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A heartwarming and hilarious new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of FRANK AND RED EARLY READER REVIEWS: 'It's a little piece of magic' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Transported me back to childhood and a time before social media dominated our lives' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Mr. Coyne, your...

Bryce Peabody is ready to give a scandalous talk at the annual literary festival in the pretty English town of Mold-on-Wold. Scathing in his reviews and unseemly in his affairs, Bryce is known to have many enemies. So when he's discovered dead in his hotel room, festival attendees are desperate to know what happened. Could one of the numerous writers he has insulted have taken revenge? Or perhaps one of his scorned lovers? Soon, author Francis Meadowes is drawn into a role he knows only from his own fiction—that of amateur detective.

Crime writer Francis Meadowes has just been offered his first paid detective gig, which means going on the road with gender-fluid rock star JonniK, tagging along as the musician's entourage travels from Berlin to Brussels and beyond. Jonni's manager is already worried by a guitar tech's fatal overdose on a tour bus, but then the star himself is attacked on stage... Another shock comes as Jonni's lead guitarist is electrocuted by his own instrument in the middle of a gig.

Crime writer Francis Meadowes has landed an enviable job lecturing aboard the luxurious Golden Adventurer as it cruises down the West African coast. His fellow passengers, including opinionated retired surgeon Klaus, mischievous elderly widow Eve, flamboyant designer Sebastian, beautiful American aid worker Sadie, and her tedious but extremely wealthy aunt Marion, are an eclectic group. But when one guest is found dead in bed and another disappears overboard, Francis must employ all his professional expertise to find out which of the colorful characters on the ship is capable of murder.

In direct response to the lasting negative effects of the Bush administration, Beat Me Sweetly, Heavy Jesus portrays a United States misrun by a series of Bush clones, each more degraded than the last, anchoring a destructive and self-fellating government which more closely resembles a monarchy. Cast into dismal times are Joe and Sam, men who struggle to survive within the new economy of the reign of President Bush VIII.

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In this heartwarming and captivating epic, we embark on a transformative journey alongside Marly, an emotionally unavailable disabled veteran. Plagued by the weight of unresolved paternal issues, Marly receives a profound revelation from a divine being: his estranged mother is gravely ill in her homeland of Jamaica. Determined to uncover his ancestral roots and confront his own inner demons, Marly sets out on an extraordinary quest that not only has the power to change his own destiny, but perhaps the very fabric of the world itself! One race, one love, one family. . .