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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

by John Berendt

Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction.... (more)

Savannah Blues

by Mary Kay Andrews

Landing a catch like Talmadge Evans III encouraged Eloise "Weezie" Foley to buy a gem of a townhouse in Savannah's historic district. Divorcing Tal got her exiled to the backyard carriage house, where she has launched a spite-fest with Tal's new fiancé, the elegant Caroline DeSantos. An antiques picker, Weezie combs Savannah's steamy back alleys and garage sales for treasures when she's not dealing with her... (more)

High Noon

by Nora Roberts

Police Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara found her calling at an early age when an unstable man broke into her family's home, trapping and terrorizing them for hours. Now she's Savannah's top hostage negotiator, defusing powderkeg situations with a talent for knowing when to give in-and when to jump in and take action. It's satisfying work-and sometimes those skills come in handy at home dealing with her agoraphobic... (more)

Savannah Breeze

by Mary Kay Andrews

Southern belle BeBe Loudermilk has lost all her worldly possessions, thanks to a brief but disastrous relationship with the gorgeous Reddy, an "investment counselor" who turns out to be a con man. All that's left is a ramshackle 1950s motel on Tybee Island—an eccentric beach town that calls itself a drinking village with a fishing problem. Breeze Inn is a place where the very classy BeBe wouldn't normally be... (more)

Blue Christmas

by Mary Kay Andrews

The popular Mary Kay Andrews delivers a tasty holiday treat as she brings back the winning characters from Savannah Blues and Savannah Breeze for a little Southern cheer. It's the week before Christmas, and antiques dealer Weezie Foley is in a frenzy to do up her shop for the Savannah historical district window decorating contest––which she intends to win. She throws herself into putting up a Graceland/Blue... (more)

All I Need

by Sally Painter

All I Need By Sally Painter Danielle celebrates her thirtieth birthday at Savannah's hottest new nightclub. The club's owner, Armondés Tresnávé-mysterious, dark and very sexy-weaves an erotic spell around Danielle she is powerless to resist. The night slips away in a whirl of erotic passion, but their fiery lovemaking turns deadly when Danielle discovers her sexy lover is a vampire with a secret agenda. A... (more)

Out of Control

by Suzanne Brockmann

Bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann knows how to push the limits of romantic suspense to new, breathtaking heights. Potent, gripping, and explosive, OUT OF CONTROL is a roller coaster ride of a novel– as a single act of loyalty becomes a desperate struggle for survival. . . . Savannah von Hopf has no choice. To save her uncle’s life, she goes in search of Ken “WildCard” Karmody, a guy she barely knew in... (more)

Literary Savannah

by Patrick Allen

An anthology of fiction and nonfiction about Savannah

Midnight in Ruby Bayou

by Elizabeth Lowell

Faith Donovan is famous for crafting exquisite jewelry studded with fabulous gems. But the dangerous task of acquiring the rare rubies she needs for her art has taught Faith to be wary of anyone outside her own family -- especiallysomeone like Owen Walker, an adventurer with an intimate knowledge of the ruby trade and man's murderous greed. But now necessity has thrown the them together, as they venture into the... (more)

Savannah Quartet: Book 1

Savannah

by Eugenia Price

Few writers have earned a place in readers' hearts as dear as Eugenie Price. Her novels entice us into a vanished world, peopled by characters who immediacy makes their joy, sorrow, heartbreak, and soaring love something we can share and savor. Eugenia Price chose Savannah, Georgia as one of the most fascinating cities of the South, as the setting of a quartet of novels that follow the fortunes of the city and... (more)

Paula Deen & Friends: Living It Up, Southern Style

Paula Deen & Friends: Living It Up, Southern Style

by Paula Deen, Martha Giddens Nesbit

Sharing a delicious meal is everyone's favorite way of bringing together friends and loved ones. In her new cookbook, Paula Deen & Friends: Living It Up, Southern Style, Paula Deen -- author, restaurateur, and Food Network star -- turns to her friends to share their stories, ideas for entertaining Southern style, and, most important, more than 150 of the prized recipes they serve to their family and friends.... (more)

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

by John Berendt

The Vampire's Secret

by Raven Hart

“A masterly tale . . . dark, seductive, disturbingly erotic.” –L. A. Banks, author of The Vampire Huntress Legends series, on The Vampire’s Seduction Once a mortal with a beloved family, William Cuyler Thorne is now a vampire on the prowl for blood and beautiful women. He has the perfect cover as an admired citizen of Savannah society. Though Reedrek, the ruthless old-world vampire who tried to destroy William... (more)

Savannah Quartet: Book 2

To See Your Face Again

by Eugenia Price

With a compelling mix of historical personalities and fictional characters, Eugenia Price paints a vivid portrait of the Old South that has enchanted tens of millions of readers worldwide. To See Your Face Again, the second book in the Savannah Quartet, continues the story of the Browning and Mackay families with the attention to detail, sympathy for humanity, and intimate family history that are Eugenia Prices'... (more)

Delirium of the Brave

by William Charles Harris

In the great southern literary tradition, Delirium of the Brave brings you into the sweeping passions and politics of legendary Savannah, Georgia-from its Irish-Catholic aristocracy to its descendants of slavery, from its majestic homes and sparkling beaches to its murky swamps and mysterious islands where family secrets and even a huge fortune can lay buried for generations.Savannah, 1864. Confederate captain... (more)

The Night Before

by Lisa Jackson

Blood Will Be Spilled… In the dark shadows of a sultry southern town, a serial killer strikes. It’s an act of sinister precision that has happened many times before…every victim an offering to a hunger that can never be sated… Night After Night… The next morning, Caitlyn Montgomery Bandeaux wakes covered in blood. But Caitlyn has no memory of the night before, when her estranged husband was brutally... (more)

Hiding My Candy

by Lady Chablis, John Berendt, robin Bowman

After leaping off the pages with he unforgettable debut in John Berendt's bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil , the unabashed personality known as The Lady Chablis now brings her irresistible charisma to the remarkable odyssey of fabulousness that USA Today calls "sassy" and "provocative...." Born Benjamin Edward Knox in Quincy, Florida, "The Doll" always knew she was different. At a Tallahassee... (more)

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

by Chris Fuhrman

Set in Savannah, Georgia, in the early 1970s, this is a novel of the anarchic joy of youth and encounters with the concerns of early adulthood. Francis Doyle, Tim O'Brien, and their friends are altar boys - but they are also pranksters, artistic, and unimpressed by adult authority.

The Morning After

by Lisa Jackson

A woman is frantic as she awakens in a dark, closed space. From above her comes the muffled sound of cruel laughter, followed by the hard splatter of dirt. Pure terror takes over as she realizes she's being buried alive, and her last breath is a scream that no one but a sadistic killer will hear. To journalist Nikki Gillette, this disturbing story is a ticket out of small - town Savannah and on to the big time.... (more)

Play Dead

by Anne Frasier

Her USA Today bestseller, Sleep Tight , was called "compelling and real-a great read" by Andrea Kane. "Guaranteed to keep you awake at night," raved Lisa Jackson. Now, Anne Frasier takes readers to the dark side of Savannah, where a female homicide detective must confront the truth about her own past in order to stop a twisted serial killer...

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by John Berendt

by Mary Kay Andrews

by Nora Roberts

by Mary Kay Andrews

by Mary Kay Andrews

by Sally Painter

by Suzanne Brockmann

by Patrick Allen

by Elizabeth Lowell

by Eugenia Price

by Paula Deen, Martha Giddens Nesbit

by John Berendt

by Raven Hart

by Eugenia Price

by William Charles Harris

by Lisa Jackson

by Lady Chablis, John Berendt, robin Bowman

by Chris Fuhrman

by Lisa Jackson

by Anne Frasier