Windy Mountain

Something strange is happening in the town of Windy Mountain… and it might have stripes.When an elderly museum caretaker discovers an article about Dolly the sheep, he gets an idea-what if the extinct Tasmanian tiger could make a comeback?Despite the misgivings of his even-older best mate, he sets out to bring science to the bush in this quirky, small-town comedy. Together they recruit a cricket-mad retired optometrist to help clone a thylacine… and it doesn't end well.Soon, rumours are flying. The town's greenhorn police sergeant is sniffing around, a protest meeting is brewing, and not everyone is thrilled about mixing science with nostalgia.Packed with offbeat humour and unforgettable characters, Blokes Send in the Clones is the ninth novel in a heartwarming and hilarious series set in a uniquely Australian town. You don't have to have read the others to enjoy this one-it stands proudly on its own four paws.Perfect for fans of small-town comedies, gentle mysteries, and books that blend warmth with wit. This funny writer is a former newspaper journalist who is now free to be frivolous. His home is Canberra, Australia, but he started life and work in Tasmania. He has two fictional storylines in progress – the Windy Mountain series and the Funny Capers DownUnder series – plus a collection of short stories and a collaboration with six funny US and UK authors.

Three old men hope to trace their roots and claim an inheritance in mother Ireland. Not everything goes to plan! 1. BLOKES ON A PLANE Two old-age pensioners go from being unlikely tourists to unlikely sleuths when the former mayor disappears and someone starts stealing landmarks in Windy Mountain. These octogenarians are supposed to be planning their trip to Ireland to retrace family roots. But it's time to break out the walkie-talkies and cow-camouflage trousers. 2. WHITEY AND THE SIX DWARFS Even when they're not there, the old men are complicating things. Find out how in this funny whodunnit. Oodles, Wish-Wash and The Mayor have gone to Ireland to research family history, and have washed their hands of the Tasmanian Tiger Museum. But the new owners are thrown into a puzzle after a garden ornament goes missing. The clues include a skeleton, a chess set, and a concrete marsupial with a secret pouch. The old men are no help. In fact, their emails just muddy the waters. 3. BLOKES IN DONEGAL The old men think they're flying to Ireland to trace family history and to inherit a castle. The reality is very different. It seems St Patrick was so busy chasing the snakes out of Ireland, he overlooked ridding the country of Tasmanian Tigers. Or did he?