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The best non-fiction novel since "In Cold Blood" is a true story of intrigue, murder, forgery and eccentricity set in the steamy, surreal atmosphere of Savannah, Georgia. The unpredictable twists and turns of a murder case are skilfully interwoven with a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South.
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The best non-fiction novel since In Cold Blood and a lot more entertaining' Edmund White
'John Berendt's enthralling new book is an exotic cocktail: two hearty measures of travel-book whimsy mixed with a slug of real-life murder, a dollop of old-world affluence and a sprinkling of off-centre sex... It's not hard to see why this has sent coachloads of tourists heading for the swampy Georgia coast' Robert Winder, Independent
'Berent - and the reader - are in travel-writer heaven... This is a book which leaves you amused, spooked and introduced to a new piece of America' Mark Lawson, Independent on Sunday
'388 pages of perfect story telling - wildly funny, occasionally alarming and utterly enthralling' Moira Shearer, Daily Telegraph
The best non-fiction novel since "In Cold Blood" is a true story of intrigue, murder, forgery and eccentricity set in the steamy, surreal atmosphere of Savannah, Georgia. The unpredictable twists and turns of a murder case are skilfully interwoven with a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South.
From the Back Cover
The best non-fiction novel since In Cold Blood and a lot more entertaining' Edmund White
'John Berendt's enthralling new book is an exotic cocktail: two hearty measures of travel-book whimsy mixed with a slug of real-life murder, a dollop of old-world affluence and a sprinkling of off-centre sex... It's not hard to see why this has sent coachloads of tourists heading for the swampy Georgia coast' Robert Winder, Independent
'Berent - and the reader - are in travel-writer heaven... This is a book which leaves you amused, spooked and introduced to a new piece of America' Mark Lawson, Independent on Sunday
'388 pages of perfect story telling - wildly funny, occasionally alarming and utterly enthralling' Moira Shearer, Daily Telegraph