Shots Rang Out In Savannah's Grandest Mansion In The Misty, Early Morning Hours Of May 2, 1981. Was It Murder Or Self-defense? For Nearly A Decade, The Shooting And Its Aftermath Reverberated Throughout This Hauntingly Beautiful City Of Moss-hung Oaks And Shaded Squares. John Berendt's Sharply Observed, Suspenseful, And Witty Narrative Reads Like A Thoroughly Engrossing Novel, And Yet It Is A Work Of Nonfiction. Berendt Skillfully Interweaves A Hugely Entertaining First-person Account Of Life In This Isolated Remnant Of The Old South With The Unpredictable Twists And Turns Of A Landmark Murder Case. It Is A Spellbinding Story Peopled By A Gallery Of Remarkable Characters: The Well-bred Society Ladies Of The Married Woman's Card Club; The Turbulent Young Redneck Gigolo; The Hapless Recluse Who Owns A Bottle Of Poison So Powerful It Could Kill Every Man, Woman, And Child In Savannah; The Aging And Profane Southern Belle Who Is The Soul Of Pampered Self-absorption; The Uproariously Funny Black Drag Queen; The Acerbic And Arrogant Antiques Dealer; The Sweet-talking, Piano-playing Con Artist; Young Blacks Dancing The Minuet At The Black Debutante Ball; And Minerva, The Voodoo Priestess Who Works Her Magic In The Graveyard At Midnight. These And Other Savannahians Act As A Greek Chorus, With Berendt Revealing The Alliances, Hostilities, And Intrigues That Thrive In A Town Where Everyone Knows Everyone Else. Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil: A Savannah Story Is A Sublime And Seductive Reading Experience. Brilliantly Conceived And Masterfully Written, This Enormously Engaging Portrait Of A Most Beguiling Southern City Is Certain To Become A Modern Classic.--book Jacket. An Evening In Mercer House -- Destination Unknown -- The Sentimental Gentleman -- Settling In -- The Inventor -- The Lady Of Six Thousand Songs -- The Grand Empress Of Savannah -- Sweet Georgia Brown's -- A Walking Streak Of Sex -- It Ain't Braggin' If Y'really Done It -- News Flash -- Gunplay -- Checks And Balances -- The Party Of The Year -- Civic Duty -- Trial -- A Hole In The Floor -- Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil -- Lafayette Square, We Are Here -- Sonny -- Notes On A Rerun -- The Pod -- Lunch -- Black Minuet -- Talk Of The Town -- Another Story -- Lucky Number -- Glory -- And The Angels Sing. John Berendt.

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