Short Stories Books

This collection of 28 short stories has something to satisfy readers who are looking for surprises. If you like a story with a sting in the tail, you will love this collection from new author Robert Sutherland. The stories range from the serious to the humourous and then to the outright weird...

"It's not carrying the world on your shoulders that does it, because that's what we were bloody well built for. It's the little things that wear you down and grind you to dust. That statue of Atlas won't get squashed, it'll have little bits chipped off it. It'll have the rain wear it down. The...

A quiet Sunday, a vicious assault. One man’s resurrection is another’s good luck.When Alfie set out on his morning cycle ride, the last thing he expected was to be the only witness to attempted murder. The perpetrator of the crime was the only person who knew Alfie had seen him at the scene...

Was Avrill in love with Grant? Why was he in such a big haste to get married to her? And what about Gena, would she stand aside and lose her lover to another woman?

A collection of ten short stories, set in Jamaica, some in modern times, others in the pre-independence era.

A piece on Herdgewick, trousers and why it is important to know your tree species in the not-so-sleepy county of Londst.

Work had been going along just fine, but one day the unthinkable happened, our protagonist was laid off. What was he to do now? He decided to ride out across the countryside and visit his old hometown some four hours away for a few days. He was really in for a shocking surprise with what he...

Who wanted Dory Anthony Dead?- Dory Anthony was dead and Dalton Ferguson, her fiance, was charged with her murder. Reece Patterson, a private investigator, is called in. Can he get Ferguson off the murder charge? Read the full story in Who wanted Dory Anthony dead?

Carol is a young girl who tragically loses her entire immediate family. All that she is left with is a cabin by the edge of a field in a wood-stand. Carol grows up, finds her own way to survive inside her environment, but deep down longs for the comfort of the family that she once had so near...

What do all the historic greats have in common? Could it be talent? Effort? Maybe intelligence? Or something else entirely? Four stories, one secret. Code Stasis will make you see the past in a way you never imagined before, while also giving invaluable insights on a possible future.