Not all murders are conducted in the dark or by unknowns; sometimes, murder creeps in with narcissism,  greed, selfishness and a missing moral compass 

The Perfect Murder II

People thought he hated them, but that wasn’t true and he found that accusation irritating. This was a crucial vote and yes, it would determine whose bellies would be full tomorrow, but one had to be realistic. But hate them? No. He loved all people…

No. Time for truth. He didn’t hate anyone, but he certainly didn’t love most- he hardly knew most of them. But he was a man of the people, a good man, who had a better understanding of ….

No. That wasn’t it, either. He didn’t understand anything more than any other person, however much he pretended to. Ah, but he did understand better than most how economics worked, and he knew the best way to …

No. Time to tell the truth, if only to himself…..

To read the rest of the story, see the link to The Twilight Mirror and the New Dawn by Jordan Amar.

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