The Boys from Biloxi

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham returns to Mississippi in his most gripping legal thriller yet,the riveting story of two sons of immigrant families who grow up as friendsbut ultimately find themselves on opposite sides of the law. GrishamΓÇÖs trademark twists and turns will keep you tearing through the pages until the stunning conclusion. For most of the last hundred yearsBiloxi was known for its beachesresortsand seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and viceeverything from gamblingprostitutionbootleg liquorand drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by small cabal of mobstersmany 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 friendsas well as Little League all-stars. But as teenagerstheir lives took them in different directions. KeithΓÇÖs father became a legendary prosecutordetermined to ΓÇ£clean up the Coast.ΓÇ¥ HughΓÇÖs father became the ΓÇ£BossΓÇ¥ of BiloxiΓÇÖs criminal underground. Keith went to law school and followed in his fatherΓÇÖs footsteps. Hugh preferred the nightlife and worked in his fatherΓÇÖs clubs. The two families were headed for a showdownone that would happen in a courtroom. Life itself hangs in the balance in The Boys from Biloxia sweeping saga rich with history and with a large cast of unforgettable characters.