Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil was written by journalist John Berendt. Berendt lived in Savannah on and off and the result was this non fiction work with larger than life characters. They always say truth is stranger than fiction, and the people that you will meet within these pages are better than any fictional creation.
The Lady Chabis – is a black transvestite who doesn’t know when to keep quiet. Her banter, innuendo and back chat are hilarious.
Jim Williams - is a self made millionaire who owns the historic Mercer House and who once refused an offer to sell to Jackie O. Jim is on trial for murdering his 21 year old male lover. The trial makes history when it sits for the fourth time.
Minerva – is a voodoo witch and friend of Jim Williams. Minerva needs the help of those long death, along with a good helping of graveyard dirt to try and get Jim the Not Guilty verdict that seems so hard to obtain.
As well as the insights into the inhabitants of Savannah, we are taken on a heritage trail and given some history of the town as well.
I could not put this book down, it is a wonderful read and it’s not surprising that it spent 216 weeks on the New York Times best seller list.
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