In the Mood for a Melody (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781937668129)

A collection of seven diverse short stories about pianos and pianists.

-A woman ponders the significance of the piano's role within her relationship with her

father.

-A lounge pianist negotiates an alternative to paying his massive debt to the city most

notorious gangster.

-A man is abducted for the sole purpose of playing the piano during his captor's dinners.

-Who wouldn't accept $25,000 to teach someone how to play the piano and write a song

in one week?

-Two men (and a custodian) attempt to unlock the mystery behind a haunted organ.

-A haunting opera poster and grand piano follows a former singer's grandchild through

life.

-A sociopathic virtuoso offers a favor to two elderly women.