listened onAudible
2014 Thomas & Mercer
366 pgs.
Adult Police Procedural/Mystery
Finished July 28, 2018
Goodreads rating: 3.84 - 7445 ratings
My rating: 4.5
Setting: contemporary Savannah, GA
First line/s: "Savannah medical examiner John Casper believed in what some scientists termed the cluster effect."
My comments: I really enjoyed this book, it was different than "typical" murder mysteries in that an element of the story was about southern Gullah hoodoo witchery, embraced by the protagonist. Having visited historic Savannah for a week two months ago, I was very familiar with some of the setting, including the extraordinary Bonaventure Cemetery and even my favorite restaurant whilst there, Gryphon. There are three major storylines twisting and turning together in this book - the murders they were investigating (involving deaths that used a toxic found in puffer fish which renders its victims unable to more of feel, but able to hear and think), Elise's background and ancestry, and the mysteries surrounding Elise's new partner, ex-FBI agent David Gould. It was a fascinating story with a vibrant setting. I wish I had read this book before I went to Savannah because I would have checked out a few more of the places described in the book. Next time....
Goodreads synopsis: No one is more familiar with Savannah's dark side than homicide detective and native resident Elise Sandburg. She's been haunted for years by her own mysterious past: she was abandoned as a baby in one of the city's ancient cemeteries, and it's rumored that she is the illegitimate daughter of an infamous Savannah root doctor. The local Gullah culture of voodoo and magic is one that few outsiders can understand, least of all Elise's new partner. Now someone is terrorizing the city, creating real-life zombies by poisoning victims into a conscious paralysis that mimics death. As the chilling case unfolds, Elise is drawn back into the haunted past she's tried so hard to leave behind.
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