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The Boys from Biloxi

The thrilling courtroom drama from the number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author

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The Boys from Biloxi

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Michael Beck
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 Finalist for the 2023 AUDIE AWARDS® for Thriller/Suspense

The next astonishing thriller from the master of the legal thriller.

Sunday Times No 1 bestseller John Grisham returns to Mississippi in his most gripping thriller yet.

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, drugs . . . even contract killings. The vice was controlled by a small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumoured to be members of the Dixie Mafia.

Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends. 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 happen in a courtroom.

Rich with history and with a large cast of unforgettable characters, The Boys from Biloxi is a sweeping saga of two sons of immigrant families who grow up as friends, but ultimately find themselves in a knife-edge legal confrontation in which life itself hangs in the balance.

In this novel, Grisham takes his powerful storytelling to the next level, his trademark twists and turns will keep you tearing through the chapters until the stunning conclusion.

350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films:
NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM

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Critic Reviews

Invites comparisons with the Godfather trilogy - it spans two generations and several postwar decades - and has a vast cast and a winning energy
No one . . . writes courtroom dramas like Grisham . . . As ever with Grisham there are corkscrew twists and turns as he ratchets up the suspense. It is exceptional story-telling, which leaves the reader begging for the novel never to end. Grisham has sold more than 300 million copies of his work. This shows exactly why
Grisham nails a thriller with a great human backstory once again
Grisham has been stretching his wings in recent books. Having ventured into cosy crime, he now takes on a full-blown Godfather-type saga . . . It's a story that spans half a century and ends inevitably in a courtroom showdown. A morally complex, compelling and illuminating read
Captivates the reader from the off . . . Grisham's trademarks abound: a talent for storytelling that whips the plot along, a vivid cast of characters - testy judges, put-upon mothers, corrupt cops and vicious thugs . . . He writes with verve and skill. A cracking read
Grisham took over Turow's mantle as America's legal thriller master and he is on good form in this story about childhood pals who take different paths as adults . . . Slick
a hair-raising legal showdown by the brilliant, prolific master of the courtroom drama
A white-knuckle courtroom drama
All stars
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Engrossing and believable story and brilliant narration. Hard to believe that it is mainly fiction.

Brilliant as always

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Another masterpiece by John Grisham and supremely well presented by Michael Beck. Brilliant all around!

Another Grisham Masterpiece

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I love how this story develops, especially the different generations. It covers some hard topics of the time in a fairly even handed way. Maybe could have made it more complex here but flotsam and jetsam need removal. More on the grandparents story would be interesting. Please write a prequel.

His best so far.

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Great narration of a different to the standard Grisham story. At story that spans a couple of generations told in the usual omniscient style of most of his books but still a good and satisfying novel.

One of the better Grisham stories

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Incredible story line.
It took a minute to figure out where it was going, but when it got deeper and the story really started to unfold, I was hooked!
Awesome narration as well!

Captivating until the end!

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