Mixing historical southern fiction with modern day Savannah creates a can't miss read in The Kingdoms of Savannah.
A narcissistic Matriarch, along with her disparate children and grandchild take on the case of a missing woman and a murdered "hobo" (is that Savannah-ese for homeless) when they set out to prove one of the power-mongers of Savannah is innocent of the hobo murder. Homeless encampments and the inhabitants are weaved into this story providing a touch of reality and grit. Along the way, atrocities of 200 years ago emerge and begin to blend into the current investigation.
Our Matriarch, Morgana Musgrove, is an unusual driving character as she is female, older, and not particularly likeable - all the things that drive a good Southern fictional family. Truth and fiction are deftly mixed to engage the reader while the characters come to life both past and present. I highly recommend.
Thank you to Celadon for an early e-copy and Netgalley for access. All opinions are mine.
A narcissistic Matriarch, along with her disparate children and grandchild take on the case of a missing woman and a murdered "hobo" (is that Savannah-ese for homeless) when they set out to prove one of the power-mongers of Savannah is innocent of the hobo murder. Homeless encampments and the inhabitants are weaved into this story providing a touch of reality and grit. Along the way, atrocities of 200 years ago emerge and begin to blend into the current investigation.
Our Matriarch, Morgana Musgrove, is an unusual driving character as she is female, older, and not particularly likeable - all the things that drive a good Southern fictional family. Truth and fiction are deftly mixed to engage the reader while the characters come to life both past and present. I highly recommend.
Thank you to Celadon for an early e-copy and Netgalley for access. All opinions are mine.