'Madcap Tales', 'cult following for his whacky books', 'as inventive as they are entertaining' (Cotswold Life)
Escapism and crazy, quirky adventures in Wilkie Martin's unhuman series. If you are looking for a new fantasy series or a light, funny read, then this unhuman bundle or collection will show why Wilkie has a cult following for his cozy mystery crime fantasies. Set in the English Cotswolds, the series includes:
Inspector Hobbes and the Blood - unhuman I. Inspector Hobbes and his hapless side-kick, Andy Caplet, together with the eccentric Mrs Goodfellow, and the deviant dog, Dregs, come together to foil a wannabee vampire.
Shortlisted for the Impress Prize for New Writers 2012
Inspector Hobbes and the Curse – unhuman II. Andy unexpectedly finds love with a dangerously beautiful woman, while Hobbes investigates big cat and werewolf sightings.
Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers – unhuman III. Andy finds new love and a skeleton, while Hobbes pursues gold robbers after they hit a vampire-run bank.
Comments from reviewers
- ‘an amusing fantasy take-off on Sherlock Holmes and Watson’ Nancy Famolari
‘Oh, the puns! The puns!’ Carol Siewert
‘Once again I was transported into another world’ Anders Mikkelsen
‘I enjoy how silly everything is.’ Jo Ann Hakola
