Another Free Short Story

I'm a big fan of giving away free stuff as there's no doubt that it does pull in new readers, and the best stuff to give away free is a short story. That way a reader can tell pretty quickly if they're interested or not.

One of the first short stories I gave away is called Banging Bill's Wife.  It's a story of a Singapore-based stockbroker who gets more than he bargains for when he answers and advert for a strange sexual encounter.

It was meant to be an erotic story but it didn't really work out that way and actually ended up more as a comedy.  I wasn't sure whether or not I should publish as a Stephen Leather book but decided that I'd rather do that than use a pen name.

You can get it FREE in the UK -  HERE

And you can get it FREE in the US - HERE

I've written several other short stories set in Asia, including The Alphabet Game, The Pregnant Wife and The Threesome.  They give me a chance to explore life in South East Asia, and while I set out to write erotic stories the thriller writer in me always takes over and they end up having a twist in the tail.

I do enjoy writing short stores and find them a way of relaxing between novels.  One of my Spider Shepherd novels would be about 130,000 words and that's a lot of work.  A short story of 10,000 words might only take a few days to write, and allows me to get into the head of characters who wouldn't normally pop up in a Spider Shepherd novel.