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    Daddy's Great Escape: Funny Capers DownUnder, #2
    Escape from Mad Bill's Island: Funny Capers DownUnder, #3
    The Wrong Magician: Funny Capers DownUnder, #1
    Ebook series4 titles

    Funny Capers DownUnder Series

    By John Martin

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    About this series

    This bundle of three novels takes you on a rollercoaster ride of humour and mystery that finally reveals a dark secret from World War 2.

    Most of the story occurs on an uncharted island off the east coast of Australia ruled by a cranky hermit called Mad Bill.
    But the series actually starts in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1974, when a lawyer legs it from angry gangsters.
    He makes it to the island and decides he'll be safe there.
    But he didn't count on so many visitors.
    Follow some of these comical characters as they uncover the island's mysterious history. 
    With non-stop action and unexpected twists, this bundle will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end, when the dark secret of the British army's presence on Mad Bill's Island is finally revealed. 
    Get ready for a wild ride.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Martin
    Release dateJul 1, 2019
    Daddy's Great Escape: Funny Capers DownUnder, #2
    Escape from Mad Bill's Island: Funny Capers DownUnder, #3
    The Wrong Magician: Funny Capers DownUnder, #1

    Titles in the series (4)

    • 1

      The Wrong Magician: Funny Capers DownUnder, #1
      The Wrong Magician: Funny Capers DownUnder, #1

      The Wrong Magician: Funny Capers DownUnder, #1

      John Martin
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      The magician needs to make himself disappear to outwit the hitmen! The story starts in Hobart in 1974 with the opening of Australia's first legal casino. William Clarin is banking on a career in politics to prop up his sagging legal practice. But when he disappoints some American gangsters who mistakingly think he's called The Magician because he can make charges go away, he has a choice to make. Fight or flight? If he legs it, he'll be turning his back on the generous public purse. William finds himself out-gunned, out-muscled and out-ranked on the high seas. He has to pull something special out of his hat this time. This novella sets the stage for the mystery of Mad Bill's Island.

      The magician needs to make himself disappear to outwit the hitmen! The story starts in Hobart in 1974 with the opening of Australia's first legal casino. William Clarin is banking on a career in politics to prop up his sagging legal practice. But when he disappoints some American gangsters who mistakingly think he's called The Magician because he can make charges go away, he has a choice to make. Fight or flight? If he legs it, he'll be turning his back on the generous public purse. William finds himself out-gunned, out-muscled and out-ranked on the high seas. He has to pull something special out of his hat this time. This novella sets the stage for the mystery of Mad Bill's Island.

    • 2

      Daddy's Great Escape: Funny Capers DownUnder, #2
      Daddy's Great Escape: Funny Capers DownUnder, #2

      Daddy's Great Escape: Funny Capers DownUnder, #2

      John Martin
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      If Mad Bill hates visitors so much, why does he make it so hard for them to leave his island? This zany comedy starts when an expectant father is chased into the bay by an angry mob. A passing fishing boat rescues him. But his relief turns to despair when the captain refuses to turn around because he is headed out to sea on a fishing trip. Ralph's rising anxiety doesn't improve when he finds out who else is aboard the trawler. And when he ends up on an island ruled by a gun-toting old man, the situation calls for desperate measures.  

      If Mad Bill hates visitors so much, why does he make it so hard for them to leave his island? This zany comedy starts when an expectant father is chased into the bay by an angry mob. A passing fishing boat rescues him. But his relief turns to despair when the captain refuses to turn around because he is headed out to sea on a fishing trip. Ralph's rising anxiety doesn't improve when he finds out who else is aboard the trawler. And when he ends up on an island ruled by a gun-toting old man, the situation calls for desperate measures.  

    • 3

      Escape from Mad Bill's Island: Funny Capers DownUnder, #3
      Escape from Mad Bill's Island: Funny Capers DownUnder, #3

      Escape from Mad Bill's Island: Funny Capers DownUnder, #3

      John Martin
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      Major Billycock-Smythe will have to find out the hard way just what the British were doing on Mad Bill's Island in World War 2. All he really wants is to get off the island he was so keen to get to, so it's going to come as surprise. Guess who makes a surprise appearance? They would have known he was still alive if they had licked him! This black comedy wraps up the Funny Capers DownUnder series.  

      Major Billycock-Smythe will have to find out the hard way just what the British were doing on Mad Bill's Island in World War 2. All he really wants is to get off the island he was so keen to get to, so it's going to come as surprise. Guess who makes a surprise appearance? They would have known he was still alive if they had licked him! This black comedy wraps up the Funny Capers DownUnder series.  

    • Blast from the Past: Funny Capers DownUnder
      Blast from the Past: Funny Capers DownUnder

      Blast from the Past: Funny Capers DownUnder

      John Martin
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      This bundle of three novels takes you on a rollercoaster ride of humour and mystery that finally reveals a dark secret from World War 2. Most of the story occurs on an uncharted island off the east coast of Australia ruled by a cranky hermit called Mad Bill. But the series actually starts in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1974, when a lawyer legs it from angry gangsters. He makes it to the island and decides he'll be safe there. But he didn't count on so many visitors. Follow some of these comical characters as they uncover the island's mysterious history.  With non-stop action and unexpected twists, this bundle will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end, when the dark secret of the British army's presence on Mad Bill's Island is finally revealed.  Get ready for a wild ride.  

      This bundle of three novels takes you on a rollercoaster ride of humour and mystery that finally reveals a dark secret from World War 2. Most of the story occurs on an uncharted island off the east coast of Australia ruled by a cranky hermit called Mad Bill. But the series actually starts in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1974, when a lawyer legs it from angry gangsters. He makes it to the island and decides he'll be safe there. But he didn't count on so many visitors. Follow some of these comical characters as they uncover the island's mysterious history.  With non-stop action and unexpected twists, this bundle will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end, when the dark secret of the British army's presence on Mad Bill's Island is finally revealed.  Get ready for a wild ride.  

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    John Martin

    John Martin is Associate Professor of History at Trinity University.

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