Annotation. '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'Weekend Australian'Mississippi is like a trampoline for [Safran's] eccentricities. But the form and content of the story bring out an unfamiliar side of him'Sydney Morning Herald'A winning combination of memoir, true crime and gonzo journalism . . . a compulsive summer read'Sunday Mail'Funny and gripping and wonderfully weird . . . It's a tremendous book. I can't praise it too highly'Louis Theroux'Witty, insightful, compelling -In Cold Bloodfor our generation'Eddie Perfect'[Safran] has written a marvellous book which I cannot put down'Melbourne Observer'Now I know what to recommend people who likedThem'Jon Ronson(The Men Who Stare at GoatsandThe Psychopath Test)'Stunning'Men's Style'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.'John Berendt,Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.