The Considerable Distance Between Neighbors
A Novel of Community, Courtesy, and ConsequenceBy Shani RashidRecorded TrackLength7h 19m
About this audiobook
A contemporary literary mystery set in a suburban Charlotte neighborhood, Wyndham Woods, where the controlled order of HOA life begins to fracture after the sudden death of a longtime resident. The story follows Ada Carmichael as she settles into the community and slowly uncovers hidden tensions, financial irregularities, and long-buried personal histories connected to both residents and local development projects. What begins as quiet neighborhood observation gradually becomes an exploration of secrecy, grief, and the uneasy distance between people who live side by side but barely know each other.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenreGeneral Fiction, Mystery and Thriller
Length7 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 16, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
16Chapter 11: In Which We Explore a Folder, A Phone Call, and a Note
2Dedication Page
17Chapter 12: In Which Tamsin Collingwood Acts, and Ada Opens the Second Folder
3PART ONE: NEIGHBORS
18Chapter 13: In Which Kerry Comes to Town, and Wyndham Woods Has a Holiday Dinner
4Chapter 1: In Which We Make the Acquaintance of Adrienne Carmichael
19Chapter 14: In Which Ada Carmichael Learns What Elaine Found, and Julian Provides Quiet Company
5Chapter 2: In Which We Meet Wyndham Woods, and Wyndham Woods Is Not Entirely Sure What to Make of Us
20PART FOUR: THE ESPINOZA QUESTION
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6Chapter 3: In Which the Neighborhood Assembles Itself, One Improbable Resident at a Time, and Ada Experiences Transcendence
21Chapter 15: In Which the Espinozas Arrive, and Ada Does Not Look for Anything
7Chapter 4: In Which Ada Explores Charlotte and Makes a Friend
22Chapter 16: In Which Ada Carmichael Has a Difficult Conversation, and a Car Appears on Ashbourne Lane
8PART TWO: THE ELEVENTH DAY
23Chapter 17: In Which the Rodrigo Situation is Resolved, and Ada Tells Raymond Last
9Chapter 5: In Which a Death Occurs, and the Neighborhood Reacts in Characteristic Fashion
24PART FIVE: TRIALS
10Chapter 6: In Which Ada Carmichael Attends Her First HOA Meeting, and Montaigne Says Something That Silences the Room
25Chapter 18: In Which Evidence is Admitted, and Testimonies are Heard
11Chapter 7: In Which We Learn Something About Lawrence Grier, and Ada Carmichael Begins to Earn Her Porch
26Chapter 19: In Which the Verdicts Come, and Wyndham Woods Receives Them
12Chapter 8: In Which Parliament Proves Noble, and Ada and Julian Explore the Edges
27Chapter 20: In Which the Neighborhood Holds a Memorial, and Raymond Plays the Ivan Lins
13Chapter 9: In Which Ada Finds Something in Lawrence’s Garden, and Theo Proves Useful in Ways His Father Does Not Endorse
28Chapter 21: In Which Ada Carmichael Writes in the Second Legal Pad, and She and Julian Agree to Disagree
14Chapter 10: In Which Raymond Thibodaux Plays Something Unexpected, and Someone Has a Difficult Morning
29Epilogue: In Which Wyndham Woods Goes On
15PART THREE: WHAT ELAINE KNEW
30The End
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