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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story
by Berendt, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New in As New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0679429220
- ISBN 13
- 9780679429227
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Random House. As New in As New dust jacket. 1994. 1st Edition. Later Printing. Hard Cover. 0679429220 . First edition, later printing (Number Line 198765432). Quarter bound in publisher's black cloth over black boards, gilt lettering on spine, author's initials, gilt, on cover. 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.. Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket (now in Mylar) are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 388, (2) pp .
Synopsis
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a work by John Berendt. The book was Berendt's first, and became a The New York Times bestseller for 216 weeks following its debut. The book was subsequently made into a 1997 movie directed by Clint Eastwood based loosely on Berendt's story.
Reviews
On Oct 9 2010, Carolineshank said:
i loved this book, and the movie too
On Oct 6 2010, Bren Books.com said:
This book has everything one wants in a good read: A mystery, a terrific and unique geographical place, amazing and eccentric characters and a very well written story told by an excellent narrator and observer. Plus it is based on real events which if this were fiction--would seem unbelievable.The movie is a pale echo so do read the book and only see the movie for Lady Chablis's appearance.
On Oct 4 2010, Mahenry6484 said:
This book is a great Murder mystery in the same themes as Sherlock Holmes Mysteries.Just when you think you have it fiqured out- you don't!The end will come as a great surprise!I loved it. Recommend to mystery lovers everywhere.
On Oct 4 2010, JPasky87hotmailcom said:
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city has become a modern classic.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20873
- Title
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story
- Author
- Berendt, John
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- New As New in As New dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition. Later Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0679429220
- ISBN 13
- 9780679429227
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- 0679429220, Literature;, Novels;, Savannah;, Georgia;, History;, Murder;, Suspense;, True Crime;, Mystery;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Adventure;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
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Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
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