Excerpt: “The question March wants answered is what produces a dedicated murderer. Many stories depict the wages of hatred as murder. The loving husband, who worries over his troubled marriage, discovers his wife’s infidelity and distain for him, so in jealous rage he lashes out at her. Most people just walk out; some lose control.

“’You have heard that it was said to those of old,’ Jesus taught, ‘”You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.” But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council…’ (Matthew 5:21-22). This raises the bar very high, equating hatred with murder. Despite this warning, many of us still get angry with each other. Some of us hate certain people, even if we don’t actually kill them.”

My first Medium.com post is up. It’s on the second crime novel from one of our favorite authors, J. Mark Bertrand.