John Hailman

John Hailman (1942-2021) was a retired federal prosecutor from the US attorney’s office in Oxford, Mississippi. He was an inaugural Overby Fellow in Journalism and an adjunct professor of law at the University of Mississippi. He is author of several books, including Foreign Missions of an American Prosecutor: From Moscow to Morocco and Paris to the Persian Gulf; Thomas Jefferson on Wine; From Midnight to Guntown: True Crime Stories from a Federal Prosecutor in Mississippi; Return to Guntown: Classic Trials of the Outlaws and Rogues of Faulkner Country; and The Search for Good Wine: From the Founding Fathers to the Modern Table, all published by University Press of Mississippi.

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From Midnight to Guntown

True Crime Stories from a Federal Prosecutor in Mississippi

University Press of Mississippi

A former prosecutor’s tales of the ne’er-do-wells and knuckle heads he helped bring to justice

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Thomas Jefferson on Wine

University Press of Mississippi

A connoisseur’s compendium of a great American’s passion for fine wine

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Foreign Missions of an American Prosecutor

From Moscow to Morocco and Paris to the Persian Gulf

University Press of Mississippi

A fast-paced and exciting tour of the world through the eyes of a federal prosecutor

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Return to Guntown

Classic Trials of the Outlaws and Rogues of Faulkner Country

University Press of Mississippi

New tales of wild bad guys from an accomplished prosecutor of drug lords, kidnappers, con men, and other colorful criminals

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The Search for Good Wine

From the Founding Fathers to the Modern Table

University Press of Mississippi

One hundred amusing, practical essays on how to enjoy and afford good wines by the author of Thomas Jefferson on Wine

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