Three old blokes. One tangled family mystery. A trail of chaos from Tasmania to Ireland.Meet Oodles, Wish-Wash, and The Mayor—three bickering octogenarians who set out to uncover their family history… and end up unravelling far more than they bargained for.In Blokes on a Plane, a DNA test sparks the quest, but when The Mayor vanishes, the other two are forced to turn sleuth before they even reach the airport.In Whitey and the Six Dwarfs...

Every tall tale needs its first lie. This time, the old blokes are trying to fool tourists into believing the Tasmanian Tiger isn’t extinct after all.Which is just as well… because in this comedy, Windy Mountain’s new museum manager is going to need all the help he can get.This hulking Irishman arrives by taxi late at night — and gets a taste of what's to come when the town’s scrawny old cab driver takes a swing at him.Mistaken identity.Old ...

He’s not that kind of magician—unfortunately.It’s 1974, and Hobart is buzzing with the opening of Australia’s first legal casino. Lawyer William Clarin hopes to boost his crumbling legal career with a tilt at politics.But when American gangsters mistake him for someone who can make criminal charges disappear, William finds himself in serious trouble.To stay alive, he has to run—straight into bigger danger on the high seas.Outclassed and out ...

Son, Give Me Back My Trousers is a collection of short columns from Australian humourist John Martin — perfect for a quick read before bed, between bus stops or while pretending to be busy.Before he was writing funny mystery novels, Martin was a newspaper columnist spinning tall tales about everything from teapot cosies turned fashion accessories to rats that haunt him from a long-ago island adventure.Inside, you’ll discover Beethoven’s kerfuffle refuffle, ...

Are you frustrated by your continued failure to follow through on your goals?Are you tired of getting excited about your New Year’s resolution or business idea only to find your enthusiasm dwindle and your efforts fade away after several months or even weeks?It has been proven throughout history that persistence—not talent— is the most valuable ingredient to accomplishing feats both big and small.In The Power of Persistence, author John Mar...

"Become a zombie," they said. "It'll be fun," they said.In the near future, zombies are a reality, created by a sinister organization that sells them to the U.S. Military. With near-human intelligence, they wake to find themselves in a world where they are treated as assets with no rights or freedoms.Marco is one such zombie. In life, he was a bit of a loser; as a zombie—he's a total loser. Widely considered the most incompetent Marine, living or dead, this kind-hearted zomb...

The immensely popular knitalong—an organized event where people knit together for a common goal—has only grown with the explosion of the Internet. Yesterday’s wartime Red Cross sock drives have evolved into today’s meet-ups at locales as diverse as cafes, state fairs, and major league ballparks, as well as international online gatherings; in fact, at any given time tens of thousands of people worldwide are involved in knitalongs, organized around a particular yarn, a favorite social cause,...

Three hilarious adventures. One remote island. A long-buried World War II secret.The Funny Capers DownUnder trilogy kicks off in 1974, when a pint-sized Hobart lawyer flees some very unhappy gangsters.He washes up on a forgotten island off Australia’s east coast, hoping for peace and quiet. Instead, he transforms into a cranky hermit known as Mad Bill—and the island soon attracts a motley parade of visitors, each bringing more mayhem.As the chaos un...

When Billy Gumboots returns to the small town he’s done everything to avoid, the local funeral director goes out of his way to help him. But why? What's in it for him?Billy also encounters other bizarre characters – including a handyman who sprouts Latin, a red-headed Feng Shu expert who explains why Billy has his yin and yang all wrong, and an old man who looks like him but denies paternity.He soon finds himself tangled up in a mess he can’t easily escape. Can Dave, the un...

Seven twisted voices, seven outrageous stories.True Wit is a beach-ready collection of off-kilter tales from seven of today’s most original humorous authors from around the globe.What makes you laugh?In Benefit of Hindsight for Ghosts, a disoriented spirit gets more than he bargained for when he ends up haunting a jail against his will. Or dive into a bizarrely comic tale of mistaken identity in The Curious Case of a Murder Being Announced at Dos...

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Six hilarious novels from the bottom of the world.Two mischievous old blokes break a ridiculous law to “prove” the extinct Tasmanian Tiger still lives—and that’s only the beginning.This side-splitting bundle is set mostly in Tasmania, the island at the bottom of Australia, and follows octogenarians Oodles and Wish-Wash as they chase tigers, rewrite ecological history, and settle a few scores (especially with a former mayor who had it coming).From a ...