04266cam a2200637 4500 2587131527 TxAuBib 20251012120000.0 ||||||s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307538376 0307538370 B003JMFKVK Amazon 8f50ad08-bb94-4153-92fe-95ec7389148c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 339641 OverDrive (Product ID) 11740 11740 TxAuBib Berendt, John. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil [Sunflower eLibrary eBook]. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2010. after midnight in the garden of good and evil. midnight in the garden of good and evil book. book midnight in the garden of good and evil. midnight in the garden of good and evil. historical nonfiction best sellers. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. kindle books store biographies. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. kindle books in kindle store. best gifts for retirement. Garden of Good and Evil. every secret thing. american history. john berendt. beach books. beach reads. erik larson. us history. True Crime. night book. evils good. top books. midnight. murder . anger . crime. Death. HTML:<b>THE LANDMARK <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER, NOW A MAJOR MUSICAL COMING SOON TO BROADWAY • An&#160;enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city:&#160;“Elegant and wicked.... [This]&#160;might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime." —<i>The New York Times Book Review <b>•</b></i> 30th&#160;Anniversary Edition with a New Afterword by the Author.<br /></b><br /> 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.<br /> 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.<br /> <i>Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil</i> is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this true-crime book has become a modern classic. True Crime. Nonfiction. History. 5. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-10-11 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8F50AD08-BB94-4153-92FE-95EC7389148C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8F50AD08-BB94-4153-92FE-95EC7389148C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)