Shady Park Panic: 2 (Shady Park Chronicles)

A school shooting and groundswell of demand to arm teachers moves the satire of suburban America into the Trump era in Shady Park Panic Book 2 of the Shady Park Chronicles Series.Anthony the reporter from Book 1 First World Problems now becomes the focus. When he submits his report that it was unarmed teachers who subdued the assailant while two parents who had claimed to be armed for personal protection fled the scene his publisher deletes those details. Its not what the public wants to read and besides as Anthony finds out the Ledger publisher is lending his support to a pro-gun anti-immigrant politician in return for a favor.The assailant had aimed his gun at a parent in a hejab. But a mystery develops when it is discovered that although a teacher was wounded it was not the assailants gun that fired the shot. Bea an evangelistic School Board member falsely claims she saw the woman in the hejab fire the shot and its up to Anthony to prove the womans innocence and find out who actually shot the teacher.The publishers daughter leaves the paper--and Anthony--to take up with a TV news anchor and starts broadcasting false reports that stir up fear of terrorism. Anthony falls in love with her replacement the beautiful Pari who encourages him to keep reporting the truth despite the publishers threats to fire both of them. Together they reveal how Bea and her cronies have schemed to cash in on the fear of terrorism they helped to spread.