03070cam a2200445 i 4500 283117156 TxAuBib 20160910120000.0 160910s1994||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 93-3955 9780679429227 $5.00 0679429220 $5.00 9780679643418 0679643419 TxAuBib rda Berendt, John, 1939- Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil : a Savannah story / John Berendt. 1st ed. New York, NY : Random House, 1994. 388 p : hardcover ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "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."--Jacket. 20160910. Lambda Literary Award, 1994. Williams, Jim 1990. Williams, Jim 1931-1990. Trials (Murder) Georgia Savannah. Trials (Murder.) Homicide. Manners and customs. History. Savannah (Ga) Social life and customs Tours. Savannah (Ga) History. Savannah. Georgia. Georgia. Savannah. Berendt, John, New York : Random House, ©1994.