*WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD 2023 FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR*The apotheosis of
Southern Gothic Noir' NEIL GAIMAN'Compelling characters and vivid settings make this impressive
Southern narrative stand out among the best . . . not to be missed' KARIN SLAUGHTER'A rich
sprawling dazzling mystery . . . I savoured every page' RILEY SAGERIt begins quietly on a
balmy Southern night in Savannah as some locals gather at Bo Peep's one of the town's
favourite watering holes. Within an hour a man will be murdered and his companion will have
'disappeared'.An unlikely detective Morgana Musgrove doyenne of Savannah society is called
upon to unravel the mystery of these crimes. Morgana is an imperious demanding and conniving
woman whose four grown children are weary of her schemes. But one by one she inveigles them
into helping with her investigation and soon the family uncovers some terrifying truths -
truths that will rock Savannah's power structure to its core.Moving from the homeless
encampments that ring the city to the stately homes of Savannah's elite The Kingdoms of
Savannah brilliantly depicts the underbelly of a city with a dark history and the strangely
mesmerizing dysfunction of a complex family.'I've never read a mystery novel any finer than
this one . . . utterly satisfying' KURT ANDERSEN'Green's novels may not come around often but
when they do they hit hard and stay with you long after the end' KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW
