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About the Author...
C.L. Tolbert grew up on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, a culturally rich, beachy stretch of land with moss covered oaks and unforgettable sunsets. Early in her career she earned a Masters of Special Education and taught children with learning disabilities before entering law school at the University of Mississippi. She spent most of her legal career working as defense counsel, traveling throughout the country in litigation for corporations and insurance companies. She also had the unique opportunity of teaching third-year law students in a clinical program at Loyola Law School in New Orleans where she ran the Homelessness Law Clinic and learned, firsthand, about poverty in that city. The experience and impressions she has collected from the past forty years contribute to the stories she writes today. After winning the Georgia State Bar Association’s fiction writing contest in 2010, C.L. developed the winning short story into the full scale novel, Out From Silence. Her second manuscript, entitled The Redemption, will be published in 2020. Retiring after thirty years of law practice, she lives in Atlanta with her husband and schnauzer Yoda. When she’s not writing, she volunteers for Atlanta Legal Aid Services and visits her children and grandchildren as often as possible. |
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About the Books...
The Thornton Mysteries
Out From Silence (2019)
The Redemption (2021)
Sanctuary (2022)
The Legacy (2023)
The Thornton Mysteries
Out From Silence (2019)
The Redemption (2021)
Sanctuary (2022)
The Legacy (2023)
News and Reviews...
"Out From Silence is a solid debut loaded with menace, memorable characters, and dangerous secrets--a brooding mystery rooted deep in the Southern tradition."
- Roger Johns, award-winning author of the Wallace Hartman Mysteries
“With The Redemption, Cynthia Tolbert delivers another beautifully written and compelling read in her Thornton Mystery series, as law professor Emma Thornton’s fight to save a teen wrongly accused of murder endangers her own life in this gripping tale of corruption and crime in the 1990s Big Easy.” — Ellen Byron, award-winning and bestselling author of The Cajun Country Mysteries
“The lies stack up as fast as bodies in this latest thriller from C.L. Tolbert. Law professor Emma Thornton returns as the tenacious and fearless defender of New Orleans’ downtrodden. An enthralling mystery, Sanctuary explores the seedy underbelly of the Big Easy.” — Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author of the Detective Byron Mysteries
"Out From Silence is a solid debut loaded with menace, memorable characters, and dangerous secrets--a brooding mystery rooted deep in the Southern tradition."
- Roger Johns, award-winning author of the Wallace Hartman Mysteries
“With The Redemption, Cynthia Tolbert delivers another beautifully written and compelling read in her Thornton Mystery series, as law professor Emma Thornton’s fight to save a teen wrongly accused of murder endangers her own life in this gripping tale of corruption and crime in the 1990s Big Easy.” — Ellen Byron, award-winning and bestselling author of The Cajun Country Mysteries
“The lies stack up as fast as bodies in this latest thriller from C.L. Tolbert. Law professor Emma Thornton returns as the tenacious and fearless defender of New Orleans’ downtrodden. An enthralling mystery, Sanctuary explores the seedy underbelly of the Big Easy.” — Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author of the Detective Byron Mysteries
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