Plot for Pridemore (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780881464825)

For five heart-churning days, the world turns its attention to tiny Pridemore, Missouri, where rescue teams work around the clock to free a mentally challenged man from a collapsed cave. Thats how Mayor Roe Tolliver envisions it, anyway. Weary of watching the town hes led for more than forty years slide into economic oblivion, the mayor hatches a devious and dangerous plan. Over the course of a year, the mayor and his cronies carry out the convoluted scheme, which involves everything from bilking state money for a bogus tourist attraction to hiring a militia ballistics consultant to detonate the limestone cavern. Their success hinges on unassuming pawn Digby Willard, whose simple-minded likeability provides human interest in the made-for-television crisis. Get ready for a fast-paced romp filled with quirky characters, hilarious twists and turns, and a small town that just might get its fifteen minutes of fame.

Author: Stephen Roth
ISBN-10: 0881464821
ISBN-13: 9780881464825
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/31/2014
Pages: 297
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Foreword 05/27/2014