Dave Franklin: 30 books

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 terrifying reign of a child killer to help make his name… Includes...

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 you to a bunch of chronic misfits...

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 Dave Franklin's dark fiction anthology, Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy. It also contains a bonus...

*** 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 Shelter, Camaraderie, Straitjacket Blues, Dead Man's Fall & The Goodreads...

*** R-rated for sex, bad language and disturbing themes *** Part coming of age story, 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....

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...

A biting black comedy that centres on three hopeless expat teachers.   Every year thousands of people travel to faraway lands to teach English as a foreign language. The fools. One such expat is Paul Taylor, a heartbroken Aussie looking for a fresh start in a South Korean...

*** R-rated for graphic content *** With stories set in 1950s America, 1970s Australia and Victorian London, Dave Franklin turns three killer songs into horrifying tales of crime: Riders on the Storm (The Doors) (42,000 words) Then Came the Last Days of May (Blue Oyster Cult)...

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 a job he's lost interest in and so bored he can't even be bothered...

*** R-rated for graphic content *** Inspired by the epic John Miles song, Dave Franklin's 31,000-word novella follows a well-respected gentleman as he takes to the streets of Whitechapel. This story is also available in the murder-infused anthology, Riders on the Storm and other Killer Songs.Dave Franklin has written eleven other books.  

A crime comedy that centres on a group of misfits in Australia all struggling to make better lives for themselves. Perth. It's thousands of miles from anywhere, it's got a rubbish Bell Tower and not enough of the laidback locals are being eaten by sharks. Well, that's what expat reporter Paul...

*** R-rated for strong language and politically incorrect humour *** Marty's living in a Welsh town he hates, doing a job he's lost interest in and so bored he can't even be bothered with sex. But a new life beckons in Australia. It's also a chance to get away from his stupid mates,...

They are driven to kill by the numbers, the more the better. To them it’s a lifestyle choice, to the authorities it’s a game of cat and mouse. One thing is for sure though, these serial killers don’t mess around. Snatch up this collection and you’ll be left hunting down more stories once you’re...

The Goodreads Killer, adored by every reader from God downward, now has a sequel.   Thomas Ultorem - writer, madman and critic-slayer - is back!   *** R-rated for sex, violence and bad language *** Length: 21,000 words.   Dave Franklin has written eight novels, none of which should be read to small children at bedtime.