These stories appear in the short story collection, What Leads A Man To Murder
Two stories from prize-winning author, Joslyn Chase
Rachmaninoff’s Peasant
In the high-stakes world of Kristelhof Fine Arts Academy, pianist Georgia Findlay plays to win.
The high-tension level of talent, drive, and competition on campus keeps students scrambling for position, but Georgia never misses a quarter of a beat.
Not even the death of her best mentor slows her down.
The story of a cutthroat rivalry and one girl’s break from the life of a peasant in a bid for the golden crown.
What Leads A Man To Murder
One woman, dead by midnight, snuffed out in a gush of blood and water, like the day she came in. Naked in body and soul.
One man, wondering what makes a killer. What twisted workings of fate and character lead one person to steal the life of another?
Neil Anderson starts his day with two things on his lips—
a cup of strong coffee and this question: What leads a man to murder?
Before day’s end, he’ll learn more about it than he ever wanted to know.