Publisher's Synopsis
Welcome to Wonderville, where casseroles are competitive, secrets simmer beneath the surface, and the truth is always just out of reach.
When brilliant but restless engineer Jake Holloway moves to this sleepy town to escape the corporate grind and chase his entrepreneurial dreams, he expects peace and quiet. What he gets instead is a mayor obsessed with Wonderville's reputation, a city councilor teetering on the edge of a midlife crisis, and a nosy neighbor whose hobbies might include blackmail. Then there's the fourteen-year-old paperboy who can't keep out of trouble-especially after he breaks his arm and starts using his free time for mischief.
The chaos begins with the annual casserole bake-off, but it's the mysterious, alien-themed flyers that follow-delivered alongside the town newspaper-that send Wonderville into a frenzy. The scandalous flyers contain outrageous "news" about extraterrestrial activity and expose the town's eccentricities in ways too close to reality for comfort. Furious about the damage to her reputation, the mayor enlists Jake to find the culprit.
As Jake digs into the mystery, he uncovers more than he bargained for. Everyone in Wonderville has something to hide, and the truth might just blow the lid off the whole town.
Witty, heartwarming, and packed with laugh-out-loud moments, "Casseroles and Conspiracies" is a satirical romp through small-town life, where the line between fact and fiction is as blurry as a UFO sighting. If you love sharp humor, quirky characters, and a mystery that keeps you guessing until the very last page, this is the book for you.
Wonderville is waiting. But are you ready for what's hiding there?
Perfect for fans of Fredrik Backman and Carl Hiaasen.
