The Harvard Skull Fiasco: A Caper Novel

Shea has somehow gotten himself hired as the new IT guy at Harvard's medical library. He has Pathological Problems with Authority and is constitutionally unable to tell a lie. So when he plans to steal a prized artifact, the skull of Phineas Gage, he can't help but tell everyone he knows of his plans (but he swears them all to secrecy, so that's okay, right?).

When the skull actually turns up missing, Shea knows it's just a matter of time before they're onto him and he finds himself in handcuffs. This book is Shea walking through the events leading up to that day with a group of co-workers that seems to grow by the moment. This book may not be for everyone. If you like your stories told in a straightforward fashion, without quirky humor and off-the-wall characters, give this one a miss. But I found it delightful, and now I'm going to have to go read the The Rise of the Blue Bandicoot to finish off the story. (Yes, it ends on a bit of a cliffhanger. I'm reasonably sure the author did that on purpose to encourage us to read the second book. I'm good with that.)

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary review copy from BookSirens. All opinions expressed here are my own, and I don't say nice things about books I don't actually like.