![]() Things get messy and for that, God bless him and pass the brewskies. I am not a fan of sterile, "PG-13" violence and neither, it seems, is Westworth. Maybe not Joseph Rosenberger or David Alexander graphic, but it’s not kiddie stuff either. This story packs a lot of action into not a lot of pages (about 25 or so) and even better, it’s fairly graphic. ![]() Oh, and he rides a Harley Davidson, which instantly makes him jump up at least two notches on the coolness scale. JJ Stone is a character you can root for, despite the fact that he is a bit more ruthless than your typical "hero" (seriously, check out how coldly he executes some prisoners at the beginning). Instead, it sports all the ingredients action-thriller fans crave: a rough-and-tumble protagonist, plenty of action, brutal violence, crackling dialogue, and deftly-handled plot twists. Speaking of sugar, this short story doesn’t have much (if any). This was my first introduction to Stone-and his creator, Frank Westworth-but the chances of it being my last are about as slim as me having tea and crumpets with Queen Elizabeth this evening. ![]() ![]() “First Contract” is an origin story, chronicling the recruitment of protagonist JJ Stone into the bloody world of black ops and the details of his first assignment. ![]()
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