From Booklist: *Starred Review* The wacky denizens of Benteen County, Kansas (Mad Dog & Englishman, 2000, and Prairie Gothic, 2003), are back with enough action to keep readers on the edge of their seats. Just as the residents of the sleepy county are beginning to wonder when something will happen, a crew from PBS pulls into town to film a new reality show, This Old Tepee, which involves a group of Native Americans trying to re-create the ancient tribal lifestyle on the plains. Then one of the participants winds up with a genuine Cheyenne arrow in his back. Everyone assumes that the murder is the work of Mad Dog, the born-again Cheyenne half brother of Sheriff English. As if that weren't enough, a series of bombs goes off in Buffalo Springs, leading the good citizens to believe that al-Qaeda has invaded. Then there is Sheriff English's wife, Judy, who seems obsessed with taking a trip to Paris, by sunset, or else. English, Mad Dog, an old sweetheart who just happens to show up, and various deputies of varying competence have their hands full trying to figure out why all this chaos has erupted on the prairie. Readers may need to make a chart to keep track of the characters and plotlines, but they will be laughing so hard they probably won't take the time to consult it anyway. This is the best madcap cozy to hit the genre since Joan Hess' Maggody series debuted more than 15 years ago. Barbara Bibel
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