The boys from Biloxi / John Grisham.
For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by a small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia. Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends, as well as Little League all-stars. But as teenagers, their lives took them in different directions. Keith's father became a legendary prosecutor, determined to "clean up the Coast." Hugh's father became the "Boss" of Biloxi's criminal underground. Keith went to law school and followed in his father's footsteps. Hugh preferred the nightlife and worked in his father's clubs. The two families were headed for a showdown, one that would happen in a courtroom. Life itself hangs in the balance in The Boys from Biloxi, a sweeping saga rich with history and with a large cast of unforgettable characters.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385548922
- ISBN: 0385548923
- Physical Description: 454 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2022].
- Copyright: ©2022
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Subject: | Agency (Law) > Mississippi > Biloxi > Fiction. Immigrant families > Fiction. Organized crime > Fiction. Mafia > Fiction. Male friendship > Fiction. Biloxi (Miss.) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Legal fiction (Literature) |
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- 140 of 171 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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Bangor Public Library | F GRI (Text) | 75011000383965 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Beaverdale Public Library | F G (Text) | 31814450624850 | BVRM Fiction | Available | - |
Bedford County Library | F GRI (Text) | 35010001098621 | Adult Fiction | Checked Out | 05/18/2024 |
Bellwood-Antis Public Library | F Gri (Text) | 310BEL00088007 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Bernville Area Community Library | GRI (Text) | 33249023894094 | Fiction | Available | - |
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library | GRI (Text) | 33249025373782 | Fiction | Available | - |
Blossburg Memorial Library | F GRI (Text) | 30063000268500 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Boone Area Library | GRI (Text) | 33249024517058 | Fiction | Checked Out | 05/16/2024 |
Boyertown Community Library | GRI (Text) | 33249024848776 | Fiction | Checked Out | 05/17/2024 |
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Summary:
For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by a small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia. Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends, as well as Little League all-stars. But as teenagers, their lives took them in different directions. Keith's father became a legendary prosecutor, determined to "clean up the Coast." Hugh's father became the "Boss" of Biloxi's criminal underground. Keith went to law school and followed in his father's footsteps. Hugh preferred the nightlife and worked in his father's clubs. The two families were headed for a showdown, one that would happen in a courtroom. Life itself hangs in the balance in The Boys from Biloxi, a sweeping saga rich with history and with a large cast of unforgettable characters.