Aftermath

by David Shaer

New short stories collated by W.A. Gruppe | Time Heals No Wounds - J. Agombar; Ageing Detective Blake Fader recalls an incident from his early career that was covered up by the authorities. A man accused of kidnap and attempted murder may just be the key to how the future shapes the past, and without him the future may be even more uncertain. | Keeping Fit - Paul Bunn; Tony Jenkins had a broken marriage and two kids he rarely saw, and then his life fell apart completely. Apparently, his wife had killed a man in cold blood and then committed suicide whilst in police custody. Tony had to know why. | Survival of Only the Fittest - David Shaer; Escape from what? Fire? Destruction? But I seem to be flying or twisting and turning – in the air? In the dark? I can’t tell whether I’m alive, dead or blind. But there’s power, strength. I can really fly but to where? What have we done to our world? | Future Shock - Jamie Evans; Dr Michael Cohen has successfully created the world's first time machine. He's already dreaming of Nobel Prizes, fortune and fame. Yet he is about to discover that he has truly opened Pandora's Box and nothing can prepare him for what the future holds. | Commercial Destruction - David Shaer; The world is full of greedy and dishonest people, including some who control complete markets. But greed leads to mistakes. Understanding the fixing of pricing in the steel markets of the world suddenly makes you a very dangerous person. Surviving afterwards is another messy story in a very dirty world. | Hell's Kitchen - S.R. Woodward; Jake Blessed, an investigator of the unusual and extraordinary witnesses a very bizarre event; a man staggering towards him, one arm missing with arterial blood spraying everywhere.Jake decides to look into the circumstances surrounding the event. As he digs deeper a sickening truth is revealed – he knows the perpetrator…well! | The Long, Slow Revenge - David Shaer; Being grasped off the streets by anti-terrorist armed police is not a good start to the day but being told you’re the only survivor of a group of nine buddies is worse. What happened to all of the others and what are the chances of the last one surviving further? | The Busker - J. Agombar; What does the future hold in a world that is fading fast? If you’re lucky, you’ll find revelation busking in the near deserted streets of London. But when all is gone do you contemplate what may have been or embrace the aftermath?

219 pages, Paperback

Published January 12, 2020