Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

A fascinating look into just how insane people are in Savannah. I've lived here nearly all my life, I've passed by Club One where Lady Chablis performs, and I've certainly been around people as...ah...eccentric as those about which Berendt wrote. Not only is this a wonderful, compelling, and entertaining book, it's also a good warning to those of you considering a visit to Savannah.

Excellent story. The characters are all brilliant and fully-developed. A classic southern drama, taking place in Savannah. Well written and a great read. Easily in any reader's top 10.

I really enjoyed this book. I finished it just in the nick of time before visiting Savannah, and I'm really glad I did. A very well written account of the Williams murder trial and the events preceeding and following it. I would recommend this book to anyone.

A study of Savannah as much as the characters involved. What happens when a city is engulfed in its own life? It's own way of living? Managing the status quo? What happens when circumstances would turn it all upside-down?

Wonderful book. A must-read for anyone who likes a good mystery and also perfect if you're planning to travel to Savannah.

Very interesting. The first hand portrayal of the eccentric population of Savannah is excellant. having been to Savannah myself, the book seemed even more realistic

This was such a great book! The characters are such fun to read about as each has an interesting quirk about them. It most certainly makes you want to meet the real life individuals that help make the story so memorable.

I read this after returning from a trip to Savannah. It's absolutely fantastic: a nonfiction work that reads like a novel, full of hilariously eclectic characters and, at its heart, a murder mystery. A must read.

I look at this story as a cake, with the plot as the cake and the charater development as the icing. The cake is good, better than a lot, but the icing is to die for, and there is sooooo much of it!!

This was miles better than I'd expected. It was so funny and engaing, the characters were steller (I cannot BELIEVE this was non-fiction!) and so much fun. When it got to the trial time I was a tense wreck waiting to find out how it ends up. It was very enjoyable and well written, read like a novel which is about the best compliment a non-fiction book can get in my opinion.