Bibliograph

Mississippi mud, the true-crime bestseller of Southern justice and the Dixie mafia, Edward Humes

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Mississippi mud, the true-crime bestseller of Southern justice and the Dixie mafia, Edward Humes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-434)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

photographs

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mississippi mud

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

891853514

Responsibility statement

Edward Humes

Sub title

the true-crime bestseller of Southern justice and the Dixie mafia

Summary

BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI: After the fatal shooting of one of the city?s most prominent couples?Vincent Sherry was a circuit court judge; his wife, Margaret, was running for mayor?their grief-stricken daughter came home to uncover the truth behind the crime that shocked a community and to follow leads that police seemed unable or unwilling to pursue. What Lynne Sposito soon discovered were bizarre connections to the Dixie Mafia, a predatory band of criminals who ran The Strip, Biloxi?s beachfront hub of sex, drugs, and sleaze. Armed with a savvy private eye?and a .357 Magnum?Lynne bravely entered a teeming underworld of merciless killers, ruthless con men, and venal politicians in order to bring her parents? assassins to justice"--The publisher

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