2011年9月5日 星期一

After Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil (crimescape) - Marilyn Bardsley

after midnight in the garden of good and evil (crimescape) - marilyn bardsley
after midnight in the garden of good and evil (crimescape) - marilyn bardsley

John Berendt’s runaway bestseller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil put the grand historic city of Savannah on the map. Tourists flocked to see the gorgeous mansion where flamboyant designer and antiques dealer Jim Williams shot to death his young gay lover. While Berendt described the natives of the city as remarkably decadent, exotic characters, he seemed to miss the amazing dark side of Jim Williams himself.

Savannah owes Jim Williams an enormous debt of gratitude for his remarkable restoration of historic houses. A brilliant and intensely interesting, charismatic figure, he brought a style and sophistication to the city that it did not have before. Rich and famous people, like Jacqueline Onassis and Rockefellers, made special trips to bargain for his extraordinary antique treasures. However, he was also a smooth predator who robbed and exploited a number of the wealthy socialites who provided him with the status and money he craved. He was lucky that he never faced charges of theft, fraud, exporting stolen goods, and procuring underage boys for prostitution.

The wonderful world of Jim Williams came crashing down on him one night after he shot Danny Hansford. Williams stood trial four times for premeditated murder. With a passionate and dedicated prosecution and the best defense lawyers money could buy, what really happened that night is still a mystery.

Marilyn Bardsley is the editor of Crimescape, a collection of compelling short nonfiction crime books by the best true crime authors in the business, many of whose books have been made into major motion pictures. She was the former executive editor and founder of Time Warner's truTV Crime Library, the premiere true crime site on the Internet. Marilyn Bardsley has written extensively on true crime and is an expert on serial killers. Before starting the Crime Library, Ms. Bardsley was a telecommunications marketing executive for several multibillion dollar companies and an Internet investment consultant for large Asian multinational companies.

Crimescape is a RosettaBooks collection of compelling short nonfiction crime books by the best true crime authors in the business, many of whom have seen their books made into major motion pictures. Taking readers into the dark heart of the criminal mind and the tense hunt to bring perpetrators to justice, Crimescape authors stand apart from other true crime writers because they are selected for their experience in crime investigation, whether as police detectives, investigative reporters, forensics professionals or criminal psychologists. Riveting storytellers, our Crimescape short nonfiction writers give readers all the information they need to understand relevant clues and the interwoven influences in each criminal case. Crimescape is edited by Marilyn Bardsley, former executive editor and founder of Time Warner's truTV Crime Library, the premiere true crime site on the Internet. Marilyn Bardsley has written extensively on true crime and is an expert on serial killers.

“What makes for a good true-crime story? Interesting characters, an engrossing plot, situations that often teeter between life and death. But here’s the MacGuffin about true crime: What you’re reading actually happened. Sometimes truth really is more compelling than fiction. And that’s why you will enjoy reading Crimescape’s true crime series.”
—Paul Alexander, # 1 bestselling author of the Kindle Singles Accused and Murdered

"Finally! The real story of one of the most bizarre cases in modern crime history. Marilyn Bardsley has nailed it. The movie was Hollywood. The book was...a stretch. After Midnight is the unvarnished truth."
—Chuck Hustmyre, bestselling crime novelist and screenwriter, A Killer Like Me and House of the Rising Sun

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