Justice Machine

When a Pillar of Society robs you blind. And the Law turns a blind eye. Who can YOU call? ...dial the trio from the Firefly Electrics Co! Meet the new breed of Public Protectors today in Book #1 of these bestselling crime thrillers with a dark humor twist... Dark angels, dangerous subversives, lovely young men. Lennie and Joe, abetted by their sharp-witted companion, Rawcus the cockatoo, have heard it all. Electricians by day, Lennie says they’re “re-wiring Society” by night. Now they’re wanted for Crimes against Crime. In Justice Machine, Lennie and Joe thank their lucky stars when they are fishing at dawn on a city wharf and a small fortune falls from the sky into their laps during a cargo-loading accident. They escape without being ID’d, and know exactly how to distribute the windfall. But they’ve triggered a manhunt that threatens to blow their world apart... When Lennie’s ex-parole officer, Trixi Talaveda, drops into their home for a chat about the missing cash, accompanied by a pair of human bulls called the Enoka brothers, life becomes trickier than ever. Will this new peril derail their plans to re-educate a “trusted financial adviser” who persuaded Lennie’s beloved Aunty Doreen that money really did “grow on trees” - and drove her to the grave? Might a sea voyage with Aunty D’s tormentor aboard their little yacht, Flamingo Sky, solve all their problems? Or might it all end in disaster? In Justice Machine, as Lennie explains to their reluctant shipmate: “A machine isn’t only a bunch of nuts and bolts...it’s a word for a process that transforms things.” “These eccentric inner-city Sydney crusaders, created by crime suspense master Mark Furness, are a whole new adventure in crime capers and my favourite series of the year...quirky and refreshingly wry.” Tom Flood, Winner of the Miles Franklin Award, Australia’s equivalent of the US Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the UK Booker Prize. “Redolent of Lord Of The Flies and Of Mice And Men...A post-Zen Batman and Robin...Lennie and Joe, and their pet, Rawcus, configure a doctorate in elegant, fair-minded Gonzo retribution of the order of Pulp Fiction...” Clare Allan-Kamil, Writers Victoria. “I have been reading crime fiction from bestsellers to hidden gems for many years and I have never...NEVER read anything as imaginative and humorous in such a uniquely Australian larrikin voice as Mark Furness’ work.” Mark Doic, Goodreads. Other readers are saying of the Firefly series: “These stories hold me spellbound.” “Sharp, new Aussie crime fiction.” “I particularly like the writing style; it’s edgy, restless and wanting.” “Gritty yet funny.” “If Jack Reacher had secret sons Down Under...” “A revenge caper with humour and attitude.” “An action-packed tale of vigilante justice soaked in black humour and more surprise twists than a slalom course in the Winter Olympics.” Other books out now in the Firefly Electrics Series: #2 Kangaroo Court #3 Galaxy Motel #4 Gumleaf Mafia, coming soon...