Coldspring: The Trial

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About Coldspring: The Trial

The tale of two men and one woman, violently bound together by thousands of years of karmic debt, further unravels in this second installment of "Coldspring", a three-volume series.The book opens where volume one left off. Bernice-Kenyon-Farnsworth and her husband, ex-convict Harry Farnsworth, lay dead in their farmhouse in Coldspring, New York. Their murderer, Harry's prison buddy Freddy Lindsay, is racing towards New York City in Bernice's Sport Coupe. Freddy collides with his own violent destiny when captured and returned to Cattaraugus County to stand trial for the axe-murder of Bernice.The court proceeding that took place in 1935 was considered the Trial of the Century in upstate New York. For five days, thousands of curiosity seekers poured in from all four corners of Cattaraugus County in hope of garnering a spectator seat in the courtroom. District Attorney, Colonel A. Edward Krieger and Syd Shane for the Defense, lock horns in a classic court battle. The Colonel fights for the death penalty as Shane leads a crusade against it.Just before his punishment is exacted, Freddy has a realization that gives hope for a better resolution to this star-crossed trio's next reincarnation together."Coldspring: The Trial" is based on actual events, grand jury testimony, appeal records, official witness statements, telegrams, teletypes, handwritten notes, correspondence, newspaper articles and statements taken by the authors from people who were alive when the murders and the trial occurred.