Austin G. Mitchell

A collection of short stories, some set in the past and others in a modern era. All of these stories will wet the readers' appetites .

Errol Douse went to prison for slashing up Shorty Paul in a fight over a woman. In prison he met a young Don, Bobby Deacon. He is there for trying to extort two Chinese businessmen. On leaving prison Bobby Deacon is allowed space to operate in by Shadow, the old Don controlling Downtown, Kingston. He soon falls out with Coltrane, another Don, who Shadow had allowed to operate in the area and was now bigger than him. Coltrane gave him an ultimatum, pay him a fee to operate or move out. Bobby Deacon refused and hired fighters to defend his base. Shadow agreed to help him fight off any attack by Coltrane. When Coltrane attacked, Bobby Deacon has to flee, leaving several of his fighters dead as Shadow pulled out his forces at the last moment leaving him exposed on several fronts. He has to seek refuge in safe houses in the rural areas. Douse in the meantime is out of prison and operating a taxi. Hit man, Digger Lobban and Shorty Paul are hired by Coltrane to find and destroy Bobby Deacon. The heat is turned up on Douse when it is realized that he is a link to Bobby Deacon. He gave up his taxi work and went and joined the Bobby Deacon forces. Bobby Deacon is in the meantime building up his forces for a push on Coltrane and to take his revenge on Shadow for his treachery.

Better Days are ComingShort Summary of StoriesWillis' Lucky Escape- Will Willis escape his kidnappers and summon up the courage to testify against them? Read the full story in Willis' Lucky Escape.No Tears for Sonya- Most persons believed that Sonya was a wicked girl. She had been involved in some bad things in her younger days and even since becoming an adult. Will she find redemption and repent of her evil ways? Read the full story in No Tears for Sonya.The Serial Burglar- Las and Dalby set out to capture Bender, a wily and dangerous praedial thief. On the way they have to fight the man's sons to get to him. They also have to get out of Lobban's Woods with Bender and avoid Clinch Salmon and his band of cutthroats. Read the full story in The Serial Burglar.The Troubled School-All sorts of problems were plaguing the school. Will it be able to overcome these problems? Read the full story in The Troubled School.Wrong Directions-Romain was given wrong directions and robbed of all his possessions. He has remained on the island to find the men who robbed him. Will he succeed? Read the full story in Wrong Directions.Who wanted Dory Anthony Dead?- Dory Anthony was dead and Dalton Ferguson, her fiance, was charged with her murder. Reece Patterson, a private investigator, is called in. Can he get Ferguson off the murder charge? Read the full story in Who wanted Dory Anthony dead?The Amateur Investor-Phil lost all his money in a failed investment scheme. His baby mothers have also taken him to the family court for maintenance. He has also suffered a shock at the loss of his money. Will Phil ever get on his feet again? Read the full story in The Amateur Investor.The Absentee Husband- Alrick got into trouble with his wife when he got nineteen year old Gwen Dacres, pregnant. His wife has left him and he suspects that she is seeing another man. Read the full story in The Absentee Husband.Delaine's Dilemma-When a woman is as beautiful as Delaine Tennant, men will do anything to get into bed with her. And that's exactly what ex-cop, Clyde Harper, was trying to do. When Delaine dropped her lover, Easton Rivers, also another ex-cop, Clyde thought he was in business, except that he had another guess coming in the form or Marc Evers, also another ex-cop. Also, why was Easton so hell bent on destroying his ex-girlfriend's reputation by labelling her as a worn out prostitute and a harlot? Read the full story in Delaine's Dilemma.Bad Man's Woman- Was Elroy so infatuated with Carline that he would challenge a Don over her? Or maybe he didn't know who a Don was. Read the full story in Bad Man's Woman.

Everybody in Happy Valley believed that they would have to take up a collection to ship John Tom out of the village like they had done to Beville after he foolishly lost all of his money. John Tom had come to Happpy Valley and bought Beville's mansion and was spending his money as freely as the latter man. Only time will tell if the villager's fears will be realized.