The Boys from Biloxi

Resumen del libro

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 pages until the stunning conclusion. 'It's a story that spans half a century and ends inevitably in a courtroom showdown. A morally complex, compelling and illuminating read' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Invites comparisons with the Godfather trilogy - it spans two generations and several postwar decades - and has a vast cast and a winning energy' SUNDAY TIMES 350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films:NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B John Grishamx{0026}lt;/B (Jonesboro, Arkansas, 1955) se dedicaba a la abogacía antes de convertirse en un escritor de éxito mundial. Desde que publicó su primera novela en 1988, ha escrito casi una por año. Todas sin excepción han sido best sellers y ocho de ellas han resultado ser una magnífica fuente de guiones para el cine.x{0026}lt;/P x{0026}lt;P Entre sus obras destacan los siguientes títulos, todos ellos convertidos también en películas de éxito: x{0026}lt;I Tiempo de matarx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I La tapaderax{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El informePelícanox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El clientex{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Cámara de gasx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Legítima defensax{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El juradox{0026}lt;/I . Sus últimas obras publicadas en España son x{0026}lt;I Ajuste de cuentas, La gran estafa, El caso Fitzgerald, El soborno x{0026}lt;/I yx{0026}lt;I Un abogado rebelde.x{0026}lt;/I x{0026}lt;/P