Bücher der Reihe Funny Capers DownUnder

If Mad Bill hates visitors so much, why does he make it so hard for them to leave his island?Why would Ralph even think that would ever become a problem for him anyway?Until he is chased into the bay by an angry mob and has to swim to safety, he doesn't have any idea his life is in danger.The good news is that a passing fishing boat rescues him - but his relief turns to more despair when he learns the trawler is headed out to sea on a fishing trip, and the captain refuses to turn around.Ralph, an expectant father, is worried he might miss the rapidly approaching birth.His rising anxiety doesn't improve when he finds out who else is aboard the trawler.And when he ends up on an island ruled by a gun-toting old man, the situation calls for desperate measures.

Major B.S. will just have to find out the hard way about the mysterious thing the British were doing on Mad Bill's Island in World War 2.Not that he cares. All he wants in this black comedy is to get off the island he was so keen to get to.This novel wraps up the Funny Capers DownUnder series.Guess who makes a surprise appearance? They would have known he was still alive if they had licked him!

This bundle of three novels takes you on a rollercoaster ride of humour and mystery that finally reveals a dark secret from World War 2.Most of the story occurs on an uncharted island off the east coast of Australia ruled by a cranky hermit called Mad Bill.But the series actually starts in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1974, when a lawyer legs it from angry gangsters.He makes it to the island and decides he'll be safe there.But he didn't count on so many visitors.Follow some of these comical characters as they uncover the island's mysterious history.With non-stop action and unexpected twists, this bundle will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end, when the dark secret of the British army's presence on Mad Bill's Island is finally revealed.Get ready for a wild ride.