Mike Smith is a handsome but rather talentless creature. After his university days he works at a bookstore as an archivist, when a guy he knows from college, Gregory Collins, has an announcement. He has written a book, but wants Mike’s photo to go on the back cover. Mike is not too enthusiastic about the idea, but after Gregory convinces Mike that it would be a good joke, he agrees. When Gregory is then invited to do a book reading and Mike has to pretend to be him, the ball really starts rolling. He gets the opportunity to be assigned as a writer-in-residence in a mental institution and after discussing this with Gregory, he accepts the position. And while being there with the strange patients and even stranger staff, the plot thickens and thickens until finally the bomb explodes.
this is a preview of bedlam burning — geoff nicholson
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The pirates! have a problem. Their boat is near collapsing from their previous adventure and they want it to have it fixed. So Pirate Captain decides to go to Cutlass Liz, also known as the Butcher of Barbados. She can’t rescue the boat from sinking, but Pirate Captain has an eye on another boat: the Lovely Emma. The boat under the boats. Except: he can’t afford it. Cutlass Liz is willing to give the boat to him, but sets an ultimatum: when the hourglass on the boat is empty and he hasn’t paid off the boat yet, he and his whole gang will be fish food. The deal is made and the search for money has begun. Will the pirates get the money on time? How will they try to get the money? What has whaling to do with anything?
this is a preview of the pirates! in an adventure with whaling — gideon defoe
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Stephen C. McQueen, no, no relation of the famous Steven McQueen, is in the acting business. If you can call it acting. He mostly plays the dead guy, a happy squirrel and at the period of his life this book covers he is a ghost. A ghost who is opening a door, letting someone through, and closing the door. ‘And that was it — walk on (ghostly), open door (slowly), bow (sombrely), close door (slowly), walk off (quickly).’ The one he has to let through the door is Josh Harper, the hottest, sexiest, gorgeous actor in the business who has it all: the looks, the money, the condo, and last but not least, the wife. In short; everything Stephen doesn’t have (anymore). How does Stephen cope with a friendship to this heartthrob? More importantly: how does Stephen cope with the close friendship to Josh’s wife Nora?
this is a preview of the understudy — david nicholls
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