Hello, my book Alison Wonderland is now available at
Amazon and
Mobipocket, and on the
Tyger Books website in mobi and epub formats., DRM-free.
It's a quirky comedy that was first published by Gollancz in the UK about ten years ago and was picked up by the BBC to be made into a series a few years later (although nothing much as come of that so far!). It was reviewed very favourably in the national press at the time although it has since gone out of print which is why I'm now releasing it as an ebook.
Here's the blurb:
Alison’s job as a private detective with Mrs Fitzgerald’s Bureau of Investigation takes her on a series of loosely linked adventures involving an abandoned baby, a transgenic animal and secret tunnels under The Thames. She travels from London to the seaside town of Weymouth and back again with her new best friend Taron, a girl with a hundred candle smile. But someone is betraying her. Is it Taron? Is it Jeff, the sweet-natured inventor who writes her poetry? Or are there darker forces at play?
Excerpts from reviews:
Only occasionally does a piece of fiction leap out and demand immediate cult status. Alison Wonderland is one… Smith is at the very least a minor phenomenon. THE TIMES
Made me sigh and throw it to the floor in a fit of envious pique. JULIE BURCHILL, GUARDIAN
This is a story that can be devoured whole or nibbled in small bites, but is guaranteed to brighten your day. MORNING STAR
A fantastical Thelma and Louise meets Agatha Christie adventure story. The dialogue is smart and the deadpan humour is perfectly judged. THE LIST
Smith's strength comes to the fore when she's drifting, observing the incidentals of life… this clean, seemingly effortless voice gives Alison Wonderland an impressive edge. AMAZON.CO.UK
I have had some great customer reviews on Amazon.com but I'd love some more - and lots more readers! With that in mind, the book is available for a limited time for $1.99. [Edit: now $2.99 - but still a bargain!]
Please take a look - thank you.
Helen