Return to Guntown: Classic Trials of the Outlaws and Rogues of Faulkner Country
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (510 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1496803051 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Entertaining and Enlightening" according to Rita F. Purser. John Hailman is truly a master storyteller, befitting a man who adopted Mississippi, a state known for its famous storytellers, as his own. After reading Midnight to Guntown, I looked forward to Return to Guntown and was not disappointed. As a prosecutor, Mr. Hailman came into contact with amazingly colorful characters, ranging from criminals to law enforcement and attorneys, and his writing skills bring them to life for the reader. The stories are many times hilarious, sometimes touching, extremely enlightening, and always entertain
About the Author John Hailman is a retired federal prosecutor from the US attorney’s office in Oxford, Mississippi. . He is the author of three previous books: the critically-acclaimed biography Thomas Jefferson on Wine (2006); the true-crime memoir From Midnight to Guntown: True Crime Stories from a Federal Prosecutor in Mississippi (2013), nominated Nonfiction Book of the Year by the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters; and a book of essays on wine, food, and travel based on his nationally syndicated columns, The Search
Characters range from rich but incompetent drug lords and nationwide gun-runners to bumbling Dixie Mafia kidnappers. Chapters include “Guns, Bombs, and Moonshine Whiskey,” “Drug Kingpins Have Troubles Too,” “Crime Victims Fight Back,” “Mere Theft,” and “Fancy Frauds.” Written to entertain and enlighten, these stories will delight any fan of the true crime genre and anyone who enjoys good writing and the skill of a master storyteller.. The book ends with “Fancy Frauds” in which ingenious con men (and women) offer hilar
. John Hailman is a retired federal prosecutor from the US attorney’s office in Oxford, Mississippi. He was both an inaugural Overby Fellow in Journalism and an adjunct professor of law at the University of Mississippi. He is the author of three previous books: the critically-acclaimed biography Thomas Jefferson on Wine (2006); the true-crime memoir From Midnight to Guntown: True Crime Stories from a Federal Prosecutor in Mississippi (2013), nominate