Born in Wales, Dave Franklin published his first story at sixteen in a national fishing magazine. He immigrated to Australia and made his living as a reporter, earning the distinction of being sacked twice by a Perth-based newspaper group. He then spent nearly three years teaching English in Korea, during which the mortality rate of the children under his care remained at an impressive zero. He now teaches ESL to adults in Brisbane, helping (among others) Thai Lady Boys get to grips with their past participles.
The major theme of Dave's small, character-driven stories is alienation, the symptoms of which include male immaturity, misogyny, dysfunction, xenophobia, religion, violence and a childish glee in winding up the politically correct. His books lack car chases and explosions; instead he prefers outlandish, twisted sex scenes that focus on exasperated loners full of doubt.
Readers who like his work tend to see its black comedy (and disdain for his own characters) whereas his harshest critics take everything at face value. Indeed, some observers would suggest the highlight of his writing career, which has produced ten novels, remains being published in a fishing magazine.
Contact him on babyicedog_dave@hotmail.com Here's a handy guide to his full-length work:
DARK COMEDY
1. Looking For Sarah Jane Smith
2. Manic Streets of Perth
3. English Toss on Planet Andong
4. Evil Arse Soup: Three Ultra-Dark Comedies (Anthology of the above)
5. The Muslim Zombies
HORROR
1. Straitjacket Blues: Stories of Unease
2. The Goodreads Killer
3. Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy (Anthology of the above)
4. Nice Man Jack: A Jack The Ripper Novella
PSYCHOLOGICAL / CRIME
1. Girls Like Funny Boys
2. To Dare A Future
3. Blundering Blokes (Anthology of the above that includes Sarah Jane Smith)
4. Riders on the Storm and Other Killer Songs
5. Saving a Child from God
6. A Promise of Pain (Anthology of the above novels plus two novellas and a short story)
EROTICA
1. Bawdy Blokes: Three Porno Funnies
2. Welcome to Wales, Girls: A Violent Odyssey of Pornographic Filth
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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 horror, dark fantasy and supernatural stories from the Straitjacket Blues series and includes the full-length novel, The Goodreads Killer: The Trilogy. It contains strong adult material and is not for the easily offended.
Length: 174,000 words.
About The Author
Dave Franklin's caustic, profanity-laced prose should be approached with caution. Here's a handy guide to his full-length work:
HORROR / SUPERNATURAL / OCCULT
Nice Man Jack: A Jack The Ripper Novella
CRIME / PSYCHOLOGICAL
To Dare A Future
Girls Like Funny Boys
Blundering Blokes: A Three-Novel Anthology (Contains the above titles as well as Looking For Sarah Jane Smith)
Riders on the Storm and other Killer Songs
DARK COMEDY
Looking For Sarah Jane Smith
Manic Streets of Perth
English Toss on Planet Andong
Evil Arse Soup (An anthology of the above titles)
EROTICA / HUMOUR
Bawdy Blokes: Three Porno Funnies
Título : Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy
EAN : 9781502243218
Editorial : Baby Ice Dog Press
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