Short Stories/Novellas

From award winning thriller writer Brett Battles comes a tale of a different kind of family. The girls call Wade Norris, “Papa.” He’s not their dad. He’s not their uncle. He’s not even related to them. In fact, he was born thousands of miles from the Philippines, the place he now calls home. No, Wade’s none of those things. He’s their Papasan. He runs the go-go bar where the girls dance and entertain. But that doesn’t make them any less than a family. And rule number one: don’t mess with the family. PERFECT GENTLEMAN is a 6000 word short story that originally appeared in the KILLER YEAR: STORIES TO DIE FOR anthology edited by Lee Child. PRAISE FOR THE WORKS OF BRETT BATTLES: “Brett Battles has established himself as one of today’s best thriller writers, right up there with Lee Child, Barry Eisler, and Thomas Perry.”—Deadly Pleasures magazine “The best word I can use to describe his writing is addictive.”—James Rollins, author of the Sigma Force series “Battles has a true gift for writing thrillers…”—Crimespree magazine “Battles is a master storyteller.”—Sheldon Siegel, author of PERFECT ALIBI ABOUT THE AUTHOR Brett Battles lives in Los Angeles and is the author of the award winning Jonathan Quinn series, including THE CLEANER, THE DECEIVED, and the latest THE SILENCED. He recently released the first book of his new Logan Harper thriller series, LITTLE GIRL GONE.

The first rule of being an apprentice: Do what you're told. When Orlando receives her new assignment, she thinks she's in for an easy day. But the simple chauffeur job she assumes she is on, is not so simple, after all. THE ASSIGNMENT is a seven thousand word short story, featuring Orlando from the award winning Jonathan Quinn Thriller series. It first appeared in the digital anthology SHAKEN: Stories for Japan.

It's an easy job—get in, grab the information, and get out. That's how Orlando's mentor Abraham characterized it. But she's about to find out things are rarely easy in the world of secrets, and that this is one mission she will never forget. "Quick Study" is a four thousand word short story, featuring Orlando from the award winning Jonathan Quinn thriller series.