When Art Kills: A Murder on the Opera Stage

 The debut investigation of Detective Jason and Sergeant Anderson — and a new series in the making

There’s a stage for every genre. For thrillers, it's the alleyway. For noir, it’s the smoky bar. But in Death at the Ascent, the first story in a new detective series, the crime takes place on an opera stage — a space meant for beauty, turned into a crime scene under gold and velvet.

This is the opening case of Detective Jason and his sharp, no-nonsense partner Sergeant Eliza Anderson. They're not flashy, not tortured anti-heroes — just smart, human, and quietly persistent. The kind of detectives who ask the right questions while noticing the smallest detail in a room full of echoes.

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🎼 Death at the Ascent is not just a murder mystery — it’s a story about ambition, myth, and music

The body of rising opera star Victoria Nord is found on stage, just hours before her lead performance in La Traviata. But the cause of death is not just jealousy — it may be something older, stranger. A musical legend. A myth about a “final aria” that grants a singer the perfect voice... at the price of her life.

Is it superstition? A red herring? Or the obsession of someone willing to turn a myth into murder?

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🔍 Introducing a detective duo — and a series of literary investigations

This story is part of a larger collection in progress. Each tale stands on its own, but together they form a mosaic — exploring the evolving relationship between the two investigators, and the complex emotional and moral worlds behind each case. There will be monasteries and concert halls, universities and archaeological ruins. Always a body, yes — but always something more than just a motive.

“I never understood opera,” Jason says. “Too dramatic. But reality… turns out, it’s worse.”

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✍️ The book is coming — but the story has already begun

Death at the Ascent is the first finished story in the series, with more on the way. While the full collection is still taking shape, readers are invited into the creative process — to follow updates, sneak previews, and thoughts behind the scenes.