by Rob Macdonald
In the drought stricken Australian outback, Jim and Mick Smith run the struggling town of Prosperity’s only funeral home, Smith Bros.
They are also running a scam.
Recycling their clients’ caskets for resale has meant that the funeral game has never been more profitable. But when the local mayor turns up dead after becoming entangled in the corrupt development of a high end, medieval-themed brothel on the edge of town, and the local detective orders his body exhumed, the brothers are on the verge of being exposed. Desperate to cover their tracks, the brothers try to dig the mayor up first.
The only problem is, the mayor’s body is missing...
Standing on the shoulders of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen, Smith Bros. reimagines
Australian Noir. It’s Chris Hammer on acid… and it’s a hell of a lot of fun!
Rob Macdonald is an experienced writer and director, having over 20 years experience creating stories, primarily for screens of all sizes. Smith Bros. is his debut novel.
Rob Macdonald is an experienced writer and director, having 20 years experience creating stories, primarily for screens of all sizes. Rob co-wrote, produced and directed an 8 part narrative comedy for the ABC called I ROCK and has produced hundreds of hours of content for commercial clients. He is co-creator of a crime comedy series currently in development with BBC Studios. Smith Bros. began its life as an idea for television before becoming Rob’s debut novel. But who knows, it’s ripe to be turned from a novel back into an 8 x 30min series. Rob is a lifelong fan of crime fiction but has a soft spot for the likes of Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard and Tim Dorsey. A desire to turn the conventions of modern Australian Noir up to eleven, while also adding in a dose of humour, led to the writing of his debut novel: Smith Bros. Rob lives in the Southern Highlands of NSW with his wife Beth and three daughters.