Langford; The Short Story Collection - Volume 1

Join Blake Langford and his colleagues in three new short stories that complement the novel series; The Blake Langford Adventures. ShieldWhen Special Branch agent Blake Langford discovers that a fellow agent, Sasha Kira is entangled in a dangerous affair with a German politician, his loyalties are tested. Torn between shielding a colleague and safeguarding national security, Blake delves deeper into the politician’s shadowy agenda. As the stakes rise and the threat becomes impossible to ignore, Blake must convince Sasha to put duty above desire or risk both of their lives and the fate of British Intelligence. The Last Train Blake Langford waits at Waterloo Station for his brother Steven to arrive on the 10pm train from Bournemouth. But when the train arrives, Steven is nowhere to be seen. His phone is off and no one has heard from him for the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, Samir Khalifa receives a call from a Police Detective in Eastleigh about a derailed train that plunged into a river, claiming multiple lives. As Blake and Samir dig deeper into Steven’s disappearance, they uncover a tangled web of mistaken identity and a ruthless criminal organisation laundering money across cities in the UK. With the truth pointing to Steven being entangled in a deadly conspiracy, Blake must race against time to unravel the mystery before his brother’s involvement costs him his life. Coleslaw And ChipsWhen a late-night Kebab house is destroyed in a gas explosion, the owner uncovers a mysterious metal strip imbedded in a £20 note taken from the till just minutes before the blast. Elsewhere, Blake Langford, enjoying a cone of chips outside a local takeaway, spots two men exchanging cash near a dumpster. His curiosity leads him to discovering a young woman tied up behind the bin. As Blake works to free her, she warns him that the money will kill them both before fleeing to a nearby hotel. Drawn into a dangerous conspiracy, Blake must unravel the link between the marked money, the explosion and the enigmatic woman before he becomes the next victim of a deadly secret.