Rough Musick: The Historic Suspense Series, #2

By Joslyn Chase

Villagers in a seventeenth-century mining town on the coast of Cornwall live and die by the dictates of superstition.

Until one young woman rebels.

Can Kesten overcome the weight of tradition, bring a murderer to justice, and set her life on a course for happiness?

If you love a tale full of suspense and superstition, grab your copy of Rough Musick today!

Rough Musick is part of the short story collection, No Rest: 14 Tales of Chilling Suspense

• Language: English
• Publisher: Paraquel Press
• Release date: May 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9781952647055

Joslyn Chase

Joslyn Chase is a prize-winning author of mysteries and thrillers. Any day she can send readers to the edge of their seats, chewing their fingernails to the nub and prickling with suspense, is a good day in her book. Joslyn's story, "Cold Hands, Warm Heart," was chosen by Amor Towles as one of The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023. Her short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Fiction River, Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem, Mystery Magazine, and Pulphouse Fiction, among others. Known for her fast-paced fiction, Joslyn's books are full of surprising twists and delectable turns. You will find her riveting novels most anywhere books are sold. Joslyn's love for travel has led her to ride camels through the Nubian desert, fend off monkeys on the Rock of Gibraltar, and hike the Bavarian Alps. But she still believes that sometimes the best adventures come in getting the words on the page and in the thrill of reading a great story. Join the growing group of readers who’ve discovered the thrill of Chase! Sign up at joslynchase.com and get VIP access to great bonuses, like your free copy of No Rest: 14 Tales of Chilling Suspense, as well as updates and first crack at new releases. See you there!

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Rough Musick

A Historic Suspense Story

Joslyn Chase

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Contents

1. Rough Musick

More books by Joslyn Chase

Sample from The Tower

About the Author

Copyright

Rough Musick

Kesten scraped the mud from her wooden overshoes and laid them aside on the stone wall that flanked the healer’s doorstep. This tiny Cornish cottage, tucked in a copse at the far end of the village, had always frightened her, with its overgrown garden of peculiar plants, harvested and hung upside-down from the eaves like a cluster of bats, and odd aromas wafting from the chimney, scenting the air with mystery and menace.

Nevertheless, she preferred to consult a woman. Dr. Roskelly was an hour’s walk away, and his pinched lips and disapproving eye would only make things worse. Kesten’s instinct told her the problem, whatever it was, would be best understood by a woman. Many people in the village trusted Morwenna to cure their ills, and Kesten’s own father had gone to her with an infected