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>From the inside cover of the book:

"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 remnat 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 gapless 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-absorbtion"; 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 int 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 protrait of a most 
beguiling Southern city is certain to become a modern classic."




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