The Kingdoms of Savannah

Gold Dagger Award · 2023 · Winner

St. Martin's PressOctober 4, 2022mystery-crimeISBN 9781250271839

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Gold Dagger Award	2023	Winner	“George Dawes Green's Southern Gothic won for its atmospheric evocation of Savannah's contradictions, its ensemble cast, and its patient unraveling of a conspiracy running beneath the surface of a beautiful city.”

About This Book

When a homeless man is killed near the historic squares of Savannah, Georgia, his investigation unravels a conspiracy reaching from the city's tourist-friendly surface to its brutal and deeply concealed underworld.

About the Author

George Dawes GreenUS

George Dawes Green is an American author and the founder of the Moth storytelling organization. He won the CWA Gold Dagger for The Kingdoms of Savannah (2023). He is best known for his debut novel The Caveman's Valentine (1994), which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was adapted into a film. Read more →