The Futility Experts

Synopsis

Feeling Trapped In A Stagnant Marriage, Working A Dead-end Job, And Desperately Coveting The Last Good Parking Spot, Tim Turner Decides To Do What Any Middle-aged Man Not In His Right Mind Would Do; Reinvent Himself As A 21 Year-old Marine Sniper Named Rusty. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? At The Same Time, Davis Beardsley--a Professor Of Zoology With An Unhealthy Obsession For Imaginary Creatures--helplessly Watches His Chances For Tenure Circle The Drain When A New Department Head Takes A Less-than-favorable View Of His Teaching Methods. Throw In A Decrepit Sasquatch, A Romanian Adoptee Hell-bent On Destruction, And A Trio Of Incontinent Lapdogs, And You Have The Makings Of A Laugh-out-loud Hit. Delivered With Deadpan Wit And Keen Insight, The Futility Experts Is Sure To Appeal To Fans Of Jami Attenberg, Emma Straub, And Joshua Ferris.