Dave Franklin

• Feb-2011
• / General Fiction
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Part road trip and part celebration of idiotic male friendship, Looking for Sarah Jane Smith is sure to strike a chord with those who appreciate Withnail & I, Peep Show and Bill Hicks.

Marty's living in a Welsh town he hates, doing a j...

• Feb-2011
• / Thriller
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We all have black thoughts. It's just some of us act on them.

A van driver with abduction and murder on his mind.
An eleven-year-old girl snatched on her way home from ballet.
A tortured reporter, happy to use her death and the...

• Jan-2013
• / General Fiction
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R-rated for graphic content Emotional vampires, control fantasies, murder and the horrors of World War Two. Come play in the dark, unsettling world of Dave Franklin's short fiction. Contains the stories...

• Aug-2013
• / Horror
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Emotional vampires, control fantasies, murder and the horrors of World War Two... Come play in the dark, unsettling world of Dave Franklin's short fiction.

This anthology contains Shelter, Camaraderie, Straitjacket Blues, Dead Man's F...

• Feb-2014
• / General Fiction
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Perth.

It's thousands of miles from anywhere, it's got a rubbish Bell Tower, and not enough of the laid-back locals are being eaten by sharks.

Well, that's what expat reporter Paul Lewis thinks, but after a lonely Manic Street P...

• Mar-2014
• / General Fiction
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Part coming of age story and part exploration of the maddening nature of dreams, Girls Like Funny Boys is a potent mix of sexual obsession, guilt and fame.

''Gina crouched, resting on her haunches to continue the conversation. Her legs...

• Apr-2014
• / Psychological Suspense
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A three-novel anthology that wallows in dark, twisted humour, sexual obsession, and the latent violence of the male animal. Book 1: Looking For Sarah Jane Smith Marty's living in a Welsh town he hates, doing...

• Apr-2014
• / Suspense
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Friends. We all need them. And some of us are happy to go to extraordinary lengths to find them...Length: 3,500 words.This low-key tale is the gentlest story in the dark fiction anthology, Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy.Dave Frankl...

• Apr-2014
• / General Fiction
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*** R-rated for politically incorrect humour and disturbing themes ***A biting black comedy that centres on three hopeless expat teachers in South Korea.Every year thousands of people travel to faraway lands to teach English as a foreign language. Th...

• Apr-2014
• / General Fiction
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Welcome.Come amuse yourself in the company of slime-dripping vagina jaws, Aboriginal ABBA tribute bands, and Deliverance-quoting parrots.This trio of politically incorrect comedies, which bleakly focus on male inadequacy and misogyny, will introduce ...

• Apr-2014
• / General Fiction
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Darwin, 1974. Nick and Liz are preparing for their first Christmas together as the deadliest storm in Australia's history bears down on them... This brutal, action-packed short story can also be found in the dark short story collection, Straitjacket...

• Apr-2014
• / General Fiction
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Emotional vampires, control fantasies, murder and the horrors of World War Two... Come play in the dark, unsettling world of Dave Franklin's short fiction. This anthology contains Shelter, Camaraderie, Straitjacket Blues, Dead Man's Fall & The G...

• May-2014
• / Horror
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The final blood-soaked part of The Goodreads Killer.Dave Franklin has also written ten novels....

• May-2014
• / General Fiction
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The Goodreads Killer, adored by every reader from God downward, has a sequel.Thomas Ultorem - writer, madman and critic-slayer - is back!...

• May-2014
• / General Fiction
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Thomas Ultorem's burning obsession to make it as a writer has broken him. And in the chaotic world of his disintegrating psyche, someone's got to pay…The Goodreads Killer â€" Talk is cheap, but murder costs nothing....

• Jun-2014
• / General Fiction
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*** R-rated for strong sex, violence, bad language and appalling attempts at humour ***

Thomas Ultorem's burning obsession to make it as a writer has broken him. And in the chaotic world of his disintegrating psyche, someone's got to pay...

• Jul-2014
• / General Fiction
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A charnel house, a medieval lord who plays God, and a devastated young woman who just can't let go...Dave Franklin presents his second collection of bedtime stories for the children of the damned. Contains Greetings, You Who Are Highly Favoured!, We ...

• Jul-2014
• / Historical
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Sickened by man's barbarity, a medieval lord decides to conduct a bold experiment.This brutal tale can also be found in the dark fiction collection, Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy....

• Sep-2014
• / Horror
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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 St...

• Sep-2014
• / Horror
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A humiliated teacher, a desert rendezvous, and a little boy who makes a new friend... The pleasure of your company is requested for a final stroll into emotional quicksand.Contains Brief Meetings, Maintaining A Certain Image, Then Came The Last Days ...

• Nov-2014
• / Erotica
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• Mar-2015
• / Horror
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*** R-rated for language and disturbing themes *** How many Blue Oyster Cult references can you spot?Then Came The Last Days Of May is set in the Australian outback. It can also be found in the bargain-priced dark fiction anthologies, Begin The Madne...

• Apr-2015
• / Horror
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A humiliated teacher, a desert rendezvous, and a little boy who makes a new friend... The pleasure of your company is requested for a final stroll into emotional quicksand.

Contains the stories Brief Meetings, Maintaining A Certain Ima...

• Aug-2015
• / Horror
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*** R-rated for graphic content ***Inspired by the epic John Miles song, Dave Franklin's 31,000-word novella finds a well-respected gentleman taking to the streets of Whitechapel.This story can also be found in the murder-infused anthology, Riders on...

• Jan-2016
• / Suspense
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*** R-rated for graphic content ***

With stories set in 1950s America, 1970s Australia and Victorian London, Dave Franklin turns three killer rock songs into horrifying tales of crime:

Riders on the Storm (The Doors) (42,000 words)

• Apr-2017
• / Erotica
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• Jul-2017
• / General Fiction
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Ancient forces guarding the walled Ethiopian city of Harar have been disrupted.People are getting sick, crops are failing and disaster looms.Is it connected to the arrival of a mysterious child?Length: 11,000 words.Dave Franklin has written eight nov...

• Jul-2017
• / General Fiction
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Glenn Tillman runs a successful business, has a beautiful girlfriend and is about to take a well-earned overseas holiday with her. So why is he so scared? Length: 15,000 words. Dave Franklin has written eig...

• Jan-2018
• / Erotica
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• Jan-2018
• / General Fiction
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• Jul-2018
• / Erotica
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• Jun-2020
• / Horror
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• / Thriller
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Five stories with a sting in the tail. Riders on the Storm – Based on the legendary Doors song, a young man vows to roam and live by the gun... Eaters of Evil Spirits – Ancient forces guarding a walled African city hav...

• / Thriller
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How far would you go to save a child?Six-year-old Abdullah Anwar loves getting gifts from the birds.They flock to his back garden, bringing everything from buttons to broken light bulbs.Then one day, much to his devout father's bafflement, they leave...