Hang Time: A Dark Comedy

by Duncan Whitehead

Beau Bleasdale, a hit man with a simple plan. Unfortunately for Beau, it's not going to be as simple as he thought.

20 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 2, 2016

About the author

Award-winning writer Duncan Whitehead was born in England and is the author of the best-selling and award-winning GORDONSTON LADIES DOG WALKING CLUB Trilogy. The series, inspired by the quirky characters and eeriness in the real-life Savannah neighborhood in which he once lived, is a humorous mystery that boasts an assortment of characters and plot twists. The first book in this series won the 2013 Reader's Favorite Book Award for Comedy.

He has also written over 2,000 spoof and comedy news articles under various aliases for a variety of websites both in the US and the UK. Duncan now resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and has written further novels, including the four-book FOREST PINES MYSTERY SERIES and a stand-alone comedy, THE RELUCTANT JESUS, which won the 2014 Reader's Favorite Book Award for Comedy.

The final and fourth book in the FOREST PINES SERIES was released in December 2023, written after a four-year hiatus from writing. He is the author of the parody A COZY MYSTERY…WITH ZOMBIES!, which was released in January 2024. He has recently completed his next book, a comedy and parody entitled MURDER, SHE HOPED, and has commenced work on his next comedy/mystery, THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT FLETCHER'S END.

Duncan is well known for his charity work and kindness to animals, children, and old people. His charity, 'Habitat for Hotties,' where he finds housing for retired Hooter's waitresses, was recently voted the least likely charity anyone would ever donate to. He has donated several organs to puppies and kittens and, to help save the planet does not leave a carbon footprint, as he only wears slippers. In February 2040, he invented time travel and now spends much of his time in either the future (where he has won the lottery an astonishing 117 times) or the present day. Attempts to return to 1985 and write The Harry Potter series of books have thus far failed.

Reviews

[Wanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story left me hanging...

Oops! Spoiler alert :D
This story was G.R.E.A.T.
I enjoyed it enormously and I'm looking forward to reading more by this author

[Nola Arganbright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very GoofI

A very good, short, dark comedy. Very well written and a very well developed plot for such a short book. An entertaining read.

[Nicey Nice · Rating 1 out of 5]

Weak, slapdash and rushed. I should learn these written for kindle novellas are never worthy of their authors.

[Silvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

hahaha

If you like dark humor you’ll love this short story. I’ve read other work by this author and have enjoyed them as well,

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beau is very entertaining, keeps you wanting more. When it's over, feel the need to look for another book by this author

[margaret chalmers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beaulicious fun

A teeny weeny book but a goodie. Humour at its blackest. Take one bad ass hitman giving out his confession and wh