I’m not sure what John Berendt intended Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil to be. It’s true crime/ non-fiction that focuses more on the supporting cast of characters within Savannah than our murderer or murder victim. Berendt himself is a character, he was actually living part time in Savannah when the murder takes place (what a lucky break!) and had been friendly with Jim Williams, our murderer. He’s a magazine writer and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil comes across as […]