April

Jessica Daniel #5.5

by Kerry Wilkinson

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare.

April Willis is walking to school when someone in a white van tries to snatch her from the street.

It’s the second attack in less than a week and, with parents and students beginning to panic, it’s down to Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel to find the culprit.

This short story takes place between the Jessica Daniel novels Playing With Fire and Thicker Than Water.

Genres: Short Stories, Audiobook, Fiction, Crime, Detective, British Literature, Mystery

17 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 16, 2016

About the author

Recent and upcoming UK releases:
24 October 2023: The Night Of The Sleepover
15 December 2023: After The Sleepover
2024: The Girl On The Side Of The Road
2024: The Missing Body

Kerry Wilkinson has sold more than two million books - and had No.1 crime bestsellers in the UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa and Singapore. He has also written two top-20 thrillers in the United States. His book, Ten Birthdays, won the RNA award for Young Adult Novel of the Year in 2018 and Close To You won the International Thriller Award for best ebook in 2020.

As well as his Jessica Daniel series, Kerry has written a trilogy featuring private investigator Andrew Hunter, the Whitecliff series, the Silver Blackthorn trilogy - a fantasy-adventure serial for young adults - plus numerous standalone novels. He has been published around the world in more than a dozen languages.

Originally from the county of Somerset, Kerry spent way too long living in the north of England, picking up words like 'barm' and 'ginnel'.

When he's short of ideas, he rides his bike, hikes up something, or bakes cakes. When he's not, he writes it all down.

Find out more at: http://kerrywilkinson.com or http://facebook.com/KerryWilkinsonBooks

Find out more at: his website or Facebook

Reviews

[David Highton · Rating 4 out of 5]

A poignant short story to read over a Sunday morning coffee with DS Jessica Daniel supporting a young schoolgirl in crisis.

[Cathy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short story, belonging to a series about a female police officer from Manchester. I enjoyed the British accents of the audio book, the story was rather meh. Not very exciting. Doesn't compel me to have a closer look at the series.

[Christa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This super short novella has Jessica investigating the attempted abduction of a thirteen year old girl, the 2nd such attempt in the same area over a short time period. It was good to see Jessica, and I enjoyed reading the novella, but the length didn't allow for a nicely developed story the way a full length one does.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super short story but it gives you a feel for Jessica Daniel as a character. I'm definitely going to read more of these books!

[Emilija · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short story in the Jessica Daniels series. It may have been short, but it gave a real feel for characters and it was pretty good. The narrator was brilliant, with an excellent British accent.

[Vicki - I Love Reading · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great short story for Jessica fans.
A very easy quick but interesting read.
This short story was originally in the Morrisons-exclusive paperback of Behind Closed Doors two years ago. This is the first time it's appeared as an ebook.

[Donna Maguire · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really short, quick read but I did enjoy it. I have been working my way through the Jessica Daniels series and this booked added a depth to her character - 4 stars from me

[SWAROOP CHOUGULE · Rating 4 out of 5]

"April" is one of the novels from Jessica Daniel series by UK author Kerry Wilkinson. Kerry Wilkinson was announced one of the Amazon's top 10 best selling UK-born authors worldwide. Kerry's Jessica Daniel series is crime fiction series featuring Detective Inspector Jessica Daniels set in and around Manchester. In this particular short story "April", there is an attempted kidnapping of a school girl, second attack, panic around it. The end is quite counter intuitive, which makes it a good read. The same analogy can be applied to multiple real life scenarios as well. Also, this could be a great script for a short movie.

[Christie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I listened to the audiotape of this book. The reader was an amazing reader. I enjoyed the book and was sorry that it was only a short story. Would have loved it to have been a full novel. Will be looking for more books by Jessica Daniel

[Louise Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short novella is just seventeen pages long. It's part of the Jessica Daniel's series. Jessica is investigating the attempted abduction of a thirteen-year-old girl. The second time someone has attempted an abduction in the same area. Sn enjoyable novella.

[nicola alloway · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read

Short but I enjoyed it, +++++++ ++++++ ++++ +++++++ ++++++ + + + + + + + + + +

[Cheryl Brydon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Free short story on Audible.

[jody higinbotham · Rating 5 out of 5]

April

Excellent Jessica Daniel novella as usual. I love all of Kerry's books and read every one. There are two new ones out.

[Gill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super short audio sampler but nice narration and believable characters.

[Mary M Hatten · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hits close to home

Interesting, because my dad died and left me with an alcoholic mom. Really hits very close to home for me.

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got this as an Audible freebie to see if I'd like the series, but found the writing bland and the plot conventionally boring. Not for me.

[Sophie Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just love ds Jessica Daniel’s

[Bev · Rating 3 out of 5]

April is a short story and is set for those familiar with Kerry's Jessica Daniel's series between Playing with Fire (#5) and Thicker Than Water (#6).

Without giving too much away, it is a short story about April and her walk to school one morning. A story of every parent's worst nightmare.

Or is it?

I read this on my commute home one evening and can be read in about 20 minutes or so, (depending on how quick you read obviously). It is a good short story and an interesting insight into a bit more of Jessica and her work.

Look forward to reading more short stories by Kerry.

[Jimbo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick 20 minute read which gives us a little look into one of Jessica Daniel's smaller cases. No murders or embezzlement here, but still plenty to get your teeth into.

I like these short stories and I would like to see Wilkinson produce more of them as little interludes between full length books.

Worth the 99p investment if you are looking for something to pass a few spare minutes.

Thank you to Kerry Wilkinson for the review copy.

[Michelle Baldwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a lovely short story in the Jessica Daniels series..... now I'm hoping kerry Wilkinson will do more of these .... the way he writes it's a pleasure to read...I'm looking forward to his next book

[Ashley Murray · Rating 3 out of 5]

I preferred January and February. Not much happened in this one but it was still enjoyable.

[deborah battle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible

What's this all about ? This is not a short story it's rubbish and not worth paying for just don't bother

[Swem CV · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es el primer audiolibro que haga en inglés y me fascino el acento inglés.

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3*

Although the storyline had a good deal of merit, I felt it lacked depth of the characters involved and the ending seems to come to an abrupt end without a proper resolution. You could use the same ending with more depth and understanding of why they came to that decision.

[lenora crenshaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

Teenage dilemma

Rather disappointed in what appears to be the beginning of a very intriguing book about a teenager in need of an intervention.

[~ Cariad ~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice to get a little Jessica Daniel 'fix' between books from one of my fav crime series!

[Karyn Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

So this was yet another free audiobook. and it was a well written. well preformed story that had me hooked from the forst spoken word