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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Elegant and wicked.... [This] might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime." —The New York Times Book ReviewShots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning h
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Author John Berendt
Pages 400
Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date 2010-05-12
ISBN 0307538370 9780307538376
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rather_notsay_6247 shared a tip "One of the best true crime pieces ever written."
kelly_w_862 shared a tip "Boring, slow read. I made it to the end, but should have just DNF as it wasn’t worth it."
jenny_drane shared a tip "After reading this book, I couldn’t wait to visit Savannah myself. It only took me 18 years, but I got there!"
kenna_1028 shared a tip "I have this book but haven't read it yet what is your opinion on it?"
marleen_gonzalez shared a tip "I appreciate the différences in characters, thé mystery and some of thé humor that takes place. Good book."
christy_wheeler shared a tip "I have a wide range from Stephen King to Jodi Picoult to Karen Kingsbury. Just according to mood probably."
cherith_hutchins_6352 shared a tip "Mine too! I even did the site seeing tour in Savannah that visits scenes from the book. 💕"
mimi_koller shared a tip "Lovedddd the box"
kay_doyle shared a tip "I liked it because of the setting. Savanna is a beautiful place"
shawna_lubs shared a tip "You know, I read this book YEARS ago. I remember liking it, but I haven't read anything else by this author."
tracy_fleury shared a tip "Absolutely one of my favorites as well !"
athleticcactus shared a tip "I loved the book. I went to Savannah Georgia just to get it and look around!"
jennie_damron shared a tip "It read like a novel. I have never read anything quite like this."
lynn_5544 shared a tip "I have never read any other books by this author. It was a fun read though."
phillip_gabler shared a tip "Loved it. Must visit. The people seem to have an extreme eccentricity."
amanda_howlett shared a tip "Right now i am reading Signs from Pets in the Afterlife. I just lost my furbaby. So this hits home."
stephanie_powell_1584 shared a tip "I loved it"
clarissa_carter-davis shared a tip "As good as the movie and I almost never say that. Definitely worth reading."
susan_darcey shared a tip "I enjoyed the movie but the book was so much better. So much more detail which is what made it so good in the first place."
mandy_johnson_5465 shared a tip "Sadly, this is the only book by him that I’ve read. And I was maybe 15 or 16 years old when I read it."
susan_williams_2339 shared a tip "I don’t actually. Im using this app to try and start reading again. What have you been reading lately?"
cory_ratzlaff shared a tip "Super funny and engrossing, good characters."
leslie_trippy shared a tip "One of my favorite books! Such interesting real-life characters; set in Savannah. What is not to like?"
allison_cisler shared a tip "I want to read it."
casey_barker shared a tip "This is the only one I've read by him. Honestly trying to get back to reading with the voracity I had as a teenager."
hannah_craig shared a tip "Beautifully told story"
caroline_franklin shared a tip "Definitely worth it. They also made it into a movie that features some of the actual characters as themselves."
ellie_fair shared a tip "Ahhh do I have to pick just 1??? Lol"
janet_hughes_637 shared a tip "It's been a long time but I remember really liking it !"
wendy_mcgrath shared a tip "Yes worth the read"
chrissy_bond shared a tip "Great Southern True Crime Book."
joy_farnam shared a tip "Finding Freedom; a cooks’s story by Erin French"
chrissy_post shared a tip "Just finished We Were Liars. I liked it but didn't think it was really worth the hype. The Silent Patient was excellent!"
sarah_godhard shared a tip "Totally different kind of book, but I just finished The Keeper of Lost Things and really liked it!"
ashlen_bell shared a tip "Do it! When I went to Savannah I was asked at least 3 times if I knew about the book and/or the bird girl. 🤷♀️"
steven_n_monica_cru shared a tip "Loved it"
laura_holtkamp shared a tip "It's a movie too!"
laura_holtkamp shared a tip "I live Savannah so anything about the city intrigues me."
lindsey_stout_414 shared a tip "A lot of quirky characters in this one."
sharon_williams_4441 shared a tip "Loved the book and been to the cemetery."
lauren_cantu_5280 shared a tip "Tell me if it’s good when you read it!"
tony_newman_3832 shared a tip "I love Savannah and this book IS Savannah."
kelly_doughty shared a tip "Kristin Hannah books are good! Night Road was great."
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