From award winning thriller writer Brett Battles comes a tale of a different kind of family.
The girls call Wade Norris, “Papa.”
He’s not their dad. He’s not their uncle. He’s not even related to them. In fact, he was born thousands of miles from the Philippines, the place he now calls home.
No, Wade’s none of those things. He’s their Papasan. He runs the go-go bar where the girls dance and entertain. But that doesn’t make them any less than a family.
And rule number one: don’t mess with the family.
PERFECT GENTLEMAN is a 6000 word short story that originally appeared in the KILLER YEAR: STORIES TO DIE FOR anthology edited by Lee Child.
PRAISE FOR THE WORKS OF BRETT BATTLES:
“Brett Battles has established himself as one of today’s best thriller writers, right up there with Lee Child, Barry Eisler, and Thomas Perry.”—Deadly Pleasures magazine
“The best word I can use to describe his writing is addictive.”—James Rollins, author of the Sigma Force series
“Battles has a true gift for writing thrillers…”—Crimespree magazine
“Battles is a master storyteller.”—Sheldon Siegel, author of PERFECT ALIBI
