He can’t cook. He can’t fight. He might run the mob. Meet Jimmy Viceno.All he wanted was a steady job. Instead, he’s mistaken for the nephew of a Chicago crime boss—and handed duffel bags of cash, mysterious deliveries, and a “promotion” he can’t refuse. The FBI thinks he’s a rising underworld kingpin. The mob thinks
He can’t cook. He can’t fight. He might run the mob. Meet Jimmy Viceno.All he wanted was a steady job. Instead, he’s mistaken for the nephew of a Chicago crime boss—and handed duffel bags of cash, mysterious deliveries, and a “promotion” he can’t refuse. The FBI thinks he’s a rising underworld kingpin. The mob thinks he’s a criminal genius. Jimmy thinks he’s in restaurant management. Armed with nothing but optimism, bad timing, and the comic book hero who lives in his head, Jimmy stumbles deeper into a world of mobsters, FBI agents, and “specialty deliveries” that definitely aren’t farm-to-table. Fans of Carl Hiaasen, Christopher Moore, and Elmore Leonard will love this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud crime comedy where good intentions collide with organized crime—and one oblivious Jimmy might bring the whole system down. Jimmy Meets the Mob is the first in a series of stand-alone comic misadventures starring Jimmy Viceno—where every book brings new trouble, and Jimmy never learns a thing.
Jimmy Meets Democracy is a fast political satire about a good-hearted dishwasher who accidentally becomes a congressional candidate. A clerical hiccup turns his DMV trip into a campaign, and suddenly Jimmy’s got pollsters calling him “authentically unprepared,” operatives pitching “the brand,” and strangers beggi
Jimmy Meets Democracy is a fast political satire about a good-hearted dishwasher who accidentally becomes a congressional candidate. A clerical hiccup turns his DMV trip into a campaign, and suddenly Jimmy’s got pollsters calling him “authentically unprepared,” operatives pitching “the brand,” and strangers begging for a platform. He’s got one: be nice, stack dishes right, and don’t open mysterious envelopes.
With Rat Boy—his trench-coated inner voice—dropping rules he never follows, Jimmy stumbles through debates, deadlines, and other people’s schemes. He isn’t a disruptor. He isn’t a plant. He’s just Jimmy… which might be exactly what voters want.
Perfect for fans of Veep and Parks and Recreation. Read in any order.
Suburbia was supposed to be safe. Predictable. Ordinary. For Sean Perkins, a technical writer who thrives on order, that’s exactly how life had been—until Tank moved in.
Tank is a conspiracy-theorist veteran who practices his self-invented martial art (“Tank-Quan-Doh”) in the front yard, scans pies with a Geiger
Suburbia was supposed to be safe. Predictable. Ordinary. For Sean Perkins, a technical writer who thrives on order, that’s exactly how life had been—until Tank moved in.
Tank is a conspiracy-theorist veteran who practices his self-invented martial art (“Tank-Quan-Doh”) in the front yard, scans pies with a Geiger counter, and recruits neighborhood kids for paramilitary drills. Add in Sean’s chaotic brother-in-law Tommy—an “inventor” whose projects are as disastrous as they are enthusiastic—and suddenly the quiet cul-de-sac is ground zero for paranoia, improvised gadgets, and a looming neighborhood meltdown.
There Goes The Neighborhood is a sharp-witted suburban satire about control, chaos, and the absurd lengths people go to protect their little slice of the American dream. Fans of Tom Perrotta and Carl Hiaasen will feel right at home—until the HOA calls a special meeting.
Currently being shopped to literary agents, this novel is poised to find its publishing home soon.