Loathe Your Neighbor (Paperback or Softback)

One restless man.

Two crumbling relationships.

A dozen bad decisions.

For David Lavender, the midlife crisis isn't a cliché—it’s a minefield. Trapped in a house with a wife who has grown indifferent and a stepson who is openly hostile, David seeks solace in the one place he shouldn't.

As he navigates the heat of a forbidden affair, the world outside his bedroom window is closing in. A petty neighbor dispute is spiraling out of control, mirroring the chaos of his own making. In this sharp-edged look at suburban discontent, David is about to learn that the most dangerous person in the neighborhood is the one staring back at him in the mirror.

Heavy metal lover and cricket tragic, D.A. Cairns lives on the south coast of New South Wales. He works as a ghostwriter, has had over 100 short stories published, and has authored eight novels, and a superficial and unscientific memoir, I Used to be an Animal Lover. His latest book is The Secret to Happiness is Death.