The Boys From Biloxi, Grisham - B

                 The boys are Keith Rudy and Hugh Marcos. Their grandparents were part of the Croatian migration to the Gulf coast. When their dads came back from WWII, they pursued different approaches to the American dream. Lance Marcos opted for a life of crime, focusing on booze, gambling and prostitution. Jesse Rudy chose the law and and was eventually elected DA. The boys were close growing up but drifted apart as their careers diverged, as each followed in their fathers footsteps. Jesse Rudy sent Lance to Parchman Prison. Soon thereafter, he was killed  when a bomb went off in his office. Keith was appointed his successor and went after  the Marcos gang with a vengeance, eventually sending his old buddy to death row. Good, but not as good as Grisham in his prime.