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I loved this author‘s take on vampires in The Lesser Dead and this novel is also pretty dang great. It takes place in 1935 when Frankie Nichols, a war veteran, moves to a backwater Georgia town with his soon-to-be-wife Dora. He has inherited property and plans to write his family‘s history. He doesn‘t realize just how dark that history is. Creepy, beautifully written and solidifies Buehlman‘s spot on my auto buy list.

Finishing his account of his childhood in Plains on the day of his funeral, it is clear that Carter had an unique understanding of work, race, land and humility that impacted his values. We lost a great one.

“Rule number one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”

#12BooksOf2024 @Andrew65

April

110 pages in. Even if it goes down hill from here this is still a 5 🌟 read for me solely for the fact that they've quoted Casablanca.

Booked for Murder was an Enjoyable Getaway. It has good bones. Set in a unique small town, with a wonderful bookstore, and characters I want to know better makes me keen to know what the author has up their sleeve for the next installment of this series.

Read my full review here - https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2024/12/11/cozy-wednesday-featuring-booked-fo...

A good southern mystery

https://reecaspieces.com/2024/12/12/booked-for-murder-by-p-j-nelson-stmartinspre...

Hello it‘s me a stranger I‘ve been absent for a year it seems and I‘m going to attempt a comeback - both in my letter writing #litsylove and posting here. I don‘t feel any joy in Christmas this year to be honest but I may send out some holiday card. My students set up this skeleton Bob to celebrate - he‘s like our elf on the shelf lol 😝

One of the more famous works of true-crime, abetted by the author‘s added advantage of being a friend and confidante to almost all the absurdly rich, decadent and oh-so-genteel actors involved in this eerie Savannah murder case. Also part travelogue, this book makes you want to wander the historic town, spared by the destruction of the Civil War, and visit the lush garden squares and hauntingly beautiful Bonaventure Cemetery.

It has been a while since I've read a Sarah Addison Allen book, and sadly, it was not my favorite. Don't get me wrong, it was charming and sweet, but I was not too enthralled with it like her other works. 3⭐️

#authoramonth2024 @Soubhiville