This gripping saga delves into the heart of the American South, where a former prosecutor and mayor confronts the dark secrets of his town. The series masterfully intertwines personal dramas with enduring themes of racial violence, family ties, and the pursuit of justice in an unjust society. Readers will be captivated by the suspense and complex characters who explore hypocrisy and honor within their community. It's a compelling read for fans of legal thrillers and Southern gothic mysteries.
If anyone knows Death, Penn Cage does. He, himself, has sent 16 men to their fate as District Attorney, and killed one by his own hand. And now his beautiful young wife is gone too, leaving him alone with their young daughter. He decides to go home; home means Natchez, Mississippi, and the ghosts of his past. There he stumbles over a long-forgotton crime - the death of a black man in '68 - which could explain not only his own life, but that of the whole community. A community which seems to have been playing the quiet game for the last 30 years...
Turning Angel marks the return of Penn Cage, a lawyer, alongside Drew Elliott, the doctor who saved his life in a childhood accident. Both prominent figures in Natchez, they serve on the school board of St. Stephen's Prep. The community is rocked when the nude body of a young female student, Kate Townsend, is discovered near the Mississippi River. Penn is particularly affected, as his best friend is implicated in a passionate relationship with Kate and may be accused of her murder. Despite being a star student and athlete with a bright future, Kate harbored secrets unknown even to her lover. When Drew pleads for Penn to defend him, Penn's sense of obligation leads him to agree, but soon they are ensnared in a perilous web of blackmail and violence. Drew's behavior raises doubts about his innocence, while Shad Johnson, the ambitious black district attorney, seeks to send a wealthy white man to death row. As Drew is jailed and the investigation stalls, Penn realizes he must uncover the truth behind Kate's murder to save his friend. His journey into the hidden world of St. Stephen's reveals a disturbing reality filled with troubled teens and a lurking psychopath, ultimately leading to a shocking revelation that will change their quiet Southern town forever.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles continues the electrifying story of Natchez Burning with this second volume in an epic trilogy of blood and race, family and justice. Penn Cage is caught in the darkest maelstrom of his life. The death of his father's African-American nurse has fractured Penn's family and turned Dr. Tom Cage into a fugitive. Penn has inadvertently started a war with an offshoot of the KKK called the Double Eagles, and Penn's fiancee, journalist Caitlin Masters, is chasing the biggest story of her career. Both Caitlin and the Feds that Penn reluctantly teams up with believe Tom can lead them to evidence of America's most secret, shameful history, a time when powerful men committed violent race murders to conceal a conspiracy involving the Mafia, the Double Eagles, and the assassination of JFK. In the end, all roads lead to the Bone Tree, a legendary killing site that may conceal far more than the remains of the forgotten.
Penn Cage's father, Dr. Tom Cage, stands accused of murder and each effort to defend him unearths new, shocking secrets. At issue is the murder of Tom's former nurse, Viola Turner. The district attorney is quick to point the finger at Tom, citing his decades-old relationship with Viola. When Tom is taken into custody, Penn must explore the dangerous territory of Tom and Viola's shared history, set squarely in the most harrowing years of civil-rights-era Mississippi.
A father on trial for murder. A son whose world is falling apart. The No.1 New
York Times bestselling final volume of the ground-breaking Natchez Burning
Trilogy by Greg Iles.
