Savannah is one of those cities that has its own mythology and romance to it. There aren't many of those in the US. Green sets his mystery in Savannah and uses all of the charms of the city to his advantage. 

There are lots to like about this book- he captures southern familial drama well. The mystery is well paced even though he allows the audience to get ahead of his characters a couple of times and doesn't use that to his advantage. He describes the city and the history in ways that make the reader feel apart of it. He writes the family of the Musgroves well. I'm intrigued by their relationships. Morgana, the matriarch, the southern dame, rules over her family and her businesses in ways that are detrimental to all those involved accept her. Her children loathe her but still deal with her in their own ways. If he were to write another book in the series, I'd be down to read. There's a lot of family dynamics that don't get explored but could be expounded on. 

Another aspect of the book I liked was how he included the unhoused communities as a part of the community instead of talking around or shaming them. They play central characters and aren't given to the stereotypical tropes one expects with the unhoused. 

While there's a lot to enjoy about this book, there are some flaws that don't go unnoticed. He doesn't really write people of color well. All the characters felt flat to me and it came across that he didn't want to offend or get a consultant. 

Overall though, I enjoyed reading this book. He takes Savannah history, the good, the bad and the ugly, and weaves a story that continues to add charm to a city that has a lot already.