| Italic Title: | Murder in Mississippi |
| Murder in Mississippi | |
| Author: | John Safran |
| Country: | Australia United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | True crime |
| Published: | 25 September 2013 |
| Publisher: | Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Books) |
| Pages: | 368 |
| Awards: | 2014 Ned Kelly Award for True Crime |
| Isbn: | 1926428463 |
| Oclc: | 855788533 |
Murder in Mississippi: The True Story of How I Met a White Supremacist, Befriended His Black Killer and Wrote this Book is a 2013 true crime book written by Australian comedian and documentary-maker John Safran. It was published as God'll Cut You Down in the US.[1] [2] The book won the 2014 Ned Kelly Award for True Crime.[3]
The book chronicles the events of Rankin County white supremacist Richard Barrett's murder by 23-year-old African-American Vincent McGee and explores the relationship between the two men.[4]