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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 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: 9780593669914
- ISBN: 0593669916
- ISBN: 9781639104147
- ISBN: 1639104143
- Physical Description: 607 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
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| Subject: | Male friendship > Fiction. Agency (Law) > Mississippi > Biloxi > Fiction. Immigrant families > Fiction. Mafia > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Biloxi (Miss.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Large print books. Gangster fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Legal fiction (Literature) Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marshall Public Library | LP THR GRI (Text) | 33391000189809 | Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Marshall Public Library | LP THR GRI (Text) | 33391000311201 | Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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 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.
