03721cam a2200349 4500 657299373 TxAuBib 20230218120000.0 ||||||s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307933393 0307933393 f9a43567-189c-43b4-872e-98086fd2a0f1 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 192908 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Berendt, John. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil [Libby]. Books on Tape, 2010. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 415MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 414MB. History. True Crime. Nonfiction. HTML: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 typeface Shots 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.  These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story is a sublime and seductive reading experience.  Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city is certain to become a modern classic. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-02-17 20:00:03. Woodman, Jeff. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/192908-MidnightInTheGardenOfGoodAndEvil.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/192908-MidnightInTheGardenOfGoodAndEvil.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=F9A43567-189C-43B4-872E-98086FD2A0F1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/192908-MidnightInTheGardenOfGoodAndEvil.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/192908-MidnightInTheGardenOfGoodAndEvil.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=F9A43567-189C-43B4-872E-98086FD2A0F1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)