The Boys From Biloxi

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Call Number: Fiction / Grisham, John, Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / Legal / Grisham, John
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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.

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Desperately needs a decent editor submitted by GJBarnett2 on November 3, 2022, 11:46pm ... one who knows, even if Grisham doesn't that even the best novel can be brought to a screeching halt by clear errors of fact, even entirely irrelevant fact, so even if Grisham, one of the top-tier novelists in the world, doesn't know that the Marines are not the Army and that the Guadalcanal campaign ended in February, 1943, well before November, the editor should know or fact-check it, and fix it. And at an entirely different universe of "PAY ATTENTION!" the editor should have picked up that a named character is stated to be in prison some time after he blows his brains out. Just not good work.

Convoluted and boring submitted by hiker15 on December 31, 2022, 3:40pm I usually like Grisham's books but this one was convoluted, the characters were not interesting, and frankly it was boring. I do not recommend it.