Humorous fiction Books

The definitive version of the undoubted summer blockbuster book! Probably.With an encyclopaedic knowledge of cake, and exclusive access to the church’s stockpile of holy weapons, the Order of the Crimson Rosary are on the frontline in the eternal...

Mavis and Lumpy are getting married, but they can't agree on anything, will they learn to compromise, or will they break up over the size of their wedding cake?Mavis and Lumpy argue over everything from the venue to the size of the paper plates, and when...

Why does a world-famous woman ask down-and-out private investigator Harry Mann to find her missing teenage daughter, Angela? What exactly do they see in each other's eyes? And why is anyone who has anything to do with Angela ending up dead?Why does...

After a difficult winter, Beatrice Deft is on vacation in Frankfurt during European Autumn, staying at the Hessischer Hof enjoying the quiet of cosmopolitan Germany. When violence breaks out at the stands of far-right publishers across the road at the...

Lefty Award Nominee for Best Humorous Novel! "Drowned Under is laugh-out-loud funny. With its finely tuned timing and zany, emotional protagonist, this novel puts Thomas in a class with Carl Hiassen and Janet Evanovitch." -Nancy Tingley,...

Semi-Sweet RevengeRevenge is Sweet. Life, on the other hand, tastes terrible.Madison Langer wants to kill herself. When she inherits a house with her mortal enemy, she has to get rid of him before she can do herself in. Buckle your seatbelts for this...

Survive ThanksgivingEscape RomanceSave GalaxyOrnery octogenarian Richard, his associate Stanley, and his granddaughter Burke are world-class hunters of all things supernatural. They've faced monsters of every ilk, even overcome The Devil Herself, but now...

Richard always believed he'd enjoy a few golden years before Death's bony hand reached for him. But what does he get? He gets to live across the hall from friggin' Stanley Kapcheck with his shiny bald head and perfect teeth that are all his own; Stanley...

Sending his Human Resources Manager on a reconnaissance mission to the great Jin city of Rhizun seemed like a good idea to Genghis Khan at the time, until a serendipitous scroll appears with revelations of a secret heir to the khanate. To save his...

Cobble is a Neanderthal with itchy feet and the mind of an engineer, unlike anyone else in his old-fashioned tribe. Making Man follows his journey as he leaves the village of Boardom behind, taking him through mountains, underground animal lairs and into...

In 2020 - a Plague Year - a time when many of the trappings of civilisation suddenly disappear and the dangers lying just beneath the surface of ordinary life are suddenly exposed - the intrepid and not entirely rational explorer 'PWN' side-steps the...

When affable computer salesman Sid Straw sends an innocent letter requesting an autographed photo from his former college classmate, the popular and cultish Hollywood actress Heather Locklear (Melrose Place, Spin City), he has no idea that his life...

The galaxy's two multi-species superpowers stand on the brink of yet another pointless war. Soldiers, draft-dodgers, smugglers and spies from both sides are rushing towards Cedar Commons, an uninhabited forest planet near the border. Everyone has some...

Thirteen years after a police officer searching a suspected childmolester's home spilled a vial of silver pollen, America is stillstruggling with how to recognize its sentient fruit population.Charles is just a normal guy working at a doughnut shop until...

Growing-up. Moving away. Coming Back. A funny, thought-provoking, head-banging journey.In 1997. any visitor to Rain, Oregon will find long-buried secrets, crazy neighbors, a convent, a buffalo, a jailbird, and a sky full of beckoning stars.Sophia Bolton...

There's a new genre rising from the underground. Its name: BIZARRO. For years, readers have been asking for a category of fiction dedicated to the weird, crazy, cult side of storytelling that has become a staple in the film industry (with directors such...

Three times Aurora Award-nominated author Hugh A. D. Spencer collects more of his previously published short fiction in this fun collection. Featuring a series of interconnected stories about the Progressive Apparatus, a sometimes anti-muse, sometimes...

Like Jazz, any attempt to arrive at a precise, all-encompassing definition of the stories in Automatically Hip is probably futile. However, within these artfully-crafted, often-irreverent, and darkly humorous pieces are characters who share one...

From parking space to cyberspace, Waterfront Point hotel valet Carmen Gonzalez uncovers computer espionage at her own workplace. The independent, computer-whiz Carmen decides that the best way to fight the system is to hack it.But when Hank Hughes...

Barry Giggles has it made. He has everything anyone could want: a 'castle' in Bondi, Australia; good looks to go with his great body (if you ask Barry, he's the definition of attractive); plenty of cash to help him live off weed and booze at home; and...

Australia we have a new hero, The Super Spreader. Born and bred in Victoria. He can be anywhere and yet no one can find him.  Meatworks, Churches, hotels & even golf courses, the Super Spreader is found and he is not even wearing...

When a travelling salesman stumbles upon a secret town, he must choose between love and a long-held promise of untold riches. Beckman Spiers is a grey man in a grey world - and he's happy with that. After twelve years of routine and grind, he's...

This collection of seven stories about humanoid robots and their place in our future communities tries to illustrate some of the benefits and consequences of their presence among us.From the first story, Bug, in which a household robot kills its owner...

"Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography." -- Oscar WildeSome believe the Messiah will return to rapture the saintly and condemn sinners to Hell.  Others believe He will return with love and...

It’s a quiet English village—except for one crazed murderer—in this delightful romp by the author of the Constable Mavis Upton series.Librarian Prunella Pearce has left heartbreak behind to start a new life in the village of...

In space, no-one can hear you croak.Chief Frog 127 is a prime example of his species: a cunning, ruthless sneaker, hell-bent on clawing any advantage possible from a harsh and uncaring Universe. He might not be of high rank in the Space Force of the...

Eleanor has a traditional garden her grandchildren will love; won't they? Mrs Dalrymple's country home seems the perfect refuge for Daryl and there's no reason Emma can't call the big house home, is there?Homes and gardens aren't always peaceful havens...

'I have one question for you, Mr Macfarlane, and please don't take it the wrong way. Do you have any idea what you are doing? Any idea at all?' James Macfarlane - whisky tycoon and dilettante freedom fighter - is beginning to suspect his antagonists...

Middle-aged and muddle-minded, up until now, Frank has survived a pedestrian existence. His interests in bus-spotting, people-watching, and guinea pig racing are known only to a select few. Living in the shadows of Dover, his town of Cocklescanslanky is...

Once upon a time, in a strange, savage land, there lived a famous actress. In this absurd country, called the United States of America, nothing was based in reality. This performer was not much different from others in her field, as she was narcissistic...

Absolut brillant ... Ich habe es in ein paar Stunden verschlungen, weil es unmöglich war, es aus der Hand zu legen ... Macht euch auf eine Achterbahn der Gefühle gefasst ... Voller Lacher ... Ich musste die ganze Zeit kichern .....

Ray is blind, but he spends his time trying to act like he can see.Scraping a living as a member of a rock tribute band taking gigs were they can in the winter season in Tenerife, where tourism is just beginning to come back after lock down, Ray is...

This story deals with one of the most thought about subjects and talked about events in the universe. That is the fear of the unknown. No one really understands what it is like to die. Even worse; what if something went wrong and you were not really...

The Henchman Training Academy, now there's a good idea.After Matt's latest screw-up, the Henchman Training Academy seems to be the best idea he's had to date since being employed as a Henchman-and his saving grace, keeping his spot on the DMF Team . . ...

"A James Bond parody that delivers plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, pulse-pounding action scenes and biting social commentary." -BestThrillers.comA young actress, involuntarily committed to City of Roses Psychiatric Hospital, plunges James Flynn into a...

From ROCKET SCIENTISTS WE WERE NOT… and Other Stories:“We were goofballs, and magnets for mischief. Pinheads, really. Boys who managed to screw up just about everything, everywhere: scouts, camp, school, dancing lessons, church, vacations,...

There’s something fishy going on in the Unnatural Quarter. Bodies are floating face-down, the plumbing is backing up, and something smells rotten—even to a zombie detective like Dan Shamble. Diving into the slimy underbelly of a diabolical...

The fur really flies when a serial scalper stalks the supernatural citizens of the Unnatural Quarter, targeting werewolves—and what's sadder than a bald lycanthrope? Dan Shamble, zombie P.I., is on the case, trying to stop an all-out gang war...

Humor, like beauty and perhaps even truth, is in the eye of the beholder. Hope the reader gets a chuckle, if not an outright laugh.