"No doubt he's right. We will make it. Why this fact should be so discouraging is what I'd like to know. I can't help wondering if William Cherry also feared things would work out if he didn't do something drastic to prevent them." Chapter 1, pg. 5

"Had I allowed him to become our neighbor, proximity would have provided him with a dozen more reasons to hate me. And , living right next door, where he could keep an eye on my comings and goings, he might even have found by this time some way of murdering me and making it look like an accident. Whereas, if he wanted to kill me now, he'd have to cross the street, pass houses occupied by Jacob Rose's ex-wife, the ex-football coach's ex-wife, and other ex-wives who know me. I consider these ex-wives my last line of defense." Chapter 2, pg 30

"My daughter likes television...