#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two families. One courtroom showdown. • John Grisham’s most
gripping thriller yet. • A legal literary legend.” —USA Today John Grisham returns to
Mississippi with the riveting story of two sons of immigrant families who grow up as friends
but ultimately find themselves on opposite sides of the law. Grisham’s trademark twists and
turns will keep you tearing through the pages until the stunning conclusion. 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 and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by small
cabal of mobsters many of them rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia. Keith Rudy and Hugh
Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends as well as Little League
all-stars. 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. Life itself hangs in the balance
in The Boys from Biloxi a sweeping saga rich with history and with a large cast of
unforgettable characters. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM
coming soon!
