Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer

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<p>The night before brilliant but erratic composer Charles Jessold's opera - about a betrayed husband who murders his wife and her lover - is due to open, Jessold is found dead, having apparently murdered his wife and her lover.</p><p>Leslie Shepherd, music critic and Jessold's collaborator on the opera, reflects on the scandalous affair in a dazzling, passionate and witty novel about the dangerous relationship between artist and critic.</p>

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<b>Wesley Stace</b>is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, the international bestseller<i>Misfortune</i>(2005) and<i>By George</i>(2007)<i>.</i>Stace is also a musician who, under the name John Wesley Harding, has released 15 albums ranging from traditional folk to pop music. The<i>Los Angeles Times</i>hailed his most recent pop release,<i>Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead,</i>as "Bookshop Rock like no other... expertly tweaking the lyricist's game at every turn" while the<i>Wall Street Journal</i>praised the album's "lyrics that dazzle without condescending."

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