Best Selling Books by John Allison

In this thrilling conclusion, Billie and Maggie confront their deepest fears—and marauding mermen. The aftermath will leave both women changed forever, for better or worse.

At the Savoy Hotel, in the aftermath of an attack on legendary detective Kendo Miyamoto, Lottie Grote finds herself the number one suspect in a potential muder investigation. There might be a way out, though, but only if she’s willing to make a deal with the devil... Scotland Yard!

Under house arrest, Lottie has started to make a few friends in the criminal lifestyle, and is even working on a new, exciting casino heist case with her police liaison...but has she lost sight of what really matters—proving her own innocence?

The big end-of-year ball is approaching and Daisy is determined to kiss a girl, while Susan and Esther prepare for a summer of difficulty.

McGraw puts faith in his and Daisy''s "unique understanding" while trying to deal with the fact he is a low down double-dealing dirty cheat whose name is now mud in the influential Spanish community.

Daisy struggles with the persistent advances of Ingrid Oesterle, Esther gets the call from Dark Nebula to be a comic shop employee, and Susan finally saves up enough money to buy a scooter that she''s too afraid to ride.

An Agatha Christie-style murder mystery set in the world of English competitive baking from Giant Days'' John Allison and Max Sarin.

Attempting to raise funds for Christmas presents, Daisy and Ed Gemmell take a job at a “Winter Village” that turns out to be a borderline-illegal shambles. Can Daisy save Christmas? Or should she just go home?

The new year brings the all the joys and near-drownings of young love in The Case of the Fire Inside, the latest volume of Bad Machinery! Sonny meets a mysterious new girl who seems to have climbed out of the sea itself, while Mildred falls for the bad boy of Saturday detention. But can either of them succeed in the face of jealous exes, overprotective fathers, and the persistent tide of DESTINY? What is a "selkie"? Is a Morton''s toe fatal? And can Dark Rotuss truly save the galaxy?

Daisy and Susan betray the sacred coven, leaving Esther to try - at high speed and under considerable pressure - to claim her dream home.

When it seems are though Heather and Jane may be trapped in the alternate dimension, Barney has no choice but to consult Heather’s dad Chip for some wisdom in repairing the portal. Standard dad stuff.

It’s the Sheffield University Graduate job fair! It’s definitely fun and not a terrifying reminder of Daisy, Susan and Esther’s encroaching future as Real Adults.

Eisner-Award winning author John Allison (Giant Days) and artist Christine Larsen (Adventure Time) join forces for a story about coming home, discovering identity, and accidently smashing a hole to another dimension. Aspiring documentarian (and actual Chemistry major) Jane has recently reunited with her former best friend Heather, amateur urban explorer. When a trip into an abandoned industrial building leads them to another world, their plan begins to unfold—create a documentary about the world and become filthy, filthy rich. The other side of the portal is filled with monsters, magic and a chance for a whole new life. All they have to do is step through...

THE SECRETS OF THE OTHERWORLD ARE REVEALED. It’s time to uncover the truth of what really happened to old Chet Charles, how the Eidolon was created...and what it has to do with Jane’s parents. But as Heather, Jane, and their increasingly improbable team come face to face with the terrible truth of Spectrum, they’ll be forced to make choices that will forever change their futures—or totally, literally blow up in their faces and ensure they have no futures. No pressure or anything. Collects issues #8-12

A new school year brings a new classmate to Griswalds Grammar School! But he''s a bit strange, and he really, really likes onions. When the whole school suddenly becomes best friends with him, Shauna seems to be the only one left out. It''s up to her to peel back the mystery, one onion layer at a time. Join the team for another thrilling case, full of the cunning wit and high-flying adventure you can only get from John Allison''s BAD MACHINERY.

Left in legal limbo with a murder accusation hanging over her and with only her wits for protection, Lottie Grote is determined to show the coppers overseeing her that she can detect rings around them all... And maybe (hopefully) she’ll even be able to prove herself innocent in the process!

After meeting a friendly new face in the alternate dimension they’ve stumbled upon, Heather (eagerly) and Jane (reluctantly) agree to venture further in. With their trusty camcorder to record what they find and an inhuman new buddy, there’s no turning back now!

Introducing your girlfriend to your family can be difficult, but it’s much worse when that girlfriend is Ingrid.

The Tackleford gang is back with a new case that demands solving! When Tackleford’s derelict barns begin going up in flames, Linton and Sonny are on the case with a moderately mysterious new friend. Paths cross, however, when Lottie and Mildred meet a terrifying yet misunderstood creature living beneath a bridge! Throw in an overly enthusiastic Fire Brigade, a transforming skate ramp, and a new French teacher and you’ve got the kind of charming genius that can only be found in John Allison’s BAD MACHINERY.

Ed and his girlfriend Nina may have bonded over bone breaks and PT, but now that the casts are off, Nina is going back to her partying ways—making Ed wonder if he ever knew her at all.

There’s only one person on earth who knows the secrets of Charlesco: Jane and Barney’s boss, Langdon Gramercy. To get to the bottom of what’s going on in Spectrum, they plan to ply him with wine and crack open the vault of secrets.

A supernatural tale of friendship, the devil, and moral gray areas from the creator of Giant Days! A new year begins in Tredregyn, and a Satanic ritual goes awry—bringing the filming of a cozy TV detective drama to town. Unfortunately, this particular Pandora’s box contains a few things a lot less pleasant than casual jobs and showbiz glitz. Plus, in a special backup feature, a teen sleuth puts the cat among the parish pigeons as she attempts to solve the disappearance of a glamorous author.

Time is a fickle creature, especially when there''s wormhole in the science cupboard. When a strange boy who seems far too entranced by cell phones appears, it''s up to Lottie, Shauna, and Mildred to figure out his strange purposes. The Case of the Forked Road, the seventh book in John Allison''s award-winning Bad Machinery series, finds our young sleuths facing the intricacies of time and space itself. What is their science teacher hiding? Who is the mysterious Calvin, why is he dressed like it’s 1960, and why is he obsessed with Communists? And another thing: just what is going on with Jack, Sonny, and Linton?

A thief is targeting the Dark Nebula comic book shop where Esther works, and it’s up to Susan to put her amateur detective skills to work... emphasis on amateur.

During a pre-Christmas ball, Daisy kisses a boy she shouldn''t have, while Susan may have done more than that with McGraw. Esther dreads going home for holiday break for fear of running into her ex.

As the Christmas break looms, Susan''s endless cold refuses to go away, Daisy is in the honeymoon period of her relationship with Ingrid, and Esther is working all hours at the comic shop.

Creative tensions and "mildly erotic subcurrents" proliferate as Esther and her Svengali boyfriend battle Susan and Daisy for a £5,000 Film Festival prize.

Home to high school best friends Jane Langstaff and Heather Meadows, Spectrum is a boomtown that’s long since stopped booming, with nothing to show for its former glory but the abandoned Charleswood Estate, its dwindling sprocket millions, and the story of the disappeared industrialist who founded the place... But deep within Charleswood, unbeknownst to anyone, there is a device called the Eidolon, which can open up a doorway to an otherworldly dimension. And Heather and Jane are about to go knocking. Eisner Award nominee John Allison (Giant Days, Scary Go Round), and artist Christine Larsen (Adventure Time) invite you beyond the Eidolon, to a world of bizarre creatures and fantastical, hilarious adventure.

With the prospect of living apart for the first time since they all met as first years just over the horizon, Daisy, Esther, and Susan spend their last summer together before beginning their third year of university.

It’s time to uncover the truth of what really happened to old Chet Charles, how the Eidolon was created ...and what it has to do with Jane’s parents.

It’s time for Daisy to get her driver’s license, but she may not really be a natural behind the wheel. Can she overcome her nerves to become the ultimate motorist, and (for everyone’s safety) should she be allowed to?

Esther feels guilty when she befriends McGraw''s girlfriend and leaves Susan out in the cold, while Daisy thinks she''s found the perfect girl for Ed Gemmell.

A two-part continuation of John Allison''s (Giant Days) new series Steeple! Former curate Billie has moved on to a new path . . . as a priestess in the Church of Satan. Meanwhile, her friend Maggie has made a similar switch--from Satanist to church-bound do-gooder. But when the light of the supermoon turns a Church of Satan warlock into an almost-werewolf, Billie''s well-meaning solutions bring her evil boss to the breaking point, just as Maggie''s chaotic nature begins to wear thin on her Godly supervisors. Then, when a mysterious visitor is found in a cave, an ancient evil from the unknowable depths of the Pacific Ocean is hot on their heels . . . and so is Christmas! In the midst of the madness, Billie does her best to arrange an improbable Saturnalia truce between the churches of England and Satan.

Ed attempts to get over his crush on Esther by working at the student paper, but stumbles into even more embarrassing romantic difficulty.

Esther''s old school friend "Big Lindsay" comes to visit with her baby, but watching the kid and being nice to the insatiable party girl begins to wear on everyone.

The next-door neighbor calls the police on what may be the most sedate dinner party of all time, causing Susan to deliver a furious and extremely unkind - but totally justified - opinion on the matter.

A brutal winter hits Sheffield, but things heat up when Esther has a fling with a faculty member! Daisy probably has a Friday Night Lights reference for this occasion...