Savannah, Georgia, 1922While her mother’s only wish is to see her married, Becky Mackenzie just wants to sketch in the cemetery and talk to ghosts. Becky will admit she is attracted to the handsome Adam White, but he’s a northerner shunned by Savannah society—plus Becky’s man-eating cousin Fanny is sinking her claws in him just to spite her.But Becky’s got bigger fish to fry when a man gets … fish to fry when a man gets stabbed to death at her best friend Martha’s birthday party. Was this just a case of poker gone wrong, or were more sinister forces at play? Becky must use her gift of communicating with the spirits to find the killer before any of her friends get hurt.
Set in the Jazz Age of speakeasies and flappers in beautiful and gothic Savannah, Georgia, The Southern Sleuth series will charm your hats off.
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Love & Murder in Savannah by Harper Lin is the story of a young woman in Savannah in the 1920s. She likes to dance and drink bathtub gin, oh, and she sees and converses with ghosts. The characters are colorful and entertaining. The plot starts light and happy, then turns dark and a bit scary. Good read.
If you love cozy mysteries and 1920s Southern culture, you will love this book! I’ve already bought and read the available books in the series.
It’s a subtle paranormal mystery mixed with a little romance and quirky 1920s jargon. Definitely one to enjoy as you soak in the bathtub.
I enjoyed every minute of this book. I would recommend this one to all my friends,
I have just finished a 1/2 dozen of Harper Lin’s books and was suitably impressed to read them all, one after the other. She does not write the same book twice and shows some interesting plot lines. She did a great job on this one of dropping you into the time period. I enjoyed them all for light reading and a quick getaway from the stresses of today’s living…
A view to southern life through mystery.
Fun light series. Great for a leisure afternoon or the beach.
It was a quirky story about a quirky person who is very quite unique!
The plot was intriguing.
Looking for a sequel.
Interesting mystery set in the ’20s. Interesting characters. Surprise at the end.
A combination of some of my fave genres; historical fiction, cozy mystery with just a touch of paranormal romance!
Well Done Harper Lin! Love and Murder in Savannah is a fun romp through the 1920’s, prohibition, and the South which has never quite got over the Civil War. Ms Lin’s latest heroine , Becky , can see and communicate with the dead, a trait that is not quite a lady like skill. This ability a long with her tomboy attitude, and laid back approach to life, is enough to drive her Southern belle mother mad. That and the way that trouble seems to follow Becky where ever she goes! Becky and her best friends for life, romp through old Savannah, solving mysteries with the help of few friendly ghosts and some other quirky characters they meet along the way. Harper Lin as always has a way with words that makes you believe you are right There in Savannah with Becky and company. Overall, an very enjoyable read!
It was good from the opening scene. Believable and funny characters got you involved from the jump. It left you wanting to read the next book!
This book is set in the 1920’s and the main character is a woman who sees ghosts. She also has to deal with an unwanted suitor who her mother thinks she should marry. The man she loves is a Yankee who works for a newspaper.
I read a couple of chapters and gave up. It was not my cup of tea. Maybe when I am totally out of books, I’ll try again.
It was a light and easy read
This is a very good read, as all of Harper Lin’s books. They are creative and true-to-the-time stories. They might be chick books but they are interesting and very worth reading.
Very enjoyable read.
Very enjoyable.
I was really surprised how much I enjoyed this book. I’ve downloaded some of the others in this series and do plan to read them as well.
Nice little historical mystery. In the future I hope there would be a little less use of 20s slang; it becomes repetitive and tedious, trying too hard to seem authentic.