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The boys from biloxi A legal thriller. Cover Image E-audiobook E-audiobook

The boys from biloxi A legal thriller

Grisham, John. (Author). Beck, Michael. (Added Author).

Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two families. One courtroom showdown. • John Grisham’s most gripping thriller yet. • “A legal literary legend.” — USA Today   John Grisham returns to Mississippi with the riveting story of two sons of immigrant families who grow up as friends, but ultimately find themselves on opposite sides of the law. Grisham’s trademark twists and turns will keep you tearing through the pages until the stunning conclusion. 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. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM, coming soon!

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593607466 (sound recording)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (16 audio files) : digital
    remote
    electronic resource
    electronic
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Audio, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Unabridged.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrator: Michael Beck.
System Details Note:
Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
Subject: Thriller
Suspense
Fiction
Male friendship -- Fiction
Agency (Law) -- Mississippi -- Biloxi -- Fiction
Organized crime -- Mississippi -- Biloxi -- Fiction
Immigrant families -- Mississippi -- Biloxi -- Fiction
Legal stories
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Legal fiction (Literature)
Electronic books.

  • Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2023 April

    Best-seller Grisham (The Judge's List) returns with another character-driven thriller. Grisham begins his novel with a fascinating history of Eastern European immigrants, mostly Croatian, who settled in Biloxi, MS. Lance Malco, a second-generation immigrant, opens a string of clubs on a strip that offers illegal gambling, prostitution, and watered-down liquor, while his friend Jesse Rudy becomes a lawyer. Lance and Jesse's sons Hugh and Keith become inseparable friends and admired stars of the Biloxi high school baseball team, although their paths diverge after graduation. Hugh ends up working for his father's illegal gambling and prostitution syndicate, while Keith becomes a lawyer like his father. When Jesse is elected as Biloxi's district attorney and is tasked with cleaning up Lance's illegal clubs, the two families' paths collide in a devastating way. Narrator Michael Beck's spot-on pacing keeps the narrative moving through the courtroom drama that follows as well as when describing the tensions between family and friends. Listeners will appreciate Beck's Southern accent, which adds to the atmosphere of this gripping story. VERDICT Fans of Grisham will enjoy this compelling mystery that delves into Biloxi's gritty side and ends with a poignant twist.—Ilka Gordon

    Copyright 2023 Library Journal.
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