Savannah Blues

Eloise "Weezie" Foley marries Talmadge Evans III and ends up with a town house in Savannah's historic district. The marriage does not last. After the divorce she lives in the carriage house at the back of the property, and she is soon in a running feud with Tal's new fiancee, the elegant Caroline DeSantos.

Weezie works as an antiques picker. She searches Savannah's steamy back alleys and garage sales for pieces she can resell, and she fits the work around a family of loopy relatives and an ex-boyfriend who is hard to ignore.

Trouble starts when she takes an unauthorized early look at a sale. That puts her in the middle of a murder, and of a set of dirty deals that are quietly building around her. The trail leads through the city's old houses and the people who trade in their contents.

At the same time, Weezie begins a relationship with the hottest chef in town. Love a second time around turns out to be better than she expected.

This is a Southern mystery with a comic, gossipy tone and a strong sense of place. The murder plot runs alongside a romance, a feud with an ex-husband's fiancee and the daily business of hunting for antiques.