Read John Berendt s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in Large Print.* All Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typefaceShots rang out in Savannah s grandest mansion in the misty，early morning hours of May 2， 1981.??Was it murder or self-defense???For nearly a decade， the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares.??John Berendt s sharply observed， suspenseful， and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel， and yet it is a work of nonfiction.??Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case.It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman s Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man， woman， and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking， piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva， the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight.??These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus， with Berendt revealing the alliances， hostilities， and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story is a sublime and seductive reading experience.??Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written， this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city is certain to become a modern classic.From the Trade Paperback edition.