Seductions, deceptions, and twisted roots in a family tree A Lethal Legacy, a psychological thriller, takes the reader on a journey through Ed Townsend's twisted family legacy. He complicates the familial connection even more when he falls prey to the siren of his much younger cousin Kristina, who is beyond saving as she plots to get her fair share of the Townsend family legacy. Ed's best friend and cousin, Gary, struggles as he marries women he doesn't love all because he knows his father will never accept his homosexuality. It takes divorce, disease, and murder for Ed to realize that acceptance only comes from within once he is ready to face the truth.