Mississippi Mud: Southern Justice and the Dixie Mafia

by Edward Humes | Nonfiction |
ISBN: 0671535056 Global Overview for this book
Registered by mississippimom of Olive Branch, Mississippi USA on 9/23/2006
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Journal Entry 1 by mississippimom from Olive Branch, Mississippi USA on Saturday, September 23, 2006
Book Description

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. One of the city's most prominent couples -- he served as Circuit Court judge and she was runnng for mayor -- the Sherry's were mourned by a community. But for a stunned and grieving daughter, the nightmare was hust beginning.

Racing to Biloxi for answers, Lynne found the police investigation in chaos. The only sure lead was that the Sherry's murder somehow was connected to the Dixie Mafia, a predatory band of criminals who ran Biloxi's beachfront hub of sex, drugs, and sleaze known as The Strip. Lynne, armed with a savvy private eye -- and a .357 Magnum -- set out to accomplish what the authorities could not or would not do: hunt down her parents' assassins and bring them to justice.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward Humes delivers a shocking and bizarre tale set against a teeming underworld of merciless killers, ruthless con men, and venal politicians. Mississippi Mud portrays how one woman's steely obsession for the truth shook a city to its foundation -- and nearly destroyed everything she loved.

Released 17 yrs ago (9/23/2006 UTC) at "What I Did On My Summer Vacation" Prize Box in RABCK, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases

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"What I Did On My Summer Vacation".... prize box

I noticed the book club at my local library has picked this as their book to read for August...
I've had it on my bookshelf for several months and never got to it...

Putting it in the prize box for the 'Mississippi' part of the theme...

Journal Entry 3 by gypsysmom from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Okay, when Jonathon Kellerman is quoted on the front cover as saying about this book:"One of the most suspenseful and chilling crime books I've ever read." you just know it's going to be good (but scary). I never knew there was a Dixie Mafia. I wonder what else I'll discover in this book. Thanks mississippimom.

Journal Entry 4 by gypsysmom from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Thursday, August 2, 2007
I''ve decided to take this book on my summer vacation this year and release it somewhere along the way. It seems appropriate for a book that I got as a result of a vacation challenge. Thanks again mississippimom.

Journal Entry 5 by wingAnonymousFinderwing on Thursday, August 30, 2007
I found this book at Abkhazi Garden. I don't plan to read it but will pass it along.

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Journal Entry 6 by gypsysmom from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Mississippi Mud reveals the dark underbelly of Mississippi life. Two upstanding citizens of Biloxi, MS, Vincent and Margaret Sherry, were slain in their house in a typical hired assassin style. Vincent was a Circuit Court judge and Margaret was active in city politics. Their bodies were discovered by their best friend and Vince's law partner, Pete Halat. When their oldest daughter, Lynne Sposito, was contacted she immediately assumed that Margaret's attempts to clean up the Strip and oust the current mayor were the reason for the killings. Lynne was therefore wary that the Biloxi Police Department which was controlled by the mayor would be able to solve the murders. As it turned out, the Biloxi PD did mess up the initial investigation and it was only because of Lynne's relentless probing that the case continued to be investigated. She even hired a private investigator at a substantial cost. Eventually, charges were brought against a number of hardened criminals who had conducted a scam against gay men from prison. However, one of the people involved on the outside was not charged because of a lack of evidence.

This book goes into substantial, sometimes excessive, detail about the investigation and trial. But it was a fascinating read and ultimately satisfying. The details revealed about the scam and prison life in Angola, one of the worst prisons in the US, were especially interesting. According to the book the scam even reached into Canada with one MP being caught up.

Thanks Mississippimom for sending me this book.

Obviously this book was found before I could file my review.

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