ISBN |
9780593669914 |
Author |
Grisham, John author. |
Title |
The boys from Biloxi / John Grisham. |
Edition |
First large print edition. |
Published |
New York : Random House Large Print, [2022] |
Physical description |
607 pages (large print) ; 24 cm. |
General note |
"A novel" --Cover. |
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 rumoured to be members of the Dixie Mafia. Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the '60s 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. |
Subject |
Immigrant families -- Fiction |
Organized crime -- Fiction |
Public prosecutors -- Fiction |
Criminals -- Fiction |
Criminal courts -- Fiction |
Interpersonal conflict -- Fiction |
Mafia -- Fiction |
Life change events -- Fiction |
Families -- Fiction |
Male friendship -- Fiction |
Agency (Law) -- Fiction |
Lawyers -- Fiction |
Large print books |
Legal fiction (Literature) |
Thrillers (Fiction) |
Biloxi (Miss.) -- Fiction |
Biloxi (Miss.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |