Rent A Peculiar Tribe of People: Murder and Madness in the Heart of Georgia

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"A Peculiar Tribe of People is the sort of true crime that has wings… This is one of those stories that, in many ways, truly is stranger than fiction. I simply could not put it down." -January magazine, naming A Peculiar Tribe one of the twelve best non-fiction books of 2010

"Rick Hutto's book-a fascinating tale of murder and deception-provides a sobering glimpse into the prejudices and corruption of pre-Civil Rights Georgia."

-President Jimmy Carter

"A southern grotesque that comes complete with stately mansions, murder most vile, forbidden sex, a pot-boiling trial, and a denouement worthy of a Greek tragedy. . . . But wait, there's more! After being acquitted of murder, but convicted of sodomy and somehow finding another wife (18 years his senior), Burge stumbled into an ending that even Sophocles wouldn't wish on his worst enemy." -Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"The 1960 murder of the wife of a Macon, Georgia, slumlord eager to climb the social ladder propels Hutto's real-life Southern gothic tale. . . . [T]he story and its eccentric cast make this solid book worth the read." -Publishers Weekly 

"A stunning glimpse into a world lost to the pages of history. With characters so deceptive, it takes a sleuth to identify pure evil. Hutto's book is a race to the finish!"

-Nancy Grace

"A rich, insightful narrative with people straight out of a Flannery O'Conner novel, Richard Jay Hutto's A Peculiar Tribe of People is both compelling and brilliantly executed." -M. William Phelps, award-winning author of fifteen books, including The Devil's Rooming House

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