{"product_id":"midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil","title":"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil","description":"\u003cp\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A modern classic of true crime, set in a most beguiling Southern city—now in a 30th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe basis for the upcoming Broadway musical, coming in 2025!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Elegant and wicked . . . might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.”—The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShots 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. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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 gigolo; the hapless 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-absorption”; the uproariously funny drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Volume Bookshop \u0026 Studio, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43881349775396,"sku":"9780679429227","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/8657\/1300\/files\/9780679429227.jpg?v=1774532172","url":"https:\/\/volumebookshop.com\/products\/midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil","provider":"Volume Bookshop \u0026 Studio, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}