My rating: 5 stars
This was my first Bentley Little book and boy, was I not disappointed. Barry and Maureen are moving from California to Utah and they find a lovely little home in the neighborhood of Bonita Vista. The house is a bit of a fixer-upper but its a good price and a nice area. They're told that the neighborhood has a homeowners association but they just tend the public lands and keep up the pool. Stuff like that. Nothing evil. Definitely no evil stuff. However, when the couple moves in the quickly find themselves being harassed by an HOA that's bent on enforcing its Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions. As the CCRs are slowly revealed and the true power of the HOA comes to light. Barry and Maureen quickly regret their decision to move to Bonita Vista but by the time they realize this, there may not be a way out.
This is billed as a horror novel but seems to be a true to life representation of Homeowners' Associations in the way the characters often say "There's no way they can do that! It can't be legal!". If you've ever lived under an HOA you know what I mean.