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Welcome to the Grinning Bandit Books website. We have a great selection of entertaining eBooks from a number of independent authors. All books are released on Kindle and some also in paperback. |
Our books
After the Fire by Frank Kusy
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‘Your husband is in hospital, and the house is on fire.’ Read more ... AVAILABLE ON KINDLE AND PAPERBACK: |
Sci-Fi Shorts II by Mark Roman
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A collection of 10 humorous science fiction short stories. Read more ... AVAILABLE ON KINDLE AND PAPERBACK: |
Going Batty 2 by Frank Kusy
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The Lockdown Chronicles Part Two Just when Frank thought it couldn’t happen again. It did. Twice.
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Going Batty by Frank Kusy
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The Lockdown Chronicles Part One
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Fresh Meat by Maeve Sleibhin
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When Lola arrives in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, she finds it is not only the mosquitoes that find her blood irresistible. Read more ... AVAILABLE ON KINDLE: |
The Clueless Companion by Frank Kusy
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When Frank starts working with Dennis he worries he might be out of his depth. How right he is. Read more ... AVAILABLE ON KINDLE AND PAPERBACK: |
Sci-Fi Shorts by Mark Roman & Corben Duke
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A collection of 19 humorous science fiction short stories. Read more ... AVAILABLE ON KINDLE AND PAPERBACK: |
Prime: The Summons by Maeve Sleibhin
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Despised by her own kind and exiled on a space base, Xai must somehow return home to fulfil her destiny. Read more ... AVAILABLE ON KINDLE: |
Mrs Maginnes is Dead by Maeve Sleibhin
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A murdered old lady, her strange will, and a troublesome Welsh goat. What is going on? Read more ... AVAILABLE ON KINDLE: |
Life before Frank: from Cradle to Kibbutz by Frank Kusy
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Born into poverty from immigrant parents, Frank Kusy learns to live on his wits – first as a pocket-sized wheeler dealer in 1960's London, then as an unsuspecting money collector for local gangsters, then as the bane of his Jesuit teachers. Read more ... AVAILABLE ON KINDLE: UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07B6FJV4B US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B6FJV4B Born into poverty from immigrant parents, Frank Kusy learns to live on his wits – first as a pocket-sized wheeler dealer in 1960's London, then as an unsuspecting money collector for local gangsters, then as the bane of his Jesuit teachers. With his antics driving his Hungarian mother to despair, he vows that one day he will make her proud of him. It is a vow it will be difficult for him to keep. Read more: https://grinningbandit.webnode.com/our-books/life-before-frank/ |
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Mother - and other short science fiction stories by Maeve Sleibhin
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A collection of science fiction short stories, told largely from a female point of view, and ranging from irony to horror. Read more ... AVAILABLE ON KINDLE: |
The Reckless Years: A Marriage made in Chemical Heaven by Frank Kusy
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The true story of two people who tried and failed to destroy each other. And fell in love. Again.
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Short Tails of Cats and other Curious Creatures by Frank Kusy
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The Ultimate Inferior Beings by Mark Roman
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Too Young to be Old by Frank Kusy
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When Frank starts working with old people, he rediscovers a young dream. And sets about making it come true.
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Flashman and the Sea Wolf by Robert Brightwell
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This first book in the Thomas Flashman series covers his adventures with Thomas Cochrane, one of the most extraordinary naval commanders of all time.
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Flashman and the Cobra by Robert Brightwell
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This book takes Thomas to territory familiar to readers of his nephew’s adventures, India, during the second Mahratta war. It also includes an illuminating visit to Paris during the Peace of Amiens in 1802.
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Flashman in the Peninsula by Robert Brightwell
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While many people have written books and novels on the Peninsular War, Flashman’s memoirs offer a unique perspective. They include new accounts of famous battles, but also incredible incidents and characters almost forgotten by history. AVAILABLE ON KINDLE: |
Flashman's Escape by Robert Brightwell
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This book covers the second half of Thomas Flashman's experiences in the Peninsular War and follows on from Flashman in the Peninsula.
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Percy the High Flying Pig by Gerry Gregory
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When Percy the pig decides life on the farm is too boring, he escapes with Sam the sheep dog. For ages 4-9 Read more ...AVAILABLE ON KINDLE: |
The Walls of Troy by Cherry Gregory
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It is seven years into the siege at Troy, and Neomene finds herself defending the Greek camp against fever and Trojan attack. Soon she is embroiled in the destiny of Achilles and the fate of Troy itself. Read more ... AVAILABLE ON KINDLE:UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00USK9UYY US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00USK9UYY |
The Girl from Ithaca by Cherry Gregory
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Neomene of Ithaca, younger sister of Odysseus, reveals what Homer never knew: a woman's view of the Trojan War. Read more ... AVAILABLE ON KINDLEUK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00T6UW7I8 US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T6UW7I8 |
Warwick the Wanderer by Terry Murphy
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Rock n’ roll: it’s the future!
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Off the Beaten Track by Frank Kusy
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What did Frank do to escape the crazy Polish biker chick? He went off the beaten track… AVAILABLE ON KINDLE |
The Albion by Derryl Flynn
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A story of one man and his unwilling buddy who form a football team and strive to bring colour and self-esteem into the lives of a rag bag bunch of thirteen year old scallies. AVAILABLE ON KINDLEUK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MSS1DYO US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MSS1DYO
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He Ain't Heavy He's My Buddha by Frank Kusy
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Joe discovers he is fat quite by accident...and embarks on a disastrous course of Buddhist self-improvement. Starting with FatBusters. NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE |
Scrapyard Blues by Derryl Flynn
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Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. How did one crazy night of excess end up with 25 years behind bars? AVAILABLE ON KINDLE: |
Kevin and I in India by Frank Kusy
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Two barmy British backpackers take on India in this true story of adventure and misadventure. All Kevin wants is a cheese sandwich... AVAILABLE ON KINDLE: |
Rupee Millionaires by Frank Kusy
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Want to make a million? Be careful what you wish for ... AVAILABLE ON KINDLE: |
Ginger the Gangster Cat by Frank Kusy
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Ginger returns from the dead - to carry out the most cunning cat crime of the century. In Barcelona. AVAILABLE ON KINDLE:UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00AFZ2X1Y US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AFZ2X1Y |
Ginger the Buddha Cat by Frank Kusy
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Ginger is facing a tough decision. Sausages or enlightenment?
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Weekend in Weighton by Terry Murphy
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First-time private investigator Eddie Greene is having a bad weekend. It's about to get worse. AVAILABLE ON KINDLE: |
