When a happy young family moves into a new housing development, they feel as if they've joined an exclusive support group full of friendly, helpful neighbors. But what this family doesn't know is that lurking beneath this perfect veneer lies the terrifying dark side - one which will eventually divide husband and wife.
As the wife struggles to combat a paranoid Homeowners' Association gone mad, her husband joins the committee and becomes a member of the board. The story culminates when one of the wife's female friends is murdered in this chilling tale of the extreme oppression that can come from a paranoid world.