The Corner : A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighbourhood

Author: Simon, David, Burns, Edward

True crime

Published on 6 October 2022 by Canongate Books (Canongate Canons) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Canons' series.

Paperback | 640 pages
197 x 137 x 38 | 444g

The notorious corner of West Fayette and Monroe Streets in Baltimore is a 24-hour open-air drug market that provides the economic fuel for a dying neighbourhood. Through the eyes of one broken family - two drug-addicted adults and their smart, vulnerable fifteen-year-old son, DeAndre McCollough - Simon and Burns examine the sinister realities of inner cities across the USA and unflinchingly assess why law enforcement policies, moral crusades and the welfare system have accomplished so little.