oh i love coming across books like this. they are filled with such vibrancy and charm. we all talk about the elderly characters when done well in books dont we. well finally some of them are getting their pride of places in the main roles. and its a slow change but i am seeing more of the characters who arent 20 year olds in some books recently. i didnt realise how much of an issue it was until i wasn't 20 anymore! (long time ago now)and you just see how much you miss seeing people who resemble you. and this has sooooo many wider issues in our society that i wont get in my soap box about now.
although i dont think we could all be quite as class as this old lady. and nor would i want to be because otherwise i wouldn't get so much joy out of reading about her.
this gorgeous book bring us Emma. she is 63 now and ready to live out her retirement years in Savannah. but she isnt done with adventures just yet. because something that has stuck with her since she was a child was that of a missing person called Delilah. she was a friend of her own grandmother and throughout the book this brings such comfort and light to the book with the memories she has of this woman. and also how what she gave and taught her are still there giving her the smarts and wit to do what she needs to do.
so along with her chums she vows to solve it,and lets just say there is some detecting to do here as more skeletons fall out the closets.
this is a brilliant book. i loved it. the characters, the plot, the whole things just warmed me up but kept me captivated with the tension that was balanced just right with all the other emotions the books hands over to us.

This is a good story featuring Emma who is trying to solve an old murder with the help of her friends.
Their tactics to solving the mystery were good and it was fun to read the story.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.

Cold case mystery. Interesting characters. Clever method of solving the murder. So many words! Lots of Southern expressions. A wide variety of pithy sayings. I wish I had highlighted some of my favorites. Thanks to the publisher for providing a copy. My review is voluntary.

Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the eARC.
This is such a lovely read, I enjoyed it immensely. The protagonist, Emma Lynn, is in her 60's, which is a welcome change, is back.in Savannah, where she and 2 old friends
are trying to solve a secret, despite someone trying very hard to put a stop to them.
It's also a well written book, giving you a real feel for Savannah and full.of sentences that are certain to make you smile.
Read this book, it will.make you feel good!

“Beyond The Shadows” by Veronica Mixon is a 231-page fictional psychological thriller released this year and is the first book among six books of the Savannah Sleuth series. The paperback costs $15.99, and the ebook costs $5.99. Veronica Mixon, who is a renowned Amazon chart-topping author with a penchant for suspense and mystery in her writings, is currently living in Georgia, United States, and has a catalog of books on her author page https://veronicamixon.com/.

This book centers on the protagonist Emma Lynn, a 63-year-old retired lady living in her late granny’s cottage in Savannah, Georgia. She loves her town and prides herself on being a part of it, having lived there all her life. One day, being a ghostwriter with a penchant for conspiracy theories, she sets it upon herself to solve the hidden mystery of the disappearance of a former family friend, Delilah Hart. Together with her best friend Margaret and neighbor Graham, they plan to solve this decades-old mystery. It turns out that someone is not too happy with the trio’s investigations, and seeks to be a stumbling block on their path. Together, the trio, who call themselves the Savannah Sleuths, set off to reveal the skeleton in the closet and pacify Delilah’s legacy, no matter the cost.

Will the Savannah Sleuths solve this old mystery? What awaits them in their investigation? Find out in this incredible book!

I love the author’s portrayal of Emma Lynn’s personality in this book. Emma is an affectionate, history-oriented woman with a deep sense of pride for her family, friends, and townspeople. Her deep-seated concern for Delilah’s legacy even after all these decades, and her determination to solve the mystery in order to pacify herself, proves this. She is also very shrewd and intelligent, with an acute sense of perception, the latter which she sometimes refers to as her subconsciousness. Her years as a ghostwriter have sharpened her abilities as a detective and vice versa, and the other Savannah Sleuths are proud to have her in their team. To add to her detail-oriented traits and desire to unravel secrets, she also has an incredible retentive memory and can remember statements her granny gave her when she was nine years old. As Emma Lynn tells her clients, “If you’ve got secrets you don’t want told, I’m not your ghostwriter.”

I do not have any reason to dislike this book. Everyone deserves an Emma Lynn in their lives. Her personality is the very example of a person willing to sanctify the legacies of loved ones, whether they are dead or alive. She is the shrewd grandmother, neighbor, friend, and compatriot who never lets go of those she considers dear to her, and, with dedication, perseverance and the right team, she can find the needle in the haystack. I commend the author for her outstanding efforts and wish her to continue writing such amazing books.

I did not find any typographical mistakes or any grammatical errors, because this book is excellently and thoroughly edited. I, Michael Lartey the reviewer, find this book to be thoroughly mind-stimulating and satisfactory as well as it being among my favorite genres. Its context and style possess emotional intensity, intrigue, and influence. Because of this, I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.

I recommend this book to lovers of pure fiction, psychological thrillers and historical events.