Lost Boys Books
Connecting Readers to Adventures
About
Rob Hickman was born in Brighton around the time of the Roman Empire and has always loved to travel, meet random people and to write. His passion for writing and making up stories, characters and worlds came from his childhood where he was often left unsupervised for long periods of time. This resulted in his imagination being let loose - which is never a good thing.
Having done a lot of boring office jobs in financial services, Rob is happiest when travelling and meeting people to weave into one of his novels.
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Rob's work draws upon his experiences in the corporate world, his love of the absurd, his travels around Europe and the USA, the random friendships he has made and his superpower of being able to make people laugh.
Books
Six Idiots Witness a Murder
The first book in the series, Six Idiots Witness a Murder is a fast-paced, character-driven tale that follows a group of computer nerds who are sent from their home town of Brighton to fix an embarrassing computer issue in Atlanta.
Once in the Georgia heat, our heroes (if you can call them that) meet a colourful cast of locals, find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time and witness the aftermath of a murder that has the police both baffled and disinterested in equal measure.
Can they help the police solve the murder, avoid the killer, fix the computer issues for their company and get home in one piece without causing too much chaos?
Or will they just annoy everyone they come into contact with?!
Six Idiots Witness a Robbery
The sequel to the critically acclaimed debut novel, Six Idiots Witness a Robbery sees the same idiots causing chaos in Brighton.
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After getting caught up in an audacious heist, the random group of transatlantic friends offer their questionable expertise to the local police, who'd rather not take it. Undeterred - and despite working for a company that is now accidentally killing it's customers - they try to solve their second crime in six months.
Will they succeed in thwarting the thieves? Why is Lloyd still running self-help workshops after the debacle back in April? And can Dwayne find a way of getting people to die more quickly so his crematorium business doesn't go bankrupt?
Six Idiots Get Themselves Kidnapped
The final book of the ‘Six Idiots’ series finds the group of random friends back in Atlanta at the mercy of a gang of violent kidnappers as what should have been a happy occasion takes an unfortunate turn - for both the hostages and the criminals.
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Tom is halfway through a year-long work secondment in the USA and is living with Karen as they and the rest of the staff at Classic Country Clothing Ltd. brace themselves for their CEO to share his latest disastrous plan with them.
Martin has been banished from his house and sent to Atlanta for a holiday as Wendy tries to adopt even more cats while Schrödinger is away. Dave and Sadie are looking for a way to spend Dave’s insurance pay-out but their latest venture is bringing some unwanted attention as several ghosts from the past rear their heads.
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When they find themselves on the wrong end of a surprisingly large number of automatic weapons, will the six idiots be able to hatch a daring escape plan? Or will the perpetrators eventually realise just how annoying their captives are and let them go before they cause any more mayhem?!
Books
The Assassins' Social Club
The Assassins' Social Club is a dark comedy about a group of highly-trained, efficient, creative, but socially awkward contract killers who, while happy to fly anywhere in the world to put a bullet into someone, would much rather be at home doing the everyday, mundane things in life.
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Each of the assassins brings their own eccentricities to their work and is a flawed individual who hates working for 'The Organisation' with its ridiculous rules, monthly appraisals and 'Employee of the Month' competitions with impossibly modest prizes.
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But what happens when one of them gets killed? And then another. Suddenly there is a sense of wary camaraderie as the remaining assassins try to piece together who is trying to take down their organisation - while trying not to kill each other in the process.
The Assassins' Social Club 2
The assassins are back! And this time they face a new threat that could destroy their organisation - not to mention their luxury lifestyles!
From their headquarters in central London, a group of highly trained assassins travel the world eliminating anyone who their clients believe should meet an untimely end.
After surviving an attack from a formidable foe in the Far East, a double assassination in Italy sparks a war with a new enemy who begins eliminating the assassins’ targets before they can get to them.
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From Amsterdam to Boston, the assassins are chasing shadows while The Controller and his team in London desperately try to identify the new adversary who constantly appears to be one step ahead of them and is now threatening their organisation’s very existence.
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The Assassins' Social Club 2 - a dark comedy of murder, mystery, intrigue, incompetence....and homicidal monkeys.
Dad Thoughts!
Everybody loves a good dad joke and the bigger the groan or the more exaggerated the eye roll it generates, the better it is.
However, dads are not just there to provide corny and cringe-worthy jokes; they also have a whole range of humorous views, thoughts, opinions and hilariously relatable comments about a wide variety of subjects that are every bit as amusing as their celebrated one-liners.
Here is a collection of over 1,000 dad jokes, puns and thoughts on life, work, family, technology and many other everyday situations.
Be prepared for the obvious, the awkward and the embarrassing in this huge collection of random comments, jokes, ideas and puns that is guaranteed to make you smile – or at least groan a little.
How to Get Out of Debt Without Really Trying
A practical guide to money management, budgeting and getting out of debt.
This is not a 'get rich quick' scheme and you won't be asked to pay anything - it's just simple guidance on living within your means, clearing your debt and moving towards a better life that anyone can follow and be guaranteed success.