Dark Music — Charlotte Russell

PRELUDE TO A REQUIEM

From the moment Joanne McNally arrived at Sharon Sangstrom's isolated mountain retreat, she sensed something evil, something threatening. Yet, despite her misgivings, she stayed on. Sharon's glamorous world of concert music tempted her, and the opportunity to be accompanist to the great violinist was too great to forego.

Then Joanne learned of her predecessors, who had quit…been dismissed…or mysteriously disappeared. Handsome Roger Crawford, who visited the house daily, became increasingly sinister, and Sharon's husband, Charles, seemed intent on driving Joanne away. And when at least the killer struck, she knew it was too late to flee -- she herself might be the next victim…