 A Thornton Mystery: Book 4
Publication Date: November 28, 2023
A quiet tree-lined street in New Orleans erupts in panic when the body of Sally Wilcox is discovered by her landlord. Sally had been stabbed, and she was clutching a kitchen knife in her hand at the time of her death. Later, police discover evidence at the scene which implicates Sally’s son, Jeremy, in her murder. He was arrested the next day.
Law school professor Emma Thornton is convinced by a friend to take Jeremy’s case. She begins her investigation into Jeremy and his family, and the facts surrounding the night of the murder. Layer after layer of family secrets slowly reveal themselves, as the numbers of murders and kidnappings multiply.
Holding the key to the killer’s trail and the case’s final resolution, Emma’s success depends on whether she can maintain control over her own reckless impulses.
A murdered mother. Her schizophrenic son with a tendency toward violence. It seems like the pieces fit.
However, law school professor Emma Thornton takes the son’s case and delves into an investigation full of secrets. Author C.L. Tolbert delivers The Legacy, another action-packed installment in the Thornton Mystery Series
Aside from the legal angle, the author takes a deep dive into the role mental health plays in the crime. Why would a mother leave her husband and children? Emma’s search through medical records yields some important clues.
With the help of one of her students, Emma asks the right questions in their relentless search for justice. Ultimately, the truth is revealed, but not before more harm is done.
The Legacy provides a solid mystery that takes readers deep into a dead woman’s life in an effort to find her killer.
Licensed in Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi, Cynthia Tolbert retired after thirty-five years of practicing law and began writing full time. After winning the Georgia State Bar Fiction Writing Contest, she developed the winning short story into the first novel in the Thornton Mystery Series, OUT FROM SILENCE, published in 2019. Two additional mysteries in the series have also been published, THE REDEMPTION, in 2021, and SANCTUARY, published in 2022. The fourth book in the series, THE LEGACY, will be published in November of 2023.
Cynthia taught at Loyola Law School for several years where she directed a homeless clinic, and worked with third year law students in actual cases. All of these experiences have informed her fiction.
She is an avid reader, a mother of two, and a grandmother to three beautiful girls. She lives in Austin, TX with her husband and schnauzer, Yoda.
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