When Ada's neighbor angrily bangs on her door one morning, she assumes he wants to yell at her husband, again. Rick's sensitivity to neighborhood noise drives them out of home after home to appease his quest for a peaceful life. But once again, her husband's intolerance for their neighbors shatters any chance for peace. How far will he go to teach his loud neighbors a lesson? And how many lives dismantled in the process? Chosen as one of the top ten stories of the year in 2003 by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine readers. "Kristine Kathryn Rusch's crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style." —Mystery Scene Magazine