Heart of Junk by Luke Geddes

The city of Wichita, Kansas, is wracked with panic over the abduction of
toddler pageant princess Lindy Bobo. However, the dealers at the Heart of
America Antique Mall are too preoccupied by their own neurotic compulsions
to take much notice. Postcards, perfume bottles, Barbies, vinyl records, 
kitschy neon beer signs--they collect and sell it all.
   Rather than focus on Lindy, this colourful cast of characters is consumed
by another drama: the impending arrival of Mark and Grant from the famed
antiques television show Pickin' Fortunes, who are planning to film an 
episode at the Heart of America and secretly may be the last best hope of
saving the mall from bankruptcy. Yet the mall and the missing beauty queen
have more to do with each other than these vendors might think, and before
long, the group sets in motion a series of events that lead to surprising
revelations about Lindy's whereabouts.
   As the mall becomes implicated in her disappearance, will Mark and Grant 
be scared away or will they arrive in time to save the Heart of America from 
going under?

Genres: Contemporary Fiction - Mystery - Humour - Thriller - Dark Comedy - Satire - LGBT
Condition: Very good
Published: First published 2020. This edition published 2021 by Simon & Schuster
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9781982106676
Weight: 200g