J.J. Unthank

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Fantasy Author. Games Programmer. Debut novel ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE CORPSE? out with Crooked Lane Books, Aug 25th! www.jjunthank.com

A schedule of events some nitwit almost author named J.J. Unthank will be doing at LA Con this year. From Shell Shock to Mind-Burn: PTSD in Sci-Fi Thursday August 27 - 15:00 PDT Found Family: Who We Call Home Friday, August 28 - 12:00 PDT Meet Debut Authors of 2026! 2nd Edition Sunday, August 30 - 16:30 PDT Murderous Dragons: Fantasy Mystery Monday, August 31 - 10:30 PDT
A photo of a hardback book held up in front of a living room. The book is ‘Any more questions for the corpse?’, the cover is a skeleton sat on a sofa reading a book!
The book cover of 'Any More Questions For The Corpse?', depicting a stylised cartoon skeleton sitting on a sofa reading a book within a library.
The jennifer lawerence meme, where she is confused about what to do, under the text: Me, four days after promising to post every day till my book comes out. Then further down in smaller text: (Only 233 days to go)
A small ragdoll cat called Zelda interrupting someone in the middle of work by meowing and splooting on the floor.
A tiny christmas wreath hanging from a green door
Holding two books in a hospital bed, one is ‘Everything is Tuberculosis’ by John Green, the second is ‘Brigands & Breadknives’ by Travis Baldree.
Man (who is slightly orange from the iodine) recovering in hospital post surgery with a compression bandage on his neck and chest!
Me in surgery gown waiting in a hospital room.
A poorly ragdoll cat named Zelda chirping for attention!
A poorly ragdoll cat named Zelda lying on the floor next to the top of a staircase.
The world fantasy awards being presented in the main room of World Fantasy Con.
The outside of the Hilton Hotel in Brighton where world fantasy con is being held!
Two ragdoll cats staring at a camera perched upon a desk.
Two ragdoll kittens looking at a camera whilst a man with a large head is in the background!
A Publishers Marketplace deal report screenshot with the words: ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE CORPSE By J.J. Unthank Imprint: Crooked Lane Former videogame developer J.J. Unthank's ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE CORPSE, following a young necromancer who must hunt a serial killer through London's magical twin to keep the secret of his undead parents buried; pitched as for fans of Ben Aaronovitch, Stuart Turton, and Jim Butcher, to Marcia Markland at Crooked Lane, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2026 (world). marcia.markland@crookedlanebooks.com Rights: Elena.silverberg@crookedlanebooks.com
Ragdoll cat poking out between green curtains.
Small ragdoll cat asleep on a yellow beanbag.
A ragdoll cat looking disapprovingly down from a grey cat tower.
Ragdoll cat with its face to the sun getting some rubs!
A small rat like thing with a elephant nose and chipmunk teeth. Stood on a beach with it's hands on it's hips. The character is called Sacha and it's from an obscure TV show called Noah's Island that ran from 1997 to 1998.
A caramel rag doll cat sat in a clump like a loaf of bread on a blue sofa
Rag doll cat lying in the sun on a blue sofa, with another rag doll sitting behind it.