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The story of Charles Eighmey is a spell-binder. In The Lurking Devil of Murder, Kevin Cotter brings Eighmey back to life and reminds us how much stranger truth can be than fiction. The book is very well done! Thanks again for my copy. - Dr. Preston Pierce, Ontario County Historian |
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Your book will make an important addition to the already strange and intriguing history of our area. You have made a sad story interesting. With all its twists and turns it sounds like a fictional mystery story. BUT -- “Truth is (really) stranger than fiction. Congratulations on a job well done! - Don Tiffany, Phelps Town Historian |
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Kevin Cotter has written a very readable and well-documented book about a major event in the history Ontario County, New York. His book illustrates the use of primary source records in the creation of an interesting and fact-based story. - Mary Jo Lanphear, Assistant Records Officer, Ontario County, NY Archives |
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This book is a great read! The arrest of the accused and his
dramatic trial are accurately depicted in this well drawn
picture of the life of Charles Eighmey. I thoroughly enjoyed the
book and all of the characters I met as I followed the story of
Charley and his infamous deed. Tamara Casey Esq., Assistant Public Defender, Monroe County, NY |
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An excellent historical
documentary which reads like a novel. Kevin has done a
wonderful job in transporting the reader back to the 19th
Century, so that one may experience history in the making in
another time. Puts you there. Great accuracy and detail.
Ray Henry, Canandaigua, NY, Town Historian and Author |
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Cotter's approach to the events and his creative recreation of scenes make this book interesting reading for any local history, mystery, or crime novel buff. It is a good read that holds your interest throughout. Ed Varno, Director, Ontario County Historical Society |
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A great read with an extraordinary commitment to detail. The fact that it is a local tale makes it even more readable. There’s hardly a page where you’re not thinking “I know that intersection.”, or “I wonder if he’s an ancestor of…?” or, “Is that house still there?”. I started it Saturday evening and finished just in time for Sunday's dinner. Thanks, Kevin.
Terry Goodman, Funeral Director, Canandaigua, NY |
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I recently finished the book….all I can say is WOW !!! Seriously, you wrote it in a way that put me right back in 1874. Fantastic job ! Maureen Baker |