Day of the Living Pizza

A Smarts & Dewdrop Mystery, book 1.

Detective Smarts of Crazy Name Town has a problem. Doctor Boring and his receptionist have been bumped off, and the only clues at the scene are some olives, tomatoes, mushrooms and a sprinkle of oregano. With the townsfolk dropping like flies and strange-looking figures stumbling down the streets mumbling "Pizza!", Officer Dewdrop has an idea.

Juvenile fiction/YA/age 10+

This story is contained in The Gage Project book, published by Inknbeans Press, which is raising money for children's charities.