Perfect Execution: And Other Short Stories

by Michael Joll

A viola player in Depression-era San Francisco is surprised by the hidden talent of a panhandler he encounters. In Barbados, a middle-aged voyeur confronts the object of his desires. A woman in Delhi plots revenge on her abusive husband. A German army corporal in WW2 has to decide between conflicting evils. In an isolated cabin in British Columbia a woman is subjected to a violent home invasion by her ex-convict husband. A veteran Winnipeg detective solves a string of arsons and a trail of bodies in an unconventional way. A bomber pilot returning home from a prisoner-of-war camp discovers life in post-war England is far from what he fought for.

181 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 20, 2017

Reviews

[Lois Thomson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Move over Alice Munro and O Henry. Michael Joll is a short story writer for all times. Every story takes you to a different time, place, and situation. Every word deserves to be there. If you like short stories you will love Perfect Execution (how appropriately named!). If you prefer novels, as I thought I did, read his historical fiction about WWI. If you like that (and I daresay you will), read his book of short stories, "Inspector Masters Investigates Persons of Interest" after that. It reads like a novel. You will then be hooked on both short stories and eager for more of Michael Joll's writing.

[Ken Puddicombe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Michael Joll’s first book is a collection of short stories that take the reader all over the world, from lolling around in the blue tropical waters of the Caribbean, to Colonial India and the US west coast, with a visit to the frozen Midwest of Canada and England, of course, from whence he hailed. Every story is a gem to be treasured!