The Art of Looking for Trouble: A Novel

From his post behind the bar at Quinn's Pub, Mike Lee holds together the Genesee neighborhood where he grew up. When his friends throw him a surprise 50th birthday party, the festivities are interrupted by ill-advised felons that come to rob his bar with explosive results. Mike knows he must take action to protect his community. He decides to run for mayor of Genesee against a callous incumbent that is running unopposed. Mike and his team of crusaders take on the established order the only way they know how, with determination and a lot of pints. He is thrown into an uproarious world of retribution, espionage, vendettas and eventually into the national spotlight.