Calendar of Crime

Series · 4 books · 2015-2016

By Kerry Wilkinson

Books in series

January

2015

From the creator of the Jessica Daniel series comes an all-new short story, set in Manchester. Old acquaintances are about to be forgotten as Kitkat and his gormless mate Chris ring in the new year by popping to the 24-7 drive-thru for a bit of fried chicken. They get more than they pay for. As well as a grease-soaked bucket of cheap food, the server hands them a bag full of cash. But is it a mistake, where does the money come from, and can Kitkat get through New Year's Day without its owner asking for the money back? This is a 7,000-word short story.

February

2016

A calendar of crime short story It’s another winter morning, which means another day that 14-year-old Eric Weaver is going to be picked on. In class, he sits next to April – a non-friend sort of friend. She wants him to do something about it but what is there to do? Telling a teacher will make it worse. He’s too small to stand up to them. He could tell his dad but his father is the biggest bully of them all. No. He needs to be smarter than that. Smarter than all of them. Eric Weaver needs a plan.

March

2016

Jim’s a hoarder. He keeps it all; from 1980s Argos catalogues to out-of-date tins of plum tomatoes. Why would he throw things out? They might come in handy one day. The problem is that he’s lost a set of keys – not the ones for his house, this set is far more vital than that. They’ve been promised to someone else, someone really important. At a loss of what to do, he calls in private investigator Andrew Hunter and his feisty sidekick to help. It’s time for a spring clean and, for poor old Jim, it really might be life or death…

April

2016

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.

Author

Kerry Wilkinson

Author · 58 books

Recent and upcoming UK releases: What My Husband Did: 17 Nov 2020 The Blame: 19 Feb 2021 Kerry Wilkinson has 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 million-selling Jessica Daniel series, Kerry has written the Silver Blackthorn trilogy - a fantasy-adventure serial for young adults - a second crime series featuring private investigator Andrew Hunter, 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: his website or Facebook