The Boys from Biloxi, John Grisham
The Boys from Biloxi, John Grisham
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The Boys from Biloxi
A Legal Thriller

Bestseller

Author: John Grisham

Narrator: Michael Beck

Unabridged: 17 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/18/2022


Synopsis

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From “a legal literary legend” (USA Today) comes a gripping thriller of two childhood friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the law as adults, with all of John Grisham’s trademark twists and turns.

For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by small cabal of mobsters, many 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 friends, as well as Little League all-stars. But as teenagers, their lives took them in different directions. Keith’s father became a legendary prosecutor, determined to “clean up the Coast.” Hugh’s father became the “Boss” of Biloxi’s criminal underground. Keith went to law school and followed in his father’s footsteps. Hugh preferred the nightlife and worked in his father’s clubs. The two families were headed for a showdown—one that would ultimately happen in a courtroom.

Life itself hangs in the balance in The Boys from Biloxi, a sweeping saga rich with history and with a large cast of unforgettable characters.

About John Grisham

John Ray Grisham, Jr. was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas on February 8, 1955. Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University and later from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He was a practicing criminal attorney for over ten years and then served in the House of Representatives from 1984 to 1990. He published his first novel in 1989 after working on it for five years. ‘A Time to Kill’, his first novel, launched his new career and was later made into a major motion picture. His first bestseller, ‘The Firm’, released in 1991, sold over seven million copies and was made into a box office hit starring Tom Cruise two years later. Almost twenty years later in 2012, a TV series was launched and picks up the life of Mitch McDeere and his family ten years after the events of the novel.

John Grisham has had his novels translated into more than forty languages and has sold nearly 300 million copies worldwide. He is a winner of the prestigious Galaxy British Book Award and is one of only three authors (the other two being Tom Clancy and J.K. Rowling) to ever sell two million copies of a first published novel. Nine of his novels (including ‘The Firm and ‘A Time to Kill’ have been made into major motion pictures.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Holly on September 28, 2022

Slow burn......... I devoured Grisham's 2021 novel, The Judge's List, unfortunately, this one dragged too long (464 pages) and I eventually lost interest. Its about two rival families in Biloxi and the corruption that invade their coast. It is a good set-up with palpable tension between the families. S......more

Goodreads review by Darla on October 18, 2022

Two boys play baseball on opposing teams in Biloxi. Both are all-stars. Then they grow up. One follows in the footsteps of his DA father. The other learns to be a mob boss, a gangster. The stage is set for an epic showdown. John Grisham takes his time spinning this tale. After decades of bestsellers......more

Goodreads review by Kasa on September 08, 2022

Yes, I am a fan and eagerly await my Grisham fix every year, and am therefore saddened when I don't like one of his books as much as others. The pacing is off in this one, with a laborious introduction of character and many set pieces usually centered around sporting events that could have been trim......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on September 12, 2023

In 1960, Biloxi, Mississippi - which has a large seafood industry - is populated largely with immigrants from Croatia, where residents had fished the Adriatic Sea for centuries. Biloxi, Mississippi Biloxi Seafood Festival Biloxi also has its share of more controversial businesses, and casinos and bars......more


Quotes

Praise for the novels of John Grisham
 
“John Grisham is about as good a storyteller as we’ve got in the United States these days.”The New York Times Book Review
 
“In all of Grisham’s best books . . . the reader gets good company, a vigorous runaround and . . . a bit of a legal education.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
 
“Grisham’s books are smart, imaginative, and funny, populated by complex, interesting people.”The Washington Post
 
“The law, by its nature, creates drama, and a new Grisham promises us an inside look at the dirty machineries of process and power, with plenty of entertainment.”Los Angeles Times
 
“John Grisham owns the legal thriller.” The Denver Post