Because of my past trips to Savannah, I was intrigued by the description of this book. A matriarch of an old Savannah family involves her children in a murder mystery that involves the history of a lost free slave community. I had a hard time with this book, at times wanted to put it down but I stuck with it. I loved the descriptions of Savannah and the historical sections on the free slave settlement off the coast. Also, I did not realize that Savannah has a huge homeless population. I feel that the author did his historical research on the book, I just sometime got lost with all the characters. That said, for those who love Savannah, I would recommend this book.