Like Karl Hiassen meets Confederacy of Dunces, a manic romp in pre-Disney Florida

Winner "Georgia Author of the Year, 2008"

Meet the folks of Humble County, Georgia. There's Jimmy Wiggins, who believes cars are evolving into fish; Daisy, whose outlaw diner caters to three dry counties; Ruby Mulvaney, falling apart piece by piece; Mr. Thigpen, a foot-washing Baptist out to save your soul, like it or not; and Earl Mulvaney, a high school dropout and mechanical genius. When the girl next door breaks Earl's heart, everybody rallies to help him carry on. Meanwhile, he finds purpose in a fabulous quest: by saving the leftover parts from maintaining Jimmy Wiggins's classic '53 Corvette, he'll build a whole new car and leave the original behind. And just maybe, he'll drive away with the girl.

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When Bertram Wiggly leaves his job as an appliance actuary – calculating the life expectancy of major appliances so their warranties expire precisely one day before they implode – he thinks he’s found the perfect place to retire in Medville, with its town square, circled by brick-cobbled streets and quaint shops with bright red and white awnings.
But then… the town rezones itself for musicals.
At any moment an invisible orchestra is apt to strike up a melody and the otherwise sane townsfolk of Medville burst into song. And not just song, either. Dance.
Against his will, Bertram finds himself in the midst of a musical comedy in which he has been cast as the comic curmudgeon.
Can Bertram defy Sam, the mysterious orchestra leader, and thwart the destiny laid out for him?