To Dare A Future

To Dare A Future PDF Author: Dave Franklin
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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Book Description
We all have black thoughts. It's just some of us act on them. A van driver with abduction and murder on his mind. An eleven-year-old girl snatched on her way home from ballet. A tortured reporter, happy to use her death and the terrifying reign of a child killer to help make his name... "Don't let the rather bland title put you off - this second novel by Dave Franklin is an impressive pacey read, spiced with ethical dilemmas as well as his earthy dialogue and humour." - Sunday Times "Franklin's first novel, Looking for Sarah Jane Smith, introduced his unique brand of bitter humour as he journeyed out of Wales into Aussie territory. In this new book, Franklin chooses to return to familiar territory, setting the novel in Portsmouth, on England's south coast. His raw-edged honesty and earthy humour combine to make a compelling portrayal of one man's undoing against a backdrop of murder, brutality and desperate love. It is a gritty and vicious novel with an unredeemable hero." - Post Newspapers This novel includes a FREE 3,500-word crime story, Camaraderie.

To Dare A Future

To Dare A Future PDF Author: Dave Franklin
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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Book Description
We all have black thoughts. It's just some of us act on them. A van driver with abduction and murder on his mind. An eleven-year-old girl snatched on her way home from ballet. A tortured reporter, happy to use her death and the terrifying reign of a child killer to help make his name... "Don't let the rather bland title put you off - this second novel by Dave Franklin is an impressive pacey read, spiced with ethical dilemmas as well as his earthy dialogue and humour." - Sunday Times "Franklin's first novel, Looking for Sarah Jane Smith, introduced his unique brand of bitter humour as he journeyed out of Wales into Aussie territory. In this new book, Franklin chooses to return to familiar territory, setting the novel in Portsmouth, on England's south coast. His raw-edged honesty and earthy humour combine to make a compelling portrayal of one man's undoing against a backdrop of murder, brutality and desperate love. It is a gritty and vicious novel with an unredeemable hero." - Post Newspapers This novel includes a FREE 3,500-word crime story, Camaraderie.

Then Came The Last Days Of May

Then Came The Last Days Of May PDF Author: Dave Franklin
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39

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Book Description
How many Blue Oyster Cult references can you spot? Set in the Australian outback, this elegiac novella can also be found in the dark fiction anthologies Riders on the Storm and Other Killer Songs & Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy.

Bunch of Snake Freaks! A Brit's Take on Dead Pets, Sleazeballs and Other Fun Movie Stuff

Bunch of Snake Freaks! A Brit's Take on Dead Pets, Sleazeballs and Other Fun Movie Stuff PDF Author: Dave Franklin
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Book Description
“You like movies because you’re one of life’s great watchers.” So says Woody Allen’s irked, soon-to-be-ex-wife in Play It Again, Sam, obviously having had enough of his sedentary lifestyle. Hmm, I think she would have left me, too. But, hey, do a female’s myriad charms really stack up against the corny delights of Cocktail, the vicious cynicism of The Sweet Smell of Success, the dark ferocity of The Thing, the fantastic imagination of Westworld, the perverted milieu of Happiness or the heartbreak of Kes? For these are just some of the films covered in the fifth part of this lewd, politically incorrect guide to the treasures of twentieth century cinema. Author Dave Franklin also throws in a bevy of bitches, the worst-ever holidays and a tribute to old men feasting on teenage flesh.

We Should Be More Like Fish

We Should Be More Like Fish PDF Author: Dave Franklin
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

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Book Description
Sickened by man’s barbarity, a medieval lord decides to conduct a bold experiment. This brutal tale can also be found in the dark fiction collection, Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy.

Straitjacket Blues 3

Straitjacket Blues 3 PDF Author: Dave Franklin
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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Book Description
A humiliated teacher, a desert rendezvous, and a little boy who makes a new friend... The pleasure of your company is requested for a final stroll into emotional quicksand. Contains Brief Meetings, Maintaining A Certain Image, Then Came The Last Days Of May & The Goodreads Killer (Part 3).

Saving a Child from God

Saving a Child from God PDF Author: Dave Franklin
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Book Description
An atheist professor and a Muslim boy find themselves on a collision course.

Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy

Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy PDF Author: Dave Franklin
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Book Description
From emotional vampires and insane killers to religious ecstasy and suicide, Dave Franklin cordially invites you on a journey into the darkest corners of the human heart. This anthology gathers together horror, supernatural, dark fantasy and psychological stories from the Straitjacket Blues series, including the full-length novel, The Goodreads Killer. It contains strong adult content and is not for the easily offended.

Camaraderie

Camaraderie PDF Author: Dave Franklin
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Book Description
Friends. We all need them. And some of us are happy to go to extraordinary lengths to find them... This ebook contains a bonus story, The Dead Belong With The Dead. Both stories can be found in the dark fiction anthology, Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy.

Straitjacket Blues 2

Straitjacket Blues 2 PDF Author: Dave Franklin
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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Book Description
A charnel house, a medieval lord who plays God, and a devastated young woman who just can't let go... Dave Franklin presents his second collection of bedtime stories for the children of the damned. Contains Greetings, You Who Are Highly Favoured!, We Should Be More Like Fish, The Dead Belong With The Dead, & The Goodreads Killer (Part Two).

Manic Streets of Perth: An Australian Comedy

Manic Streets of Perth: An Australian Comedy PDF Author: Dave Franklin
Publisher: Baby Ice Dog Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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Book Description
Perth. It's thousands of miles from anywhere, it's got a rubbish Bell Tower and not enough of the laid-back locals are being eaten by sharks. Well, that's what expat reporter Paul Lewis thinks, but after a lonely Manic Street Preachers fan reveals her disastrously unlucky life suddenly nothing's the same... Manic Streets of Perth - Where a snake-wielding robber is just the start of your troubles. Gentler and warmer than Dave Franklin's other novels, Manic Streets is an easy to read comedy. "The storytelling is deft, sweet and funny; Brookmyre-esque without the gore, and is recommended. Manics fans, especially Richeyites, will enjoy the frequent references to the band, and the recurring theme of Kim's obsession with Small Black Flowers." - Forever Delayed (Manic Street Preachers website) "Franklin crafts the central players with great ease to such an extent that the hot and mundane Perth streets are secondary. In fact, this enthralling tale could be set in any Australian town or city." - Quest Newspapers "The title may make Dullsville sound exciting, but the protagonist of Manic Streets of Perth is defiantly less than flattering about our fair city. Still, if you like fiction offbeat and on the edgy side, there's plenty of humour, pathos and plain speaking." - Scoop magazine "I loved Manic Streets - there was a great story underlying a slightly madcap series of events and characters that really pulled the reader through. There are some great characters in this story - the self-pitying, slightly idiotic journalist Paul, Kim's father (sans both legs), the support group for people with very unfortunate names, and Kim herself. Kim's just fabulous - real - strong - vivid." - Australian Crime Fiction (This story is also available in the anthology, Evil Arse Soup: Three Ultra-Dark Comedies).