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  • Mississippi Mud

  • Southern Justice and the Dixie Mafia
  • By: Edward Humes
  • Narrated by: Alex Paul
  • Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (193 ratings)

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Mississippi Mud

By: Edward Humes
Narrated by: Alex Paul
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Publisher's summary

Now updated with explosive courtroom details...

The riveting true-crime account of the heartbreaking murder that shook a Southern city to its corrupt foundation

Biloxi, Mississippi: After the fatal shooting of one of the city’s most prominent couples - Vincent Sherry was a circuit court judge; his wife, Margaret, was running for mayor - their grief-stricken daughter came home to uncover the truth behind the crime that shocked a community and to follow leads that police seemed unable or unwilling to pursue. What Lynne Sposito soon discovered were bizarre connections to the Dixie Mafia, a predatory band of criminals who ran The Strip, Biloxi’s beachfront hub of sex, drugs, and sleaze. Armed with a savvy private eye - and a .357 Magnum - Lynne bravely entered a teeming underworld of merciless killers, ruthless con men, and venal politicians in order to bring her parents’ assassins to justice.

©1994, 1995, 1997, 2010 Edward Humes (P)2014 Audible Inc.
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amazing!!!

the writing is impeccable. I enjoyed listening to the audiobook so much. The narrator did a great a great job.

I had no idea about this case but I am moving to a town near Biloxi, MS and I'm a bug history buff and wanted to find books on the area to learn of it and it's culture to make the move from eat coast to gulf coast a little easier. I had not expected this to be as convoluted as it was. Still very easy to follow though.

I caught myself sobbing the first time with overwhelmed emotion when Lynne hugged Kelly and once more when Lynne shook Mike's hand. She's a strong and amazing woman. 👏

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absolutely insane

the fact that this is a true story is INSANE. You have to read it. You can Google these people during the story and see thr actual faces.. jusy adds to the story.

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Great story

I actually grew up around Biloxi, and remember when the story was in the news. It was interesting to learn more about the history of the place. I grew up in, and some of these names and places were extremely familiar. I have just completed the new book boys from Biloxi by John Grisham, and that led me to listening to this book.

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Mississippi Boy

I’ve grown up in Mississippi and have always heard the stories around the murders and the Dixie Mafia. This book was great in learning more about them!

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Must read in paperback, narrator is terrible

Amazing story I first heard about when one of the brothers spoke on a call in segment of my local radio station. Mississippi Mud is a *MUST READ* about small town politics and real crime drama. I will not spoil details, but this is a wild ride.

However, the narrator of this particular recording is dreadful and distressingly bad. Sadly, this is a "*MUST READ* (in paperback only)".

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Narrator lacking

The narrator lacks inflection and emotion when reading the story and he mispronounces words and names. Maybe those listening who aren’t from the coast or not familiar with the coast wouldn’t notice but for a local, it was aggravating.

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The narrator’s fake southern accent

Great story. I live near the Coast. Disappointed in narration. Narrator has an irritating, nasal voice and his Coast accent sounds like Elmer Fudd doing a parody of Colonel Reb.

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Going to download the print edition

The story, as much of it as I got through, had great potential. The narration was so bad I returned the book, only a couple of hours in. The narrator over-enunciated every word, with such odd timing that it was almost like computer speech. The bottom line is, a book set in Biloxi (which he didn't even pronounce right) needs to be narrated by a Mississippi native.

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A must read

This is an incredible book. Loved every minute of it. I highly recommend this one!!

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Fab!

this was recommended to me and I loved it. Great to listen to and really interesting.

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