Spangles McNasty is horrible to everyone and likes to do vile things like eat cold chips out of bins and pull faces at old ladies. And would you believe it, Spangles has inherited a rollercoaster called the Tunnel of Doom! But when Spangles and his bonkers friend Sausage-face Pete go to see it, they soon realise it's a good for nothing piece of junk. If they want to make any lovely money from it, they'll need to do some hard work and repair it. Spangles won't stand for that, and soon his devious mind-cogs are a-whirring, and he comes up with a dastardly plot to get rich quick. Yet again, it's up to local boy Freddie Taylor to chase Spangles on the rickety old rollercoaster and stop him in his tracks!
You’ll spot him down near the end of the pier eating cold chips from bins, shouting at babies and pulling faces at old ladies – or else farting in the library. Spangles McNasty really is a rotter. If you can’t spot him by his distinctive handlebar moustache, you’ll be sure to smell him by way of his bestest mate Sausage Face Pete, who always appears to be carrying rotting fish somewhere upon his person.
The surprise inheritance of a rickety rollercoaster is the catalyst for Spangles’ latest bid for riches in the sunny seaside town of Bitterly Bay. Along for the ride this time are a fear-facing hero, a hotdog-loving ghost having an existential crisis, and a lovesick barista. What’s not to love, hey? Prepare for a non-stop, white-knuckle ride of anarchic daftness! Laugh at every bonkersly-plotted dip and turn! Scream if you want to go faster! ‘Guaranteed to make you sick!’
Steve Webb’s words have been perfectly matched-up with abundant and hilarious illustrations from superstar scribbler Chris Mould, making this is a belter of a book for any kid with a wicked sense of humour, and a passion for fast-paced, snort-laugh, gross-out fiction. If you’ve missed it, check out ‘Spangles McNasty and the Fish of Gold’, too!