Strangers in Savannah
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4.6 • 23 Ratings
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- $5.99
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Publisher Description
Savannah, Georgia, 1922
A heartbroken Becky relents to her mother's matchmaking efforts and agrees to go on a date with the successful businessman Herbert Coleman. Despite her cousin Fanny's attempts to steal him away, Becky is surprised to find she enjoys Herbert's company. But when a string of murders in Savannah hits too close to home, Becky is witness to the gruesome acts when she finds a mutilated dead body on her family's tobacco field. She dreams about more murders before they happen and draws grotesque imagery in her sketchbook. Whoever—or whatever—the serial killer is wants to send Becky a message. What do they want from her? The only person who can help Becky is psychic Madame Cecelia, but has she succumbed to the attacks of this strange entity as well?
From 3x USA Today bestselling author Harper Lin, The Southern Sleuth historical cozy mystery series is set in the Jazz Age of speakeasies and flappers in beautiful and gothic Savannah, Georgia.
Customer Reviews
This book is soo good
I can’t wait for the next book in this series!!!
Earns 5/5 Ghostly Images…Clever & Engaging Cozy!
Historic Savannah steeped in 1920s charm with flappers, jazz, and speakeasies, but hidden in the dark, ghostly dreams that point to evil motives. Rebecca Madeline Mackenzie, Becky to most, is dealing with many issues: her still bruised heart, her mother’s matchmaking efforts, her cousin’s annoyances, and those ghosts who tag along revealing much about a serial killer. This fifth book in Harper Lin’s Southern Sleuth Mystery series adds to an already compelling series. A cozy intensity with multiple murders challenging everyone’s sensibilities, a roaring era, and all the light and dark that Savannah can offer. I have always enjoyed Harper Lin’s writing style with her use of descriptive language, banter fit for the time period and varied personalities, a realistic mother/daughter dynamic, and a very clever, use of the paranormal with fascinating creatures, mythology, and a twist on evil hiding greed, fraud, and murder. Kitty, Becky’s mom, definitely challenges one’s patience and Fanny can be exasperating, but Becky is strong-willed, clever, and determined not to let any obstacle keep her from finding the truth and defeating the dark. Even a final hint of a future entanglement, too. Wow, great book!
Disclosure: I received an ARC from the author. My review is voluntary with honest insights and comments.