The Kingdoms of Savannah

by George Dawes Green

Book Overview

"Around these parts, the publication of a new George Dawes Green novel is an event. ... Green leans all the way into Southern Gothic, but the main grotesquerie is the city's history, built on the backs of enslaved people. His prose is languid, even luxurious, but at critical moments of suspense, he pares it back to ramp up the terror."
--New York Times Book Review

Savannah may appear to be "some town out of a fable,"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 125076744X
• ISBN13: 9781250767448
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Celadon Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Quirky

I'm a history nerd. I love it when a book introduces me to details that take me "down the rabbit hole" to other areas of interest. This book provided intriguing characters and a good story. It was a quick read and left me wanting a sequel or other choice in this vein.

A dark, gripping mystery in Savannah

When Luke, a young homeless man, is found dead in a burned-out house, Morgana, the matriarch of the dysfunctional, wealthy Musgrove family is called by a local real estate developer to investigate. She recruits her reluctant family members to band together to solve the murder and the disappearance of the victim's friend, Stony. The writing is polished and the pacing taut. The plot encompasses a mixture of death, life, family drama, secrets, lies, greed, privilege, corruption, racism, and economic disparity. The Savannah setting is atmospheric as the picturesque tourist gloss is peeled away to reveal the city's sordid, ugly history and present. The characters are well-developed, flawed, complex and morally grey. The Kingdoms of Savannah is a dark, suspenseful, gripping and thought-provoking mystery. Thank you to BookishFirst and Celadon Books for a copy to review. @CeladonBooks #BookishFirst #KingdomsOfSavannah #CeladonReads #partner