The Death Legacy

The Death Legacy is set in the north Georgia mountain village and the campus and neighborhood of Emory University in suburban Atlanta. Forty-five year old Benjamin Franklin Trygg is engrossed with medieval history when his wife is killed in a suspicious traffic accident. Years later, after a whirlwind romance, his new marriage quickly deteriorates. Ben survives an attempt on his life, only to be accused of the murder of his life. With the aid of his brilliant and beautiful attorney, he is found not guilty. Ben and his attorney search for the reasons for the two deaths and the attempt on his life. The mystery is confounded by certain inexplicable events, including the appearance of threats in the Cherokee Indian language.