Summary of The Boys from Biloxi

ebook A Novel by John Grisham

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THIS IS NEITHER A BOOK BY JOHN GRISHAM, NOR IS IT ASSOCIATED WITH HIM. IT IS AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION BY BOLD-SUMMARIES, THAT DESCRIBES HIS BOOK IN DETAIL.

About the Original book

A bestseller at No. 1 on the Sunday Times In his most riveting and suspenseful thriller to date, John Grisham returns to Mississippi.

"It invites similarities with the Godfather trilogy since it covers two generations and many postwar decades," as well as "it boasts a huge ensemble and a winning intensity." SUNDAY TIMES

The beaches, resorts, and seafood industry of Biloxi were what brought the city its fame for the better part of the last century. But it has a darker side. It was also infamous for its rampant corruption and immorality, including everything from gambling and prostitution to smuggling alcohol and narcotics and even carrying out assassinations on contract. A tiny group of mobsters, many of whom were rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia, exercised control over the illegal activity.

Hugh Malco and Keith Rudy were childhood buddies while they were both growing up in Biloxi throughout the sixties. But when they were adolescents, their lives began to diverge in quite different ways. The man who would later become Keith's father was a famous prosecutor who was adamant about 'cleaning up the Coast.' Hugh's father rose through the ranks of the criminal underworld in Biloxi to become known as the "Boss." Following in his father's footsteps, Keith earned his law degree and became a lawyer. Hugh favored the nightlife and worked in his father's clubs during his teenage years. A confrontation between the two families was forthcoming, and it was going to take place in a legal setting.

The Boys from Biloxi is a sprawling saga about two sons of immigrant families who grow up as friends, but ultimately find themselves in a razor's edge legal confrontation in which their very lives are on the line. The story is rich with history and features a large cast of characters that will stay in your memory for a long time.

In this book, John Grisham takes his already impressive storytelling to a whole new level. The novel has Grisham's signature plot twists and turns, which will have you turning pages until the book's astonishing end.

The beaches, resorts, and seafood industry of Biloxi were what brought the city its fame for the better part of the last century. But it has a darker side. It was also infamous for its rampant corruption and immorality, including everything from gambling and prostitution to smuggling alcohol and narcotics and even carrying out assassinations on contract. A tiny group of mobsters, many of whom were rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia, exercised control over the illegal activity.

Hugh Malco and Keith Rudy were childhood buddies while they were both growing up in Biloxi throughout the sixties. But when they were adolescents, their lives began to diverge in quite different ways. The man who would later become Keith's father was a famous prosecutor who was adamant about 'cleaning up the Coast.' Hugh's father rose through the ranks of the criminal underworld in Biloxi to become known as the "Boss." Following in his father's footsteps, Keith earned his law degree and became a lawyer. Hugh favored the nightlife and worked in his father's clubs during his teenage years. A confrontation between the two families was forthcoming, and it was going to take place in a legal setting.

The Boys from Biloxi is a sprawling saga about two sons of immigrant families who grow up as friends, but ultimately find themselves in a razor's edge legal confrontation in which their very lives are...

Summary of The Boys from Biloxi