Calum Kerr

A Russian drug baron is planning to flood the UK with Fentanyl, an opioid that is fifty times more potent than heroin and incredibly addictive and easy to manufacture.The DEA and the NCA need to stop the man in his tracks. But the only person who can help them is dead.

Chief Superintendent Jackie Starling is a ruthless, ambitious, senior officer in the UK National Crime Agency. Tasked with closing down the "County Lines" drug dealers she is determined to get a result; whatever it takes. Catching and convicting the dealers is easy enough; most of them are children. But these results are temporary and the young criminals are replaced within days. Starling needs a different strategy and so faces a choice: Stay within the rules and chip away at the foot soldiers or kill the bosses? She decides to go for the bosses. She knows someone capable of carrying out the tasks ahead and she has the power to persuade him to deliver. But Starling has no idea what they will be up against or the prospect of a horrifying death that she will be facing. "County Lines" is the UK distribution model that involves urban gangs expanding their markets for crack cocaine and heroin into smaller towns by setting up phone lines through which they sell the Class A drugs.

Chief Superintendent Jackie Starling is a ruthless, ambitious, senior officer in the UK National Crime Agency. Tasked with closing down the "County Lines" drug dealers she is determined to get a result; whatever it takes. Catching and convicting the dealers is easy enough; most of them are children. But these results are temporary and the young criminals are replaced within days. Starling needs a different strategy and so faces a choice: Stay within the rules and chip away at the foot soldiers or kill the bosses? She decides to go for the bosses. She knows someone capable of carrying out the tasks ahead and she has the power to persuade him to deliver. But Starling has no idea what they will be up against or the prospect of a horrifying death that she will be facing. "County Lines" is the UK distribution model that involves urban gangs expanding their markets for crack cocaine and heroin into smaller towns by setting up phone lines through which they sell the Class A drugs.

Diana Hamilton is a strong, successful, wealthy woman. She owns the most discreet, exclusive and expensive private members club in Mayfair. But when she decides to expand beyond London she encounters two truly terrible brothers. They have made millions over the years, importing heroin, cocaine, ketamine and illegal immigrants. But they want more. And her business looks like a soft target. “What terrified him the most was the dentist chair and the straps - until he saw the metal rings attached to the ceiling and the rings in the floor below.”

Diana Hamilton is a strong, successful, wealthy woman. She owns the most discreet, exclusive and expensive private members club in Mayfair. But when she decides to expand beyond London she encounters two truly terrible brothers. They have made millions over the years, importing heroin, cocaine, ketamine and illegal immigrants. But they want more. And her business looks like a soft target. “What terrified him the most was the dentist chair and the straps - until he saw the metal rings attached to the ceiling and the rings in the floor below.”

Life is good. Drugs, booze, sex, and plenty of money. But, when blank passports are found in an important client's wealth management office, these baby boomer professionals find themselves in terrible trouble. They can't trust their colleagues or their bosses and HMRC are after them as well. But much worse, so are the people working for Jorge Perez - the chief money launderer for the infamous Los Zetas drug cartel. "... He had only met Jorge once; on that occasion he was invited to dinner during which he had to watch a man killing someone's wife. It became apparent that a video of the killing was going to be sent to her husband because he had displeased Jorge in some way."

Life is good. Drugs, booze, sex, and plenty of money. When blank passports are found in an important client's wealth management office, these baby boomer professionals find themselves in terrible trouble. HMRC are after them as well. But worse, so are those working for Jorge Perez - the chief money launderer for the infamous Los Zetas drug cartel.

"In the mornings he brings me a word. Gift-wrapped with love he gives it to me like the reddest rose or the clearest diamond. This morning he gave me 'murmur'." - from 'Wordsmith'. Wordsmith is a short story collection from the master of flash fiction. Known for his tiny tales of excitement, adventure, horror and romance, Calum Kerr now brings us a career-spanning collection of his longer stories. As you would expect, there is a wide mix of genres, with stories that will make you smile, cry, scream and laugh.

A new collection of flash fictions from the mind of Calum Kerr, author of 31, Braking Distance, Lost Property, the 2014 Collections, and much more.These stories span Calum's writing career from his very first flash fiction through to his most recent. And they also span the full range of stories, from love to death, from space to suburbia, from the hilarious to the horrific. Whatever your taste in stories, you'll find something here to love.

This seventh annual instalment of the National Flash-Fiction Day (UK) anthology is overflowing with food-themed flashes. Satiate your hunger for fiction with these delicious stories by new and established flash fiction writers. The authors have cooked up a smorgasbord of entertaining, moving and tantalising flashes for your reading delight. From fudge to oysters, apples to mangoes, gingerbread to (of course ) cake, there's something in this anthology for everyone to sink their teeth into. Authors include: Alison Powell, A. E. Weisgerber, Abi Hynes, Alan Beard, Alicia Bakewell, Amanda O'Callaghan, Angela Readman, Anita Goveas, Anna Rymer, Anne Summerfield, Calum Kerr, Catherine Edmunds, Charlotte W hrer, Charmaine Wilkerson, Christopher Allen, Christopher M Drew, Claire Polders, Damhnait Monaghan, David Cook, Deborah Meltvedt, Diane Simmons, E. P. Chiew, Elaine Dillon, Emily Devane, Emma Harding, Erica Plouffe Lazure, Fiona J. Mackintosh, FJ Morris, Frankie McMillan, Gay Degani, Gemma Govier, H Anthony Hildebrand, Helen Rye, Ingrid Jendrzejewski, Ioanna Mavrou, J. E. Kennedy, Jacqueline Saville, Jan Kaneen, Jennifer Harvey, Joanna Campbell, Jude Higgins, Judy Darley, Kevlin Henney, KM Elkes, Kymm Coveny, Laura Pearson, Leonora Desar, Lisa Ferranti, Meg Pokrass, Megan Giddings, Nadia Stone, Nan Wigington, Nancy Stohlman, Nuala O'Connor, Olga Wojtas, Philip Charter, Poppy O'Neill, Rachael Dunlop, Rebecca Field, Robert Scotellaro, Ros Woolner, Sal Page, Santino Prinzi, Sara Chansarkar, Sarah Evans, Sharon Telfer, Sophie van Llewyn, Stephanie Hutton, Sylvia Petter, Tara Laskowski, Tim Stevenson, TM Upchurch. The editors are Santino Prinzi and Alison Powell.

Fire fell from the skies, the dead rose from the ground, and aliens watched from orbit as the Great Old Ones enslaved the human race. That was the Apocalypse. This is what happened next.Brandon returns, in thrall, and Todd continues his worship. Jackson finds unconventional ways to fight back, and General Xorle-Jian-Splein takes new control of his mission. The world has ended, but in these 31 flash-fictions, the story continues.Post Apocalypse is the latest output from the mind of Calum Kerr, writer of Undead at Heart, Braking Distance, Lost Property and 31. This book is the twelfth and last of the 2014 Flash365 collections.

There is one final test.It's Graduation Day, a time for celebration, but for a group of students, their family and their friends, it is going to be a day of terror as the whole ceremony is taken hostage.In the audience sits the target of the terrorists' intentions: Senator Eleanor Thornton. But not far away from her is a man who might just make a difference: former-FBI Agent Jim Sikorski.Can he foil their plans and save the hostages, or will terror rule the day?Calum Kerr is the writer behind the flash-fiction collections Braking Distance, Lost Property and 31. This book is the eleventh in the 2014 Flash365 series.

Jeff and Maddie are hosting Christmas this year, for their two boys - Ethan and Jake - for her parents, his father, his brother James and partner Gemma, and for a surprise guest. It's a time of peace and joy, but how long can that last when a family comes together?This collection has 31 flash-fictions covering the time from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day, in all its glory.Calum Kerr is the writer behind the flash-fiction collections Braking Distance, Lost Property and 31. This book is the tenth in the 2014 Flash365 series.

Having been chased all over the world by her nemesis, Lord Diehardt, our heroine Lucy Burkhampton, swindled heiress and traveller through the worlds of literature, is now jumping from genre to genre in search of a mythical figure known only as The Author.Can she reach the real world? Can she escape the deadly clutches of her enemy? Can she finally reclaim her family name?There's only one way to find out. Read on...Lucy Burkhampton is a creation from the mind of Calum Kerr, the writer behind the flash-fiction collections Braking Distance, Lost Property and 31. This book is the ninth in the 2014 Flash365 series.

One Family.Seven Generations.A collection of 31 flash-fictions, spanning the years from 1865 to 2014, following a single family as it grows and changes with the years. These are stories which cover war and peace, birth and death, love and loss, all set against the background of change which was the journey from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first. But, more than anything, they are stories of people and of family. Calum Kerr is the writer of 31, Braking Distance, Lost Property and the other 2014 Flash365 collections

Bob and Jim have been friends for forty years, but still have plenty to say to each other - usually accompanied by a libation or two.Their topics are many and various, from the state of the world to the state of their health, from the rich and famous to the rich and infamous, and all of it is underscored with the duo's constant wit and friendship.This collections shines a light on an enduring relationship, the ups and downs, and the prospect of oncoming mortality. It is funny and poignant, and entirely told in dialogue.Calum Kerr is the writer of 31, Braking Distance, Lost Property and the other 2014 Flash365 collections

Time. It's running out. It's flying. It's the most precious thing, and yet it never slows, never stops, never waits.This collection sees the birth of time-travel and all the terrible and wonderful possibilities it might bring. We visit the past, the future, and sometimes a present we no longer recognise.In these 31 stories, Calum Kerr weaves his usual flash-fiction magic to make us laugh, and cry, to hope and despair. And it's all about time. Calum Kerr is the writer of 31, Braking Distance, Lost Property and the other 2014 Flash365 collections.