A review by zitahawthorne
The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia by Amy Petulla

dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

I was so lucky to get ahold of this book. It was well written, direct, with no meandering into fantasy like some true crime books can do. Also the author has a great and subtle sense of humor that I appreciated. I'm glad that she included info about the crematorium and other local crimes and connected that the local outsider artist received his message at the same time. She doesn't draw any conclusions about any connection but lets the facts speak for themselves.

It's such a heart breaking story. My opinion is that Charles clearly went to serious magical lengths to protect that home and it nearly saved the both of them. So close. And the ongoing events show that it wasn't just superstition at work with the locals. She doesn't glamorize the murders as some TC authors can. She merely depicts them as the lonely, foolish, and violent young men that they were.  I  can't stop thinking about Joseph and Charles. It was really such a short time that they were able to live there.