About this episode

Michael Kardos discusses his comedic crime novel 'Fun City Heist' and its themes of family and music.

On this episode of the Princeton Alumni Weekly’s Book Club podcast, author Michael Kardos ’92 answers our questions about his latest comedic crime novel, Fun City Heist. It’s set in his old stomping grounds, the New Jersey shore, and he made the protagonist a drummer, like himself. As the story unfolds, readers watch beach bum Mo Melnick connect for the first time with his teenage daughter, get back together with his band, Sunshine Apocalypse, and eventually get roped into a bandmate’s plan to rob a beachfront amusement park. Find the transcript at paw.princeton.edu.

People in this episode

Host: Princeton Alumni Weekly

Guest: Michael Kardos

Topics covered

• comedic crime novel
• father-daughter relationship
• music
• New Jersey
• amusement park heist

Keywords

• Michael Kardos
• Fun City Heist
• comedy
• crime novel
• father-daughter
• New Jersey
• amusement park

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sunshine Apocalypse

Books & works: Fun City Heist

Places: New Jersey shore

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