The Cul De Sac Cartel--A Comedy: Suburbia Has a New Crime Family. God Help Us All.

In the quiet cul-de-sacs of Elmwood Estates, four dads hit their breaking point. PTA politics. HOA fines. Soccer-practice carpools. And one very aggressive raccoon Frank DeLuca used to think his biggest problem was a brown patch on his lawn. He was wrong. >Frank Deluca, Todd McAllister, Ricky Alvarez, and Glen Patterson decide they've had enough. So naturally, they form a mafia. A very bad mafia. What started as a midlife-crisis hobby quickly spirals into a high-stakes underworld of tactical cargo shorts, sourdough smuggling, and underground pizza betting rings. Along with a crew of disorganized dads-including a tech-wiz who's over-leveraged on smart-home gadgets and a "muscle" with chronic plantar fasciitis-Frank forms The Cartel. Their mission? To reclaim their Saturdays from the iron grip of the PTA. But the PTA doesn't play by the rules. Led by Frank's own wife, Marcy, the moms have their own shadow intelligence network, tactical wingsuits, and a "Mother Dough" that might actually be sentient. As the line between bake sales and black-ops blurs, Frank and his team must decide how much they're willing to risk for the ultimate prize: a permanent lawn-care exemption. From the masterful wit of Michael Monroe comes a riotous satirical thriller about the secret lives of the people next door. In the battle for the cul-de-sac, the only thing thicker than the blood is the crust.