Natchez Burning
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Greg Iles
#1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles returns with his most eagerly anticipated novel yet and his first in five years—Natchez Burning—the first installment in an epic trilogy that interweaves crimes, lies, and secrets past and present in a mesmerizing thriller featuring Southern lawyer and former prosecutor Penn Cage.Growing up in the rural Southern hamlet of Natchez, Mississippi, Penn Cage learned everything he knows about honor and duty from his father, Tom Cage. But now the beloved family doctor and pillar of the community is accused of murdering Violet Turner, the beautiful nurse with whom he worked in the dark days of the early 1960s. A fighter who has always stood for justice, Penn is determined to save his father, even though Tom, stubbornly evoking doctor-patient privilege, refuses to speak up in his own defense.The quest for answers sends Penn deep into the past—into the heart of a conspiracy of greed and murder involving the Double Eagles, a vicious KKK crew headed by one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the state. With the aid of a local friend and reporter privy to some of Natchez's oldest and deadliest secrets, Penn follows a bloody trail that stretches back forty years, to one undeniable fact: no one—black or white, young or old, brave or not—is ever truly safe.With everything on the line, including his own life, Penn must decide how far he will go to protect those he loves . . . and see justice done, once and for all.Rich in Southern atmosphere and electrifying plot turns, Natchez Burning marks the brilliant return of a genuine American master of suspense. Tense and disturbing, it is the most explosive, exciting, sexy, and ambitious story Greg Iles has written yet.
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Author
Greg Iles
Pages
880
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2014-04-29
ISBN
0062359746 9780062359742
Ratings
Google: 5
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"This book was recommended and loaned to me by my sister and is not the typical genre/topic I would read. With that said this is a fantastic can't put down book. Supurbly written! Highly recommend!!"
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Drew
"This book was good, but it was unnecessarily long. Worse, after 800+ pages, nothing was resolved. I know this is the first in a trilogy, but the story could have tied up at least some of the loose ends. It also could have easily told the same story in 400 pages if some of the repetition was removed. I am unsure if I am going to continue with this trilogy - maybe if the next two books go on sale for $1.99 on kindle I'll consider it because the story was interesting."
"All of J Todd Scott's work. My new favorite author. He should be coming out with another novel soon. If you like gritty, he is the new author to watch for in my opinion. @jtoddscott"
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Stacey Little
"One of the most spell-binding books I’ve ever read. Could not put it down and that is saying something for such a long book. Greg Iles os a master storyteller. "
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