Hailed as Americas finest realistic novelist by the Boston GlobeRichard Yates author of Revolutionary Road garnered rare critical acclaimfor his bracing unsenti... » 

Hailed as Americas finest realistic novelist by the Boston GlobeRichard Yates author of Revolutionary Road garnered rare critical acclaimfor his bracing unsentimental portraits of middleclass American lifeDisturbing the Peace is no exception. Haunting troubling and mesmerizingit shines a brilliant unwavering light into the darkest recesses of a manspsyche. To all appearances John Wilder has all the trappings of success circa1960 a promising career in advertising a loving family a beautifulapartment even a country home. Johns evenings are spent with associates atquiet Manhattan lounges and his weekends with friends at glittering cocktailparties. But something deep within this seemingly perfect life has long sincegone wrong. Something has disturbed Johns fragile peace and he can no longerfind solace in fleeting affairs or alcohol. The anger the drinking and therecklessness are building to a crescendoand theyre about to take down Johnscareer and his family. What happens next will send John on a long strangejourneyat once tragic and inevitable. «