The first three books in the ”Cremains” comedy caper series are now available as a box set of e-books. No fancy cover as in this image unfortunately, but buying all three books together is a fair bit cheaper than buying them all separately.
The price of the box set right now means you’ll be getting all three e-books (about 900 pages) for the price of two. This may not always be the case, although it’s definitely true at the moment.
Book 3 in the Cremains comedy caper series is available now as an e-book and paperback from Amazon.
Following on from The Undertaking (the second book in the Cremains comedy caper series), Grave Expectations picks up the story of Max, Alan and Scratch and their struggling undertaker business.
Once again on the brink of financial disaster, along comes a woman who Max met very briefly in Cremains — a dominatrix with a supposedly foolproof plan to rob a bank.
What they hadn’t bargained for, though, was that the bank job was just the beginning of a catastrophic series of events including blackmail, betrayal, murder and an unwelcome brush with organised crime.
‘Grave Expectations’ is the third book in the ‘Cremains’ comedy caper series. Available to pre-order now and published on Friday 17th January
Following on from The Undertaking (the second book in the Cremains comedy caper series), Grave Expectations picks up the story of Max, Alan and Scratch and their struggling undertaker business.
Once again on the brink of financial disaster, along comes a woman who Max met very briefly in Cremains — a dominatrix with a supposedly foolproof plan to rob a bank.
What they hadn’t bargained for, though, was that the bank job was just the beginning of a catastrophic series of events including blackmail, betrayal, murder and an unwelcome brush with organised crime.
The ebook is available to pre-order now, and it will be delivered to whatever reading device you use on Friday 17th January. You’d also be paying at least half the price (99p/99c) that you’d pay after publication day.
‘Cremains’ – Book 1 in my comedy crime caper series – is on a Kindle Monthly Deal for just 99p until the end of July.
It’s also free everywhere on Kindle Unlimited, and the same goes for all my books.
Here are a few of the comments from readers so far:
“Another rollicking ride from this master of the genre!”
“Kept me laughing and giggling all the way through this funny funny book.”
“Johnson hits the ‘dead centre’ of black comedy.”
“This was one of the funniest books I ever read.”
“I have found a new favorite author.”
“Loved it! A genuinely fun read, with plenty of plot twists to keep the reader hooked.”
“Finally someone who knows how to tell a story!”
“A hilarious comedy that keeps you on the edge of your seat.”
“This is one heck of a crime caper with hilarious twists and turns galore.”
And here’s a particular favourite of mine:
“If there were more violence in the story I would have bet Guy Ritchie would have turned it into a movie.”
So, if you happen to read this, Mr Ritchie, I wouldn’t mind if you wanted to add some violent bits. 🙂
Just to let people know that I’ve decided to pull out of the next stage in the BooksOffice process, so unfortunately ‘Cremains’ probably won’t be on the TV any time soon. I’m afraid I can’t go into the reasons why I came to this decision, but I’m particularly sorry to everyone who supported me by taking the trouble to vote.
However, if you happen to know any film or TV producers…
I’m delighted to say that Cremains has made it into the final Top 20 of the BooksOffice search for crime novels to adapt into TV series. This was the result of a public vote, so many thanks to everyone who voted for me.
It’s early days yet, and there are a number of other stages to go through, so it’s by no means a done deal that Cremains will make it onto the TV screens. Here’s hoping though, and many thanks again for your support.
Many thanks to everyone who’s voted so far at https://booksoffice.com to have my comedy crime caper Cremains adapted as a TV series.
Cremains is currently in the top 20 of the public vote, but I’ve no idea if it’s near the top or the bottom of the 20, so if you haven’t voted already, I’d be really grateful if you’d take the plunge.
I’d hate to lose your vote, so if you have (or have had) any problems with the voting process, please do let me know through my Contact page or comment below as I can easily help you out.
I have some news that I’m rather excited about, which is that I’ve been invited by BooksOffice to submit my novel “Cremains” for possible adaptation as a movie or TV series.
Although BooksOffice has a judging panel of professionals, they’re also relying on a public vote to help them to decide which book(s) to select, so I’d be really grateful for your support.
It’s a fairly simple process to cast your votes, and after you register as a “Reader/Viewer” at https://booksoffice.com/ :
Each vote is eligible to win a Kindle or £100 in Amazon vouchers, and if you’re interested, there are more details here on how to like the book itself, get more voting tickets, etc: http://booksoffice.com/voting-guidelines-for-readers/
Hopefully, all of this will only take a few minutes, and I’d be eternally grateful for your help in getting “Cremains” onto the big or small screen – or any size screen really.
Book 2 in the Cremains comedy caper series is available now as an e-book and paperback from Amazon.
“If business didn’t pick up soon, we’d be staring into the abyss of what economists might call ‘totally screwed’.”
But as chance would have it, Max Dempsey and Partners: Funeral Directors are about to be saved from financial ruin by a mysterious stranger with a wad of cash. It was the first time they’d been asked to collect a body from France, but what could possibly go wrong?
For a start, the body in question isn’t at all what they’d been expecting, and all of a sudden Max and his partners find themselves catapulted into a world of espionage, blackmail, kidnapping, double-dealing and Russian assassins.
The name’s Dempsey. Max Dempsey. Shaken, stirred and totally freaked out.
‘The Undertaking’ is the second book in the ‘Cremains’ comedy caper series. Available to pre-order now and published on Thursday 23rd March.
Following on from the first book in the Cremains comedy caper series, which oddly enough was called Cremains, the sequel is finally ready for publication.
The Undertaking picks up the story of Max, Alan and Scratch not long after they’ve taken over the running of Danny Bishop’s funeral parlour.
But the business is heading for financial disaster until Max and co are offered a substantial amount of money to collect a body from France. It sounded a simple enough undertaking, so what could possibly go wrong?
To find out, you can pre-order the ebook now, it will be delivered to whatever reading device you use on Thursday 23rd March. You’d also be paying at least half the price (99p/99c) that you’d pay after publication day.
I hope you and yours are keeping safe and well in these difficult times, whether you’re one of those who are working so hard to keep the rest of us safe and well or you’re on a lockdown at home. Whichever might be the case, I thought you might be interested to know that three of my books are currently on a Kindle Deal.
The Kindle editions of Lifting the Lid, Cremains and A Kilo of String have all been reduced to 99p in the UK and 99c in some other European countries.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 moon landing, I’ve put all of my books on an Amazon Countdown Deal at 99p in the UK and 99c in the US. (Yes, I know, that’s a very tenuous link, but it’s quite hot here, and my brain’s gone a bit soggy.) They’ll all be back up to normal price in the next couple of days, though, so now’s the time to pick up a bargain.
If you haven’t read my latest novel yet, it’s a comedy crime caper called Cremains, and I’m over the moon (!) that it’s already picked up some great reviews, including:
“Another rollicking ride from this master of the genre!”
“Hilarious! Unpredictable!”
“Kept me laughing and giggling all the way through this funny funny book.”
“Johnson hits the ‘dead centre’ of black comedy.”
“It keeps you guessing to the end even if you think you’ve figured it out.”
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I’m always happy to talk about my writing, of course, so I was delighted when Jennifer S. Alderson invited me to do exactly that on her excellent website at http://jennifersalderson.com/2018/05/15/spotlight-on-comedy-thriller-author-rob-johnson/
In the interview, I answer such questions as:
Where do you do your best writing?
Why do you write the kinds of books you do?
What is the inspiration behind your latest novel?
What inspired you to be a writer?
Do you recognize yourself in any of your characters?
And even if you’re not in the least bit interested in my answers to these questions, there are a couple of rather nice photos on the interview page here.
Rob Johnson 