Bøger af Nick Thomson

Jack Carter Christian - that actor in that film you think you saw once - used to be an accomplished star of the silver screen. Now he's best known for his impending divorce from the world-famous mega-starlet Sandi Valone Rockwood. She's far removed from the natural beauty with the coy smile that entranced him all those years ago - now she's a surgically-altered viper addicted to microwave meals and children's juice drinks. Likewise, Jack's undergoing a very public change of character after an on-set head injury turns his world upside down. Hounded everywhere he turns by social media 'clicktivists' and hashtag protesters, Jack soon finds himself in deep trouble - as deep and dark as the cavernous pit in his stomach when he realises the horribly enticing truth about what's he's capable of. Say goodbye to the affable character actor, and hello to the avenging angel of Celebrityville. This crime thriller with a satirical bite features a roster of rogues who inhabit the strange and glittery corners of the celebrity world. Amongst them are a comedian with an ego the size of a small continent, a burger flipper who taints celebrity orders for social media likes, a diminutive but extraordinarily fierce personal assistant, and a washed-up adult star under the thumb of a higher power. Celebrityville is an absurd dark comedy with murderous thrills. Notorious Stranger/Ridiculed Icon/Dominated Avenger - this is the first story in the "Celebrityville Series". Also includes the tie-in short story "The Great and The Good", in which gossip from behind the velvet curtain, and the rehabilitating merits of altruism, clash with a hallucinatory public meltdown.

"How Mr Snuffles III and Others Met Their Maker" is a transgressive dark comedy about Elnora Green - a morbidly romantic, self-made animal therapist to the stars, whose speciality lies in post-mortem pet portraiture. Encountering the bizarre denizens of the celebrity pet world, from Lucky & Lillith the genocidal Golden Hamsters to Monty Mayhew Mapother & Wallace Wilberforce Williams the grotesquely materialistic Terrapins, Elnora and Parker Flynn - an extremely talented taxidermist - embark on a vertically integrated business venture, which punishes the wicked while riding the razor's edge of psychopathy. Elnora may be the humble-looking girl with the major overdose of freckles, orphaned by an impromptu flight to Fiji and stuck living with her Uncle - a locksmith by day and burglar by night - but what strange truth lies behind that missing pinky finger of hers? Even the weirdest kids in school steered clear of Elnora, bewitched as she was by serial killers, and haunted by night terrors of Ted Bundy's Electric Boogaloo and the All-Star Rope Swingers, yet deep down she dreams of a twisted love affair ... but how twisted will it all end up being? Also includes the short story "The Great and The Good", featuring some of the pet owners referenced in the main story, in which gossip from behind the velvet curtain, and the rehabilitating merits of altruism, clash with a hallucinatory public meltdown. Other books by Nick Thomson: "Celebrityville", "Sleb: Tigress of Celebrityville", and "Dug Deep".

Prefabricated corrugated-iron buildings have been manufactured in Britain since the middle of the nineteenth century. Structures ranging from humble cottages to substantial churches, and from halls to hospitals and hotels, have since then been produced, packed and consigned to destinations at home and abroad. Though often regarded as cheap and temporary, these buildings are an expression of a progressive and vital chapter in the history of Britain's construction industry. First used in 1829, corrugated-iron has become a familiar element in vernacular architecture and construction, bringing its particular character and colour to landscapes both rural and urban. The author draws on a wide range of research to highlight the significance, in Britain and across the world, of these oft-overlooked structures.