{"product_id":"the-boys-from-biloxi-9781399702775","title":"The Boys from Biloxi","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e No 1 bestseller John Grisham returns to Mississippi in his most gripping thriller yet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''As ever with Grisham there are corkscrew twists and turns as he ratchets up the suspense. It is \u003cb\u003eexceptional story-telling, which leaves the reader begging for the novel never to end. Grisham has sold more than 300 million copies of his work. This shows exactly why'' \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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, drugs . . . even contract killings. The vice was controlled by a small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumoured to be members of the Dixie Mafia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends. But as teenagers, their lives took them in different directions. Keith''s father became a legendary prose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvites comparisons with the Godfather trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e - it spans two generations and several postwar decades - and has\u003cb\u003e a vast cast and a winning energy\u003c\/b\u003e * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eNo one . . . writes courtroom dramas like Grisham . . . As ever with Grisham there are corkscrew twists and turns as he ratchets up the suspense. It is \u003cb\u003eexceptional story-telling, which leaves the reader begging for the novel never to end. Grisham has sold more than 300 million copies of his work. This shows exactly why\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eGrisham nails \u003cb\u003ea thriller with a great human backstory\u003c\/b\u003e once again * Peterborough Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eGrisham has been stretching his wings in recent books. Having ventured into cosy crime, he now takes on a full-blown Godfather-type saga . . . It's a story that spans half a century and ends inevitably in a courtroom showdown. \u003cb\u003eA morally complex, compelling and illuminating read\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eCaptivates the reader from the off . . . \u003cb\u003eGrisham's trademarks abound: a talent for storytelling that whips the plot along, a vivid cast of characters\u003c\/b\u003e - testy judges, put-upon mothers, corrupt cops and vicious thugs . . . \u003cb\u003eHe writes with verve and skill. A cracking read\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eGrisham took over Turow's mantle as \u003cb\u003eAmerica's legal thriller master\u003c\/b\u003e and he is on good form in this story about childhood pals who take different paths as adults . . . Slick * The Sun *\u003cbr\u003ea hair-raising legal showdown by \u003cb\u003ethe brilliant, prolific master of the courtroom drama\u003c\/b\u003e * Saga Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA white-knuckle courtroom drama\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Independent *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738910699863,"sku":"9781399702775","price":10.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399702775.jpg?v=1720050561","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-boys-from-biloxi-9781399702775","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}