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Edward humes audio books, best sellers, author bio. In mississippi mud, pulitzer prizewinning journalist edward humes tells the inspiring and harrowing story of lynne sposito, whose obsession with solving her parents murder irresistibly draws us into a ripe, teeming, darkness, into a sinbelt world of conscienceless killers, illegal casinos, and venal politicians. Ive seen tv coverage of the crime upon which the book is based over the years and found the book an entertaining addition to the tv. Mississippi mud is a basic, yet enjoyable true crime book. Mississippi mud southern justice and the dixie mafia by. A lush green jewel on the gulf of mexico, a southern riviera steeped in confederate history, where antebellum mansions command staggering ocean. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Ive seen tv coverage of the crime upon which the book is based over the years and found the book an entertaining addition to the tv coverage.

Vincent was a circuit court judge and margaret was active in city politics. Southern justice and the dixie mafia all information used to create this content is a matter of public record and can be easily found online. Southern justice and the dixie mafia by edward humes overview on a quiet september afternoon, lynne sposito learned that her parents, vincent and margaret sherry, had been shot to death in their biloxi, mississippi, home. Good book, terrible narration would you try another book from edward humes andor alex paul. The unlikely story of walmarts green revolution and mississippi mud. Mississippi mud book by edward humes official publisher. Biloxi, mississippi, has a strip of nightclubs and casinos where prostitution, drugs, and crooked gambling flourish unchecked. Edward humes books list of books by author edward humes. Soon to be an nbctv fourpart miniseries starring valerie bertinelli. Murder, conspiracy, and an extremely lucrative personalad scam are the subjects of. Apr, 2015 edward humes, in his 1994 book, mississippi mud. Humes tells of the 1987 murder of biloxi circuit court judge vincent sherry and his wife margaret sherry, and the investigation and prosecution of those involved largely from the perspective of the sherrys daughter lynne sposito.

Southern justice and the dixie mafia by edward humes 1995, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Southern justice and the dixie mafia first edition by humes, edward isbn. Edward humes, winner of the pulitzer prize for specialized reporting, is the author of many critically acclaimed nonfiction books including, monkey girl, school of dreams, mississippi mud, mean justice, and garbology. Edward humes biloxi, mississippi, is a city of contradictions. The group uses each members talents in various crime categories to help move stolen merchandise, illegal alcohol, and illegal drugs. Jan 20, 2010 his role expanded when i picked up mississippi mud. Our dirty love affair with trash and the collaborative ebook beyond the snitch tank. A notable example is biloxi, a city of both graceful antebellum mansions and a. Southern justice and the dixie mafia there are several editions of this book each cover looks different. The titlea reference to a form of poker that involves bluffing and the betrayal of fellow playersis a metaphor for brazen corruption in mississippi.

Southern justice and the dixie mafia, chronicled the sherry murders, and the subsequent investigation of gillich, kirksey nix, bobby fabian and others that were involved either loosely or actively in the murders. Southern justice and the dixie mafia paperback july 6, 2010 by edward humes author. Mississippi mud reveals the dark underbelly of mississippi life. Aug 01, 2016 author of mean justice, monkey girl, baby er, eco barons, no matter how loud i shout, mississippi mud, murderer with a badge, school of dreams. Edward humes an investigative reporter reveals the true story behind the sensational 1987 double murder of the sherrys of biloxi and how their daughter, lynn sposito, followed a grim trail of evidence that led. A story of murder and the crime that wasnt, dutton, isbn 97815247423, january 8, 2019. Being a northerner, i was not familiar with the deep south beyond the civil rights movement. This is not the typical resume of a wine book writer which, for me.

A pulitzer prizewinning journalist and author, edward humes latest book is door to door. Edward humes, a pulitzer prizewinning journalist, is the author of nine books of nonfiction, most recently. Murdered in mississippi silenced by the dixie mafia page 2. A true story from a corner of the deep south, by edward humes read 10 apr 1997 this book is on the killing of a mississippi judge and his wife in biloxi, miss. Two upstanding citizens of biloxi, ms, vincent and margaret sherry, were slain in their house in a typical hired assassin style. Perrythree books reveal dixie mafia philadelphia, mississippi. The magnificent, maddening, mysterious world of transportation april 2016. Mississippi mud amazing book, i have recently taken a role as a local law enforcement official in biloxi and this book kept me interested from start to finish with not only the crime of the century in biloxi but the local history aspect of things. Mississippi mud southern justice and the dixie mafia. Southern justice and the dixie mafia, pocket, isbn 0671535056, december 1, 1995. Edward humes is a pulitzer prizewinning journalist and nonfiction writer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

It portrays how one womans steely obsession for the truth shook a city to its foundationand nearly destroyed everything she loved. Southern justice and the dixie mafia as want to read. A hothouse atmosphere of crime and political corruption flavors this truecrime tale from pulitzer prizewinning journalist humes murder with a badge, 1992. Reporter for newspapers in texas, arkansas, and arizona, and for the orange county register in southern california. Fascinating true story of the dixie mafia which is real and at one time in the recent past controlled the biloxi mississippi gulf coast. The dixie mafia is a criminal organization based in biloxi, mississippi, which operated primarily in the southern united states, in the 1970s.

Contemporary authors, new revision series dictionary. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. A lush green jewel on the gulf of mexico, a southern riviera steeped in confederate history, where antebellum mansions command staggering ocean views. Would you try another book from edward humes andor alex paul. See more ideas about dixie mafia, walking tall and mafia. Southern justice and the dixie mafia by edward humes. Southern justice and the dixie mafia has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. This critically acclaimed bestseller chronicles the assassination of a mississippi judge and his wife, the leading candidate for mayor of biloxi and their daughters quest to bring the killers to justice. Here in biloxi, old south virtue clashes with a longstanding tolerance.