All is notwell north of the tension line. A series of unsettling nighttime incidents have left the islanders alternatingbetween nervousness and annoyance. Are these incidents simply an elaborate teenage prank, or is there a malevolent stranger lurking on the island?Meanwhile, the out-of-state owners of a new goat farm seem to consider themselves the self-proclaimed leaders of the island, Pali the ferry captain is troubled by his own unique version of writer's block, and Ben, the captain's ten year-old son, appears to be hiding something. But it is only when the imperturbable Lars Olufsen announces his retirement from office, and Stella subsequently declares her intention to run, that the islanders realize that life as they know is about to change for the worse. Fiona must decide whether it is time to leave the island for good or to make another reckless gamble. The Audacity of Goatsis the continuing tale of Fiona Campbell and her reluctant adventures among the pleasures, mysteries, and exasperations of life on a small island in Door County, Wisconsin.