Mississippi Mud

Southern Justice and the Dixie Mafia

By: Edward Humes

Narrated by: Alex Paul

Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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)".

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.

A must read

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

Fab!

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

could have been better

interesting story overall, but way too much irrelevant stuff. The book was just long winded.

Good Book, Terrible Narration

Would you try another book from Edward Humes and/or Alex Paul?

I definitely like Edward Humes as a writer. Mississippi Mud is a basic, yet enjoyable True Crime book. I've seen TV coverage of the crime upon which the book is based over the years and found the book an entertaining addition to the TV coverage.

Would you be willing to try another book from Edward Humes? Why or why not?

I read Mississippi Mud years ago and liked it, so when I saw it available on Audible, I decided to purchase it because it's been updated - which not a lot of authors do when they release books in audio format that were published years back. This book is a basic, solid, true crime novel.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

This book wasn't an easy listen. Unfortunately, the narrator paused when he shouldn't have and the mispronunciations of names occurred through out the book. When the narrator mispronounced a name or word, sometimes he just went back and repeated the sentence. Where was the producer and/or editor when this occurred? This could've and should've have been worked out in production prior to publishing the Audible version. The performance really detracted from the overall experience.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

A TV movie, yes, but a film? Likely, not. I have seen and read coverage of the case since the late 90s, so it would just be basic entertainment for me.