The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia

True crime isn't my usual genre, but this one is set in Trion, GA, my hometown, and my former husband was the assistant DA who prosecuted the case against Tony West. I spent a couple of afternoons at the trial, while my grandparents looked after our baby Nicholas for an hour or two. I know the autho......more

Short but thorough, this details the murder of the two residents of Corpsewood Manor, as well as including several other noteworthy crimes in the same area. The timeline at the end gives perspective on how coincidentally related these could seem, although they are not linked. Is it possible for an a......more

Really, I would give it a 3.5, but since we can only do whole stars here, I always round up, so hence why it's a four. Anyway, I bought this at my local bookstore, where they have a section for local (Georgia) writers. This case happened five years before I was born, but I was curious because I'd nev......more

The first part of the book was interesting. But once the author got to the trial and afterwards she became almost too technical to understand. She finishes with a little bit of ghost stories concerning the murdered couple, Scuddle and Odom.......more

At times self incriminating - helpful for this book. Smoothly arranged with few distractions. Far fetched in connections at times.......more