Felonies, infidelity, and fine art collide on the shadowy side of a quaint American town in this unconventional debut novel. Transplanted from London, England, Marc Clemens joins his colorful colleagues to navigate a slew of ridiculous episodes soabsurd it can only be real. As Marc struggles with his love life and creative vision, can he use an artist’s observational skills to uncover the misdeeds of the administrator antagonists who bedevil him? Irreverent, enigmatic, and highly imaginative, Mars Violet Evenings examines resilience in creativity and love while exposing the hilarious though maddening dysfunctions of a local art scene.