Murder Intermezzo — O'Neil De Noux

A haunting romance, an obsession with a beautiful woman, a thundering heart that feels as if it will burst is played out against the backdrop of Tchaikovsky and Bizet. Is that a derringer in her hand? Intermezzo â€" a short movement separating the major sections of a musical composition. Intermezzo â€" a short movement separating the halves of a life spent yearning.

As lagniappe, also offered is another haunting piece that begins with someone throwing a party in the New Orleans morgue on Christmas Eve.