Tag: humour fiction
The Night In Question by Susan Fletcher
Florence Butterfield has lived an extraordinary life full of travel, passion and adventure. But, at eighty-seven, she suspects there are no more surprises to come her way.Then, one midsummer’s night, something terrible happens – so strange and unexpected that Florrie is suspicious. Was this really an accident, or is she living alongside a would-be murderer? #TheNightInQuestion @sfletcherauthor#RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour The only clue is a magenta envelope, discarded … Read More The Night In Question by Susan Fletcher
The Ha-Ha by Tom Shakespeare
Meet Fred. He is about to turn forty and has invited an eclectic group of friends to celebrate at a rented stately home. He is a wheelchair user after being paralysed in a road traffic accident, has been busy at work at his memoir and is longing to reconnect with long-standing university crush, Heather, a high-flying TV foreign correspondent. What should have been a … Read More The Ha-Ha by Tom Shakespeare
+ Dogs, fiction, humour fiction, marriage, review
Away Weekend by Lesley Fernández-Armesto
Geraldine and her apricot poodle are usually reluctant to leave her pretty little mews house in St John’s Wood. But what with her sister moving in with two pugs, and her daughter unexpectedly appearing on her doorstep – both the victims of dumping by their partners – Geraldine and her bijou home can barely take the strain. #AwayWeekend #LesleyFernándezArmesto @BooksQuadrant @GracePublicity #blogtour So it’s hard to … Read More Away Weekend by Lesley Fernández-Armesto
+ assisted dying, dark humour, dementia, euthanasia, fiction, friendship, humour fiction, loneliness, memory, politics, review
Shaking Hands With Elvis by Paul Carroll
An uncaring government has legalised assisted dying, but it’s not only the terminally ill they loosen the rules for. Anybody considered to have nothing to contribute, a drain on resources, or simply past it, is encouraged to do the decent thing and opt for an early check out. #ShakingHandsWithElvis @paulcarrollink #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour #funnybook #assisteddying Entrepreneur Callan Clay is quick to fill the market gap through … Read More Shaking Hands With Elvis by Paul Carroll
Happy is the One by Katie Allen Cover Reveal
Imagine you knew exactly when you were going to die…Robin Edmund Blake is halfway through his life. Born in 1986, when Halley’s Comet crossed the sky, he is destined to go out with it, when it returns in 2061. Until that day, he can’t die. He has proof. With his future mapped out in minute detail, a lucrative but increasingly dull job in the … Read More Happy is the One by Katie Allen Cover Reveal
Highly Flawed Individual by TC Roberts Out Now
In Highly Flawed Individual, thirty-year-old eternal bachelor Archie Flynn has it all: a successful finance career, a beautiful terrace home in Sydney’s highly sought-after Rocks district, and a thriving sex life that James Bond would envy. In other words, life is perfect. Until the stunning Jezebel Ekas, an American professional mixed martial arts fighter, enters his life. Jezebel is a woman far superior to Archie in … Read More Highly Flawed Individual by TC Roberts Out Now
Highly Flawed Individual by TC Roberts Cover Reveal
In Highly Flawed Individual, thirty-year-old eternal bachelor Archie Flynn has it all: a successful finance career, a beautiful terrace home in Sydney’s highly sought-after Rocks district, and a thriving sex life that James Bond would envy. In other words, life is perfect. Until, the stunning Jezebel Ekas, an American professional mixed martial arts fighter, enters his life. Jezebel is a woman far superior to Archie in … Read More Highly Flawed Individual by TC Roberts Cover Reveal
+ crime fiction, dark humour, fiction, humour fiction, kidnapping, love, murder, police corruption, police drama, police procedural, psycopath, review, secrets, thriller
Blood on Shakespeare’s Typewriter by Mark Eklid
When Dan Khan buys a unique piece of cultural history for £50 from a man in the pub, he thinks all his troubles are over. He is told it’s the actual typewriter William Shakespeare used when he wrote all his plays. Dan and his girlfriend Shannon reckon it must be worth millions! #BloodOnShakespearesTypewriter @MarkEklid @SpellBoundBks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #CompulsiveReaders #blogtour But they don’t realise the vintage machine was … Read More Blood on Shakespeare’s Typewriter by Mark Eklid
Upstairs at the Beresford by Will Carver
THERE ARE WORSE PLACES THAN HELL… Hotel Beresford is a grand, old building, just outside the city. And any soul is welcome. Danielle Ortega works nights, singing at whatever dive bar will offer her a gig. She gets by, keeping to herself. Sam Walker gambles and drinks, and can’t keep his hands to himself. Now he’s tied up in a shoe closet with a … Read More Upstairs at the Beresford by Will Carver
+ adventure, crime fiction, dark humour, family, fiction, Finland, friends, friendship, humour fiction, murder
The Beaver Theory by Antti Tuomainen (translated by David Hackston)
Henri Koskinen, intrepid insurance mathematician and adventure park entrepreneur, firmly believes in the power of common sense and order. That is until he moves in with painter Laura Helanto and her daughter… As Henri realises he has inadvertently become part of a group of local dads, a competing adventure park is seeking to expand their operations, not always sticking to the law in the … Read More The Beaver Theory by Antti Tuomainen (translated by David Hackston)
+ crime fiction, dark humour, dementia, fiction, grief, humour fiction, murder, psychopath, revenge, review, serial killer
You’d Look Better As A Ghost by Joanna Wallace
I have a gift. I see people as ghosts before they die. Of course, it helps that I’m the one killing them. The night after her father’s funeral, Claire meets Lucas in a bar. Lucas doesn’t know it, but it’s not a chance meeting. One thoughtless mistyped email has put him in the crosshairs of an extremely put out serial killer. But before they … Read More You’d Look Better As A Ghost by Joanna Wallace
+ adventure, China, dark humour, female friendship, fiction, friendship, humour fiction, India, review, Russia, sisterhood, thriller, trafficking
Sinister Sisterhood by Jane Badrock
Elle’s dreams of married bliss are shattered by David’s dalliances. She needs a new life-plan and it’s thrust upon her by her tiger-loving aunt in India. Converted to the cause, she’s now committed to combating cruel animal exploitation whether it’s trading in endangered animal parts or trophy hunting. But she can’t do it on her own. What she needs is money and a terrific … Read More Sinister Sisterhood by Jane Badrock
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