The boys from Biloxi: a legal thriller. John Grisham. [CELA] /

By:

Grisham, John

Contributor(s):

Beck, Michael [narrator.]

Material type: Sound

SoundPublisher: Toronto, Ontario : CELA, 2022Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 1 DAISY audio disc (17hrs., 22min.) sound, : 12cmContent type:

spoken word

Media type:

computer
audio

Carrier type:

computer disc
audio disc

ISBN:

9781039592544
1039592546

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Fiction

DDC classification:

813/.54 23/eng/20220921

Other classification:

FIC030000 | FIC031010 | FIC031030

Available additional physical forms:

Issued also in online resource format.

Narrator: Michael Beck.Summary: Two families. One courtroom showdown. John Grishams most gripping thriller yet. A legal literary legend. USA Today The #1 New York Times bestselling author 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. Grishams 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. Keiths father became a legendary prosecutor, determined to clean up the Coast. Hughs father became the Boss of Biloxis criminal underground. Keith went to law school and followed in his fathers footsteps. Hugh preferred the nightlife and worked in his fathers 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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Narrator: Michael Beck.

Two families. One courtroom showdown. John Grishams most gripping thriller yet. A legal literary legend. USA Today The #1 New York Times bestselling author 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. Grishams 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. Keiths father became a legendary prosecutor, determined to clean up the Coast. Hughs father became the Boss of Biloxis criminal underground. Keith went to law school and followed in his fathers footsteps. Hugh preferred the nightlife and worked in his fathers 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.

Issued also in online resource format.

DAISY reproduction. Toronto, Ontario : CNIB, 2022.

Reproduced from : New York : Random House Audio, 2022. 9780593607466

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