Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a book by John Berendt, and a movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, based on that book. The book is atmospheric in tone, depicting eccentric Savannah personalities, with the plot propelled by the investigation of the shooting of hustler Danny Hansford (characterized as "a good time not yet had by all") by his gay lover, respected art dealer Jim Williams, which culminated in four murder trials The title alludes to midnight, the time between the time for good magic and the time for evil magic, in "the garden of good and evil'': that is, the Bonaventure Cemetery. Featured characters include The Lady Chablis. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.