Into His Art

By Joe Hadsall

Police Chief Ted Jasper needs to solve a crime and catch a murderer quickly. Lives may be at stake, but the criminal won't talk about who might be hidden away, waiting to die.

The only man who can help has a unique way of viewing art. Patrick Medford built a brilliant career as a renowned art historian, until he used the skill that gave him his insights to the point where madness lurked nearby. Jasper has to convince his old friend to dive into a dark mind using a method far from standard police procedure.

Part art appreciation, part paranormal mystery, "Into His Art" is a thrilling short story that leaves readers wondering how much artists put of themselves into their work.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joe Hadsall
• Release date: Apr 13, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476406596

Joe Hadsall

Joe Hadsall is a writer, reporter and magician. He has worked in print journalism for most of his life. He has written for magazines, newspapers and on the Internet. He is currently the features editor for The Joplin Globe. He lives in Joplin with his family, and hopes to become successful enough to afford a vacation home, so he can update these “about the author” paragraphs to say something snooty such as, “He splits his time between Mexico Beach, Fla., and Tiburon, Calif.” Hadsall also spends a lot of time geeking out about video games, music, writing, movies, magic and playing cards.

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INTO HIS ART

By Joe Hadsall

Published by Joe Hadsall at Smashwords

Copyright 2012, Joe Hadsall

Cover designed by Joe Hadsall, using a digitally manipulated portion of Circle Limit IV, copyright 1960 by M.C. Escher. Use of the artwork is covered under fair use provisions of U.S. copyright law. Read more about the work and its creator at the end of this e-book.

Read more from the author, including more fiction and a blog, at www.joehadsall.com.

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Even though Chief Ted Jasper hadn’t seen his old college friend in years, he couldn’t look him in the eyes. As he walked into Patrick Medford’s office, he looked instead at the large piece of art on the wall behind his friend. It looked like a large circular mosaic with oblong, black and white tiles. As he looked longer, he saw that the black tiles were bat-like creatures, and the white spaces in between were angels.

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