An affectionate, unauthorized parody of the British TV drama, by the author of the million-selling Barry Trotter series.

Michael Gerber's satirical mystery Life After Death for Beginners stars Tom Larkin, an impossibly famous rock icon who dies tragically at the hands of a deranged fan-or so the world believes. In reality, Tom narrowly escapes with his life. As the gravely injured Tom recuperates in a secret hospital for the super-rich, his loving but imperious wife Katrinka becomes convinced that it's safer for everyone if the rockstar stays dead. Reluctantly, Tom agrees to live out his days in obscurity... until an old enemy reveals that his life is still in danger. Stripped of his former fame and access, Tom has to figure out who tried to kill him without publicly revealing his survival. His search leads him back to his old life, to the manager who made him a star; to the other three members of The Ravins, each dealing with his legacy in their own way; to his estranged daughter and the son who thinks he's dead and of course, to Katrinka, the eccentric, devoted, public face of the Larkin myth.

Hart Fox is in line for admission to Stutts, the most prestigious college in the Universe. But when the local millionaire's son elbows him out, Hart has no choice but to accept a deal: admission in exchange for taking the dunce's classes on top of his own. Of course, the deal backfires, but with the help of his vampire girlfriend, his wheelchair-bound genius roommate, and the staff of the college humor magazine, Hart just may come out on top.

We all know the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, but what happened after Christmas morning? Humorist Michael Gerber follows up his million-selling parodies of Harry Potter and Narnia with a delightfully skewed take on Dickens' beloved Christmas tale.