Synopsis This extraordinary novel captures the adventures, the life and times of Monica Maldini and her acquaintances, in their college, St Brutus Center for the Criminally Insane and Insanely Criminal. Set Vulcania arch villain O W S Smelt (One Who Shouldn’t Be) and his buddy Johny Smith race around the world in their quest for Monica. Fate and other sundry factors thwart Smelt time and again. Nevertheless, Monica’s troubles only start here: an eccentric grandmother, a secret three-legged pet dog named Tripod and an unwanted son only add to her woes. What ensues is a combination of comic adventures and droll wit to defy all beliefs.