Be aware, this is not the Peter Pan story you want your kids reading, it is clearly intended for adult readers. Yet it appeals to the childlike part of us that loved the classic original stories. Combine that childlike love with modern politics and technology, and you get this smart, snarky, hilarious mystery. The story is richly developed and leaves you guessing until the very end. I am liking this grown up version of Peter Pan even more than the original. ~ Tiffany Harkleroad ~ Tiffany’s Bookshelf
For obvious reasons, I LOVE me a loose riff on a fairy tale, and I loved this one! Wendy and the Lost Boys was a grown up and gritty version of the classic Peter Pan and Wendy. Thrills and laughs aplenty here, with a story thats barrels towards a fantastic and totally unexpected 'The End.' Well done!
-Elle Lothlorien, bestselling author of Sleeping Beauty (A Romantic Comedy/Suspense), The Frog Prince (A Romantic Comedy), and Virgin (A Thriller)
When a deathbed promise to a friend leaves Wendy Darlin, feisty Miami real estate broker for billionaires, trapped on a super-yacht with Ponzi-king, Charlie Hook, she’s forced to join him on a quest to recover his hidden treasure. Along for the danger-filled adventure are an undercover SEC Investigator, who kindles a spark in Wendy with his ‘Johnny Depp’ eyes and Hook’s young female helicopter pilot who befriends Wendy as they sail the high seas, one step ahead of modern day ruthless pirates.
A laugh out loud whodunit… kidnapping, revenge, and a little murder on the side. The second book in the Fractured Fairy Tales by Silkstone series of criminally funny fables, this comedy mystery is set in Miami and the Caribbean.
Comedy Mystery Books by Barbara Silkstone
The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland, Age 42 and Three-Quarters
Wendy and the Lost Boys
London Broil
Zo White and the Seven Morphs
Wendy and the Lost Boys topped the charts in comedy, climbing over Tina Fey, Sophie Kinsella, and Ellen DeGeneres. The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland, Age 42 and Three-Quarters has been a consistent best seller in comedy. Both Wendy and Alice have been in the top 20 Amazon comedies at the same time.
Praise for Wendy and the Lost Boys ~
This book is a great laugh, and is a great grown up and gritty version of a childhood classic. There are so many twists and turns it that sometimes I had to stop and let it sink in. I found that I was beginning to imagine it on screen, but as a cartoon - the characters are so off beat, I couldn't imagine real people actually playing them - I just don't think they could replicate the feel of it. I'm looking forward to reading the surprise sequel that Silkstone has said she is working on at the moment In the meantime though, I want to go back and read The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland - if it is anything like Wendy, it is sure to be a fascinating and entertaining read! ~ Girls Who Love to Read
This is a modern morality tale that takes the reader on an action-filled ride with memorable characters and lots of laughs along the way. It’s Indiana Jones meets Romancing the Stone while still remaining faithful to the original Peter Pan and Wendy.
~ Consuelo Saah Baehr, Bestselling author of Daughters
About the author:
Barbara Silkstone is the best-selling author of The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland, Age 42 and Three-Quarters ~ Wendy and the Lost Boys ~ London Broil ~ Zo White and the Seven Morphs ~ The Adventures of a Love Investigator, 527 Naked Men and One Woman.
Silkstone’s writing has been described as “perfectly paced and pitched - shades of Janet Evanovich and Carl Hiaasen without seeming remotely derivative. Fast moving action that shoots from the hip with bullet-proof characterization.”
This book contains a bonus excerpt from London Broil– the sequel to Wendy and the Lost Boys.
For obvious reasons, I LOVE me a loose riff on a fairy tale, and I loved this one! Wendy and the Lost Boys was a grown up and gritty version of the classic Peter Pan and Wendy. Thrills and laughs aplenty here, with a story thats barrels towards a fantastic and totally unexpected 'The End.' Well done!
-Elle Lothlorien, bestselling author of Sleeping Beauty (A Romantic Comedy/Suspense), The Frog Prince (A Romantic Comedy), and Virgin (A Thriller)
When a deathbed promise to a friend leaves Wendy Darlin, feisty Miami real estate broker for billionaires, trapped on a super-yacht with Ponzi-king, Charlie Hook, she’s forced to join him on a quest to recover his hidden treasure. Along for the danger-filled adventure are an undercover SEC Investigator, who kindles a spark in Wendy with his ‘Johnny Depp’ eyes and Hook’s young female helicopter pilot who befriends Wendy as they sail the high seas, one step ahead of modern day ruthless pirates.
A laugh out loud whodunit… kidnapping, revenge, and a little murder on the side. The second book in the Fractured Fairy Tales by Silkstone series of criminally funny fables, this comedy mystery is set in Miami and the Caribbean.
Comedy Mystery Books by Barbara Silkstone
The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland, Age 42 and Three-Quarters
Wendy and the Lost Boys
London Broil
Zo White and the Seven Morphs
Wendy and the Lost Boys topped the charts in comedy, climbing over Tina Fey, Sophie Kinsella, and Ellen DeGeneres. The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland, Age 42 and Three-Quarters has been a consistent best seller in comedy. Both Wendy and Alice have been in the top 20 Amazon comedies at the same time.
Praise for Wendy and the Lost Boys ~
This book is a great laugh, and is a great grown up and gritty version of a childhood classic. There are so many twists and turns it that sometimes I had to stop and let it sink in. I found that I was beginning to imagine it on screen, but as a cartoon - the characters are so off beat, I couldn't imagine real people actually playing them - I just don't think they could replicate the feel of it. I'm looking forward to reading the surprise sequel that Silkstone has said she is working on at the moment In the meantime though, I want to go back and read The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland - if it is anything like Wendy, it is sure to be a fascinating and entertaining read! ~ Girls Who Love to Read
This is a modern morality tale that takes the reader on an action-filled ride with memorable characters and lots of laughs along the way. It’s Indiana Jones meets Romancing the Stone while still remaining faithful to the original Peter Pan and Wendy.
~ Consuelo Saah Baehr, Bestselling author of Daughters
About the author:
Barbara Silkstone is the best-selling author of The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland, Age 42 and Three-Quarters ~ Wendy and the Lost Boys ~ London Broil ~ Zo White and the Seven Morphs ~ The Adventures of a Love Investigator, 527 Naked Men and One Woman.
Silkstone’s writing has been described as “perfectly paced and pitched - shades of Janet Evanovich and Carl Hiaasen without seeming remotely derivative. Fast moving action that shoots from the hip with bullet-proof characterization.”
This book contains a bonus excerpt from London Broil– the sequel to Wendy and the Lost Boys.
