{"product_id":"9780143572084","title":"Murder in Mississippi","description":"Author: Safran, John\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143572084\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Sep 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe internationally acclaimed true-crime story you have to read to believe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Say, John Safran,' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ehe says. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Yes?'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  I say. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I can get you killed from right behind this door, man.  Real talk.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You can get me killed from behind your door?'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Real talk,' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ehe says.  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I can get your ass killed from behind this door, if you playin'.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Taking us places only John Safran can, \u003ci\u003eMurder in Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e paints an engrossing, revealing portrait of a dead man, his murderer, the place they lived and the process of trying to find out the truth about anything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen filming his TV series \u003ci\u003eRace Relations\u003c\/i\u003e, John Safran spent an uneasy couple of days with one of Mississippi's most notorious white supremacists. A year later, he heard that the man had been murdered - and what was more, the killer was black.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt first the murder seemed a twist on the old Deep South race crimes. But then more news rolled in. Maybe it was a dispute over money, or most intriguingly, over sex. Could the infamous racist actually have been secretly gay, with a thing for black men? Did Safran have the last footage of him alive? Could this be the story of a lifetime? Seizing his Truman Capote moment, he jumped on a plane to cover the trial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver six months, Safran got deeper and deeper into the South, becoming entwined in the lives of those connected with the murder - white separatists, black campaigners, lawyers, investigators, neighbours, even the killer himself. And the more he talked with them, the less simple the crime, and the world, seemed. . .\u003cbr\u003e___________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The elegance of this book is that its axis is a resounding 'perhaps' . . . It is this moral ambivalence that draws readers to the true crime genre, and Safran nails it.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeekend Australian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Mississippi is like a trampoline for  Safran's  eccentricities. But the form and content of the story bring out an unfamiliar side of him.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A winning combination of memoir, true crime and gonzo journalism . . . a compulsive summer read.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Funny and gripping and wonderfully weird . . . It's a tremendous book. I can't praise it too highly.' \u003cb\u003eLouis Theroux\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Witty, insightful, compelling - \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e for our generation.' \u003cb\u003eEddie Perfect\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ' Safran  has written a marvellous book which I cannot put down.'\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eMelbourne Observer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Now I know what to recommend people who liked \u003ci\u003eThem.\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003cb\u003eJon Ronson\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Men Who Stare at Goats \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Psychopath Test\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Stunning.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen's Style\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'John Safran's captivating inquiry into a murder in darkest Mississippi is by turns informative, frightening and hilarious.  It is enlivened by a swarm of creepy locals and a torrent of astonishing details--such as hedge clippers put to surgical use in the performance of an official autopsy.' \u003cb\u003eJohn Berendt\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150320971934,"sku":"UBD-9780143572084","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143572084.jpg?v=1786964181","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143572084","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}