02387nam a22003377i 4500 20261016202621.0 261016s1994 xx ||||| |||||||| 0|eng d 9780679429227 0679429220 (KOHALIB)isbn-9780679429227 KOHALIB eng rda KOHALIB 975.8724 23 Berendt, John. Midnight in the garden of good and evil : a Savannah story / John Berendt. New York : Random House, 1994. 388 pages text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Read John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in Large Print. All Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typefaceShots 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.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. Inventory: Single copy, entry 446; recorded quantity 1; damaged N/A Social Life and Customs Trials (Murder) True Crime Nonfiction History Celebrities Description and Travel Tours BOOK ddc 434 434 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC MAIN MAIN 2026-10-16 0 975.872 BER LIB01873 2026-10-16 20:26:21 2026-10-16 BOOK