Working retail is a drain. Who knew Lucia would still have a job in the zombie apocalypse? A comic tale of a terrifying makeover from emerging author Liam Higham.Liam Higham is a 25-year-old emerging writer from Bathurst with an absurdist sense of humour and a passion for storytelling. He has published a superhero satire called Hoboman, and his second novel, Project Thirteen, is soon to be released.

Hobart Mann didn’t ask for the superhero life, but after his trolley is stolen, he is spurred on by his Japanese conscience to adopt the guise of Hoboman in an attempt to protect the citizens of Uptown from ever having to suffer the same injustice. Along the way he encounters villains such as Wiener Munch and the man on the mobility scooter, but with allies such as the Irishman, Justin Bubba and (reluctantly) Jean the talking potato, what could possibly go wrong? On his quest, Hoboman lear...

Sydney actor, Aileen Huynh presents five new short Australian stories written by authors under 30 and narrated by professional actors. Each story has been selected by editors at the Australian short story publishing house, Spineless Wonders. You’ll hear about a levitating housemate, a zombie in the make-up department, a haunted tree and a deadly workplace. Narrators include Eleni Schumacher, Briallen Clarke, Tom Burt and Daniel Fischer. We hope you enjoy Slinkies audio.

An Undertaker's Diary is based on the diariesthat the authorkept during his 7 years as an undertaker.The stories are told 'through his eyes' and in a raw and down to earth way that will absorb the reader in each and every varied encounter with death.This is not for the 'fainted hearted' and contains gruesome and often disturbing accounts of tragedy and death from plane crashes to house fires, murders to hit and runs. If you have ever wanted to be a 'fly on ...

That dumbshit map. I'd been seduced by it. Seduced by its possibilities. That map had brought me here ... That map had been a serious mistake'The map in question is of Australia, stumbled across in a second-hand bookshop by American journalist Nick Hawthorne, en route to another dead-end hack job in Akron, Ohio. Seduced by all that wilderness, all that NOTHING, Nick decides to put his midlife crisis on hold and light out to the ultimate nowheresville - where a chance encounter thro...

Six of the Best: Joe Hunter has always hated bullies. And Tony Largo is a bully who has picked the wrong target when he assaults a war veteran.Homecoming: Joe promises a grieving mother he'll bring her son home, whatever it takes.Sand Dance: When a hot-dog seller gets mugged, Joe finds a sneaky way of getting revenge.UV Ray: Joe and his best buddy Rink don't play by the rules when they take on a child abuser at a bowling alley.Instant Justice: Carl Riley did...

A desolate landscape, wracked with upheaval, the uncanny nature of a place once so familiar. A revelation of what was formerly undisclosed, the harbingers of apocalypse are edging ever closer...The wasteland of abandoned memories, the end of the world or a chance for a new beginning. Be it a personal apocalypse, or one of great cataclysm, the stories that arise from the rubble are tales of aftermath and tales of survival. Bridging the gap between Science Fiction and Horror...

'There's a touch of Raymond lurking in Tony Cavanaugh's novels … though his work owes as much to recent American hardboiled fiction such as that of Robert Crais, Michael Connelly and James Lee Burke.' – Weekend AustralianA unique crime collection that brings together Tony Cavanaugh's powerful debut novel PROMISE and its critically acclaimed follow-up DEAD GIRL SING in one must-read volume.Top Homicide cop Darian Richards has been seeking out monste...

WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL.---Retired private eye Jake Spanner may have gotten old, but he hasn't gone soft. When an old gangster Jake put away some forty years ago shows up at his door, it's time for Jake to grab his hat and Browning automatic and get back to work.Old? Sure. Slower to catch his breath? Maybe. But, sharp as a tack and with a lifetime of investigating know-how, Jake Spanner has nothing to lose and everything to prove. Sniffing...

'Will break your heart and give you chuckles. What more do you want?' John Safran'The most achingly funny, heartsplittingly tragic and brilliantly written book you'll read this year.' Benjamin LawLiam Pieper was raised by his bohemian parents to believe in freedom and creativity, and that there's nothing wrong with smoking a little marijuana to make life more interesting.A fast learner, Liam combined hippie self-actualisation with gen ...

Bad is the new good.In the not too distant future the European Union enacts its most far reaching human rights legislation ever. The incompetent have been persecuted for too long. After all it's not their fault they can't do it right, is it? So it is made illegal to sack or otherwise discriminate against anyone for being incompetent.And now a murder has been committed and our possibly incompetent detective must find out who the murderer is. As long as he can find directions...

A new Mike Hammer story from the archives of Mickey Spillane.On the death of crime boss Don Giraldi, a rumour begins to spread about the existence of a very dangerous book. A ledger that lists every deal made during his career.The rumored is that the book is in the possession of person he trusted most. But who can a crime boss trust? Hired by the local police to find the ledger, Mike Hammer soon finds himself in the firing line of everyone from the cops, the local politicia...