Peaches And Screams: A Savannah Reid Mystery (Savannah Reid Mysteries)
by G. A. McKevett
A Savannah Reid Mystery (7)
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Fiction. Mystery. HTML:Plus-sized private eye Savannah Reid is about to discover the answer to that age-old question: What could be worse than going back home to the Deep South in the height of August humidity? It's going home to a wedding—not your own—without a ring on your finger or a date on your arm. But a hideous bridesmaid's dress is the least of Savannah's problems after her kid brother is arrested for murder. . .As the oldest of nine siblings, Savannah has attended her share of show more family weddings south of the Mason-Dixon Line. . .several of which have featured her sister Marietta as the bride. But before the fickle Southern belle can traipse down the aisle with her latest Mr. Right, the youngest of the Reid brood is thrown into the slammer. At first, Savannah wonders if unruly Macon really is responsible for killing the Honorable Judge Patterson. But when she learns that the ornery old geezer had more enemies than Marietta's had husbands, Savannah is convinced that her brother's been framed.
Shaking the Patterson family tree nets Savannah an assortment of embittered ex-wives, spurned mistresses, and illegitimate offspring—but no real leads. Now, with hapless Macon stewing in a steamy cell and Marietta pouting about her postponed nuptials, it's time for Big Sis Savannah to turn up the heat and show a cleverly concealed killer that this is one Georgia peach who ain't just whistlin' Dixie. . ..
"Savannah Reid makes a good showing in this strong series' latest volume. . .McKevett also delivers a surprise ending with panache—the clues are there!" —Publishers Weekly
"A luscious heroine, humor, and down-home characters." —Library Journal. show less
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Love this series. Quick, fun reads with great characters and mysteries. This one has Savannah and the rest of the gang headed back to her hometown to solve a murder for which her brother has been accused. So fun to meet the rest of this huge southern family.
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- Original title
- Peaches and Screams
- Original publication date
- 2002
- People/Characters
- Savannah Reid
- Important places
- San Carmelita, California, USA (fictional)
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
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