Short Stories to Entertain

MY NEXT BOOK, SOME WILL DIE, IS FINISHED AND BEING EDITED. PUBLICATION IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 2026 SO WATCH OUT FOR FURTHER UPDATES. SEE THE PREVIOUS POST TO READ THE FIRST CHAPTER

MY NEXT BOOK, SOME WILL DIE, IS NEARING COMPLETION. AS A TEASER READ THE FIRST CHAPTER POSTED BELOW Knightsbridge, London three in the morning. One of the Regency mansions in a row around a neat small square. Around the back, behind the tall brick wall, a shadow beneath an open sash window shifted and slipped over the sill to crouch on the sitting room floor. Waited as the moon momentarily appeared from behind thick clouds casting enough illumination to show all he needed to know. Sliding the window shut, a slight breeze through the round hole in the glass beneath the lock shifted his hair then soft soled  sneakers moved him towards the closed door. The handle moved but the door caught. He reached for his lock-pick and pushed the door not realising his mistake. He  hadn’t  noticed the minute electronic sensor  located  in a hinge screw hole as he crept towards the stairs.    In th e main bedroom Joe Ricci  immediately  heard the triple ping f...