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Dave Franklin

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The United Kingdom

Genre

Humor and Comedy, Contemporary, Crime

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Born in Wales, Dave Franklin published his first story in a fishing magazine at the age of sixteen. He emigrated to Australia in 1999 and made his living as a reporter, earning the distinction of being sacked twice by the same Perth-based newspaper group. He then spent nearly three years teaching English in Korea, during which the mortality rate of the children under his care remained at an impressive zero. He now teaches ESL to adults in Brisbane, helping (among others) Thai Lady Boys get to grips with their past participles.

The major theme of Dave's small, character-driven stories is alienation, the symptoms of which include male immaturity, misogyny, dysfunction, religion, violence, self-destruction and a childish glee in winding up the ...more

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Dave Franklin's Blog

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The Goodreads Killer 2 & 3

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Inspired by the universal love showered on The Goodreads Killer, I've expanded the original novella into three parts (or a 64,000-word novel).

When I wrote the first part, I found there was a lot of gory violence, satire and utterly over the top sex scenes that I couldn't fit in. Frustrated, I had a ponder and decided that a full-length work would be the perfect solution.

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Published on February 23, 2014 08:13

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Dave Franklin’s books

Average rating: 2.9 · 246 ratings · 100 reviews · 57 distinct works

	The Goodreads Killer 2.51 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girls Like Funny Boys 2.97 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manic Streets of Perth 3.29 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	English Toss on Planet Andong 2.89 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Camaraderie 2.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking For Sarah Jane Smith: A Riotous Black Comedy 3.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Goodreads Killer: The Trilogy 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Goodreads Killer 2: The Contest 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Goodreads Killer 3 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shelter 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Dave Franklin

The Goodreads Killer (4 books)
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2.69 avg rating — 120 ratings

Welcome to Wales Nasty Erotica Series (4 books)
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3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings

Straitjacket Blues (4 books)
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Quotes by Dave Franklin (?)

“Ideally, alcohol should be consumed in private. I dislike going to the pub, becoming jolly and ending up talking to people I would rather see injected with bleach.”
― Dave Franklin, English Toss on Planet Andong

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“Are you ready to try to tame the Wrath?”
― Dave Franklin, Girls Like Funny Boys

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“Perhaps you don't have to do anything wrong for someone to reject you.”
― Dave Franklin

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Dave Franklin’s Followers (8)

Dave Franklin

20 postsDave Franklin's Blog

The Goodreads Killer 2 & 3

Combine EditionsDave Franklin’s books

Series by Dave Franklin

Topics Mentioning This Author

20 posts
Dave Franklin's Blog

Combine Editions
Dave Franklin’s books