Description
A mysterious illness is afflicting the residents of Millsville, Wisconsin-but that might be the least of their problems. Investigating the situation is Arthur Reilly, the county restaurant inspector who recently relocated from New York City following an unseemly scandal. When he gets sidetracked and falsely suggests a link between the outbreak and a local Albanian-run diner, the town descends into panic, chaos, and finger pointing. As the situation spirals out of control, county commissioner Janet Vosberg seizes the moment to position herself for higher office and newspaper editor Adam Bender aims to settle a long-simmering score. And what's with the hot dog pushcart that recently appeared by the side of Highway 9? This antic, raunchy send-up of small-town life gets deep into the minds and hearts of its characters and their entanglements. Alex Pickett exposes the fault lines in Midwestern Nice and reveals how corruption can take hold in even the most unlikely of places.
Author: Alex Pickett
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 04/20/2021
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780299331641
ISBN10: 0299331644
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
Author: Alex Pickett
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 04/20/2021
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780299331641
ISBN10: 0299331644
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
About the Author
Alex Pickett is a writer based in London. His stories have appeared in numerous publications, including Southern Humanities Review, Subtropics, Passages North, and Green Mountains Review.