for justice?</span></p><p></p><p></p>