Savannah, 1975. One dead girl. Three best friends. And a secret tangled in the ivy.
Emma Lynn Whitmore never expected her quiet street to become a crime scene—until police lights flash outside her window and a girl’s body is found in the lot between her house and Graham’s. A stranger. Someone Emma Lynn saw talking to Graham just days ago. Someone she wasn’t exactly kind to.
Now the girl is dead, the police seem indifferent, and Emma Lynn can’t shake the guilt—or the feeling that something’s being covered up. With Margaret’s sharp memory and Graham’s reluctant help, the trio sets out to uncover the truth buried beneath decades of rumors and overgrown vines.
Buried Below the Ivy
is the first in the
Savannah Sleuths
series—a nostalgic cozy mystery filled with friendship, first heartbreaks, and the kind of secrets small towns never really bury.
Some truths don’t stay buried—especially in a city like Savannah, where secrets linger like Spanish moss.
When ghostwriter Emma Lynn Whitmore returns home to settle her grandmother’s estate, she expects dust and paperwork—not a hidden key, a cryptic note, and a photograph of a woman who vanished over forty years ago.
Drawn into a decades-old mystery, Emma Lynn turns to her childhood friends—Margaret, sharp-witted and relentless, and Graham, whose charm masks a knack for digging up the past. Together, the trio follows a trail of forgotten land deals, whispered names from Savannah’s high society, and a cover-up someone still wants to keep buried.
A break-in. A silent threat. And a call for help that changes everything. What began as a homecoming becomes a reckoning—and the first case for a team the city will come to know as the Savannah Sleuths.
Three friends. Lifelong secrets. One charmingly Southern mystery at a time.
In Savannah, secrets age better than bourbon—and no one uncorks them quite like Emma Lynn, Margaret, and Graham.
They’ve been sleuthing since the '70s, back when their biggest mystery was who took the last moon pie. Now in their fifties, the trio reunites in Between the Mourning Doves to untangle a suspicious classmate’s death… and a decades-old disappearance that’s been lurking on their very own street.
With nosy neighbors, ghostly rumors, and enough Southern charm to fill a church potluck, the Savannah Sleuths series serves up murder with a wink and a side of honey butter biscuits. Perfect for fans of quirky cozy mysteries, lifelong friendships, and just a dash of danger.
Welcome to Savannah, where the tea is sweet, the secrets run deep, and three lifelong friends have a knack for stumbling into trouble.
Emma Lynn, Margaret, and Graham have been poking around mysteries since bell bottoms were in style. Now in their fifties—and just as nosy as ever—they’re back at it in
Between the Mourning Doves
, unraveling the suspicious death of an old classmate and a decades-old disappearance that’s been hiding in plain sight.
Packed with Southern sass, small-town charm, and just enough danger to keep things interesting, the
Savannah Sleuths
series is perfect for fans of laugh-out-loud cozy mysteries, loyal friendships, and solving crimes between casseroles.
Beneath the Spanish moss and magnolia trees of Savannah, three lifelong friends—Emma Lynn, Margaret, and Graham—have been solving mysteries since 1975. From curious teens to sharp-witted sleuths in their fifties, they’ve uncovered secrets the city would rather keep buried.
In Below the Wisteria Veil an unsigned letter brings them back together to investigate a sudden death—and a decades-old disappearance that still haunts their street.
Blending heart, humor, and Southern charm, the
Savannah Sleuthing Series is perfect for readers who love character-driven cozy mysteries, enduring friendships, and a splash of sweet tea with their suspense.
Set beneath the Spanish moss and magnolia trees of Savannah, Georgia, the Savannah Sleuths series follows Emma Lynn, Margaret, and Graham—from curious teenagers in 1975 to wise and witty sleuths in their fifties—as they uncover long-buried secrets and solve crimes no one else sees coming.
Now, in Beside the Hollow Oak, decades later they are still unraveling mysteries and unsolved disappearances that haunted their city.
With a blend of heart, humor, and Southern atmosphere, Savannah Sleuths is perfect for fans of character-driven cozy mysteries, multi-generational friendships, and a little sweet tea served with their suspense.
In the heart of Savannah, where the moss hangs low and the secrets run deep, three lifelong friends have traded retirement hobbies for crime-solving.
Emma Lynn writes. Margaret organizes. Graham brings snacks—and a surprisingly useful knowledge of Civil War trivia. Together, they’re the town’s unofficial detective squad, known for cracking cold cases, unsettling suspects, and never turning down a second slice of pie.
Whether it’s a decades-old disappearance, a suspicious accident, or something that just doesn’t sit right with the church ladies, these sleuths are on the case—armed with curiosity, wit, and the occasional thermos of sweet tea.
For fans of cozy mysteries with Southern flair, sharp humor, and friendships that never fade, the
Savannah Sleuths
series delivers one delightful crime at a time.