Whole Lotta Crust, and other nonsense!
WHOLE LOTTA CRUST!
London, the 1880s. Fear stalks the streets of the East End in the form of Jack the Ripper, the slums are suffering an epidemic of crime and depravity, and the population is a seething mass of undesirables and ne’er-do-wells. Many in the capital know of the legendary detective, Sherlock Homes, but not as well known is that further up the staircase from his abode is 221C Baker Street, home to another notable mind in the world of sleuthery.
Offensive, obstinate, devious and depraved, Crust brings an unparalleled cynicism to the world of paranormal investigations, aided by the fact he believes in nothing which doesn’t come in a pint bottle. With the true values of a Victorian gentleman, he sets out to do the thing he loves most: making easy money!
When Crust is on the case, no one is safe!
A few comments from Goodreads…
“This is a new series by Caffrey; it's a little bit different, but have no doubt, it lives up to his debauched, depraved and utterly hilarious standards, and I cannot wait for more!”
“Set in Victorian London, Crust, a gentleman with a love of the juice, will do pretty much anything for a few bob, including paranormal investigations. Follow Crust on the case and laugh your arse off in the process.”
“As per usual, Caffrey has lined up a cast of full colour characters and a story full of turns and twists that leads to something wildly inappropriate.”
“The ever-charming Crust might just be my new favourite detective. An absolute blast to read.”
“It’s completely ridiculous and hilarious.”
Currently, Episodes One, Two and Three of Crust Investigates are available in eBook format from Godless, priced at $0.99 each. Episode Four will be available on June 19, and the final episode, Five, will be out on July 19 2024.
For those who want a paperback, the complete series will be available in early August via Amazon.
Unfit for Human Consumption paperback
As readers of the Mondo Perverso newsletter, you’ve all received a free eBook copy of Unfit for Human Consumption. (If you haven’t, please check Junk Folders and down the back of the sofa, but if you have no joy, please reach out to me and it’ll be resolved!) However, I know some people want a paperback, and it’s now available via Amazon.
Additionally, signed copies are available, either as a physical copy or a lower-cost bookplate option, direct from the Shop page on my website.
Unfit for Human Consumption is a 12-story collection which serves as a tasting menu for my twisted world. Many of the stories are new and previously unpublished, while some are from less well-read periodicals or anthologies.
The tales cover a wide gamut of styles and content, and include the strange and demented, the darkest of dark humour, and a dose of utterly unhinged absurdity!
Coming Soon!
Nestled between the purple haze-infused sexual revolution of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the anarchic chaos of punk rock, something strange happened in the world of rock music. Glam Rock fused high camp theatricals with driven anthems and fist-pumping tunes. Appealing to the young and impressionable, the movement even dragged in many of contemporary music’s more relevant names.
However, the sins of the period are also well documented, with Gary Glitter and DJ Jimmy Saville being publicly exposed some years later. One name which doesn’t get mentioned as often is Danny Dazzler.
Dazzler’s flame of fame arguably burned brightest in his own mind, but after a short-lived moment in the spotlight, his fall from grace was so odious the music industry and mass media conspired to starve him of the thing he craved most: publicity.
Now, for the first time ever, and more than forty years after he first crawled into the public’s psyche, his story will be told.
Nonce! is a no-holds-barred exposé of Glam Rock’s nastiest specimen.
Nonce! will be available in Summer 2024: full date will be announced soon!
Filthy Postcards!
The six Mondo Perverso Grindhouse Experience covers are now available as a set of 6 x 4 inch postcards. Printed on 350gsm card, these look insane when framed, or you can post them to friends and neighbours to show how truly fucked up you are!
The postcards can be purchased as standalone sets, or can be packaged with the full audio and eBook files for the total immersive Mondo Perverso Grindhouse Experience (digital files need to be downloaded via a supplied link).
These really are a thing of beauty, and won’t be around forever, so act now or live your life with bitter regret.
People of Britain, Save the Date!
Come along, say hello, sit on my knee, bring me sandwiches, do what you will. Plus, they’ll be a bunch of other authors there who take things a bit more seriously.