Four Cornered: A JJ Stoner short story

An action-packed short story featuring covert operative JJ Stoner, who uses sharp blades and blunt instruments to discreetly solve problems for the UK government. In FOUR CORNERED, a static stake-out rapidly escalates into live fire, but Stoner is distracted by two killer women. Suddenly, what should have been a ‘routine conversation’ with a disenchanted weapons inspector veers into violence… FOUR CORNERED is a quick thriller, an hour’s intrigue and entertainment. FOUR CORNERED features characters from the JJ Stoner / Killing Sisters series. You don’t need to have read any of the other stories in the series: you can start right here if you like. The full-length novels, A Last Act Of Charity and The Corruption Of Chastity, are available in paperback and ebook. As well as a complete, stand-alone short story, FOUR CORNERED includes an excerpt from The Corruption Of Chastity. Please note that FOUR CORNERED is intended for an adult audience and contains explicit scenes of a sexual and/or violent nature. ----------- Feedback from reviewers for the Killing Sisters / Stoner stories: ‘Gritty story-telling at its best, with graphic (but well-written) sex and a plot that fires from the hip.’ ‘It launches you straight into the mayhem and, like its protagonist, JJ Stoner, takes no prisoners.’ ‘A fast-paced, high-powered thriller… Terse and stiletto streamlined and sharp as the blade of a knife.’ ‘Sharp. Staccato. Smart. Lovers of long, luxurious, lyrical prose should read this to see how the other half writes.’ ‘The tightly-written prose has more than a touch of the Elmore Leonard about it – sparse, sharp and often witty as well.’ ‘There is hardly time to draw breath in this fast-moving adventure introducing a frighteningly capable executioner.’ ‘Serial killings and strange sisters, hard as nails hit men and shady superiors, sleazy blues and sometimes seedy sex.’ ‘A punchy and compelling tale of an ice-cold assassin, more nuanced than your average hired killer. The writing is sparse and crisp, the dialogue frequently laced with sardonic British edge.’ ‘Clever dialogue and plenty of descriptive narrative providing context for the violence, depth to the characters and shape to the story.’ ‘Our first meeting with JJ Stoner does nothing for the man’s chances of being nominated for any awards for unbridled compassion or for turning the other cheek.’ ‘Westworth's fiction does not judge JJ Stoner. It simply, fluidly, outlines him, states what he does, in stark, vivid language that draws you inexorably deeper.’ ‘The writing is clever and inventive, paying few dues to existing genres or styles... There is a hint of Derek Raymond in the more visceral physical descriptions and the sense that we are looking at a dark and dystopian oil painting.’ ‘A brilliant read, along the lines of Jack Reacher.’ ‘The dialogue is snappy, the characters are sharply developed, and the plot moves effortlessly forward.’ ‘Intelligently written, with excellent characterisation, sharp wit and punchy back-n-forth dialogue.’ ‘The author makes no apologies for Stoner's pragmatic attitude towards the elimination of his targets, and the result is a solid, well thought through action thriller, intelligently handled.