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Natchez Burning

Greg Iles

For use in schools and libraries only. 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 is accused of murdering Viola Turner, the beautiful nurse with whom he worked in the early 1960s. A fighter who has always stood for justice, Penn is determined to save his father...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. Now Penn must follow 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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Turtleback Books
  • Publish Date: Aug 4th, 2015
  • Pages: 816
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Bound for Schoo - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.20in - 1.60in - 1.50lb
  • EAN: 9780606369459
  • Categories: Thrillers - GeneralMystery & Detective - GeneralLiterary

Praise for this book

""Natchez Burning" is just flat-out terrific . . . its themes about race, violence, tradition, and the eternal smoldering anger of the South [bring] to mind Thomas Wolfe and William Faulkner . . . Greg Iles is back and truly better than ever."--Scott Turow, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author
""Natchez Burning" is extraordinarily entertaining and fiendishly suspenseful. I defy you to start it and find a way to put it down . . . This is an amazing work of popular fiction."--Stephen King
"I don't know how Iles did it, but every single page of "Natchez Burning" is a cliffhanger that will keep you devouring just one more chapter before you put it down . . . this ambitious, unique novel is the perfect marriage of a history lesson and a thriller."--Jodi Picoult, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Storyteller"
"A whopping tale, filled with enough cliff-hanging crises for an old summer-long movie-serial. Yet there are still enough unresolved matters at the end of "Natchez Burning" for two already-promised sequels."--"Wall Street Journal"
"Every single page of "Natchez Burning" is a cliffhanger that will keep you devouring just one more chapter before you put it down."--Jodi Picoult, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Storyteller"
"A searing tale of racial hatreds and redemption in the modern South, courtesy of Southern storyteller extraordinaire Iles. . . . A memorable, harrowing tale."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
"An absorbing and electrifying tale that thriller fans will be sure to devour."--"Library Journal" (starred review)
"Much more than a thriller, Iles's deftly plotted fourth Penn Cage novel doesn't flag for a moment . . . This superlative novel's main strength comes from the lead's struggle to balance family and honor."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"It's been half a decade since Iles' last Penn Cage novel, but, oh boy, was it worth the wait! . . . This beautifully written novel represents some of the author's finest work, with sharper characterizations and a story of especially deep emotional resonance, and we eagerly await volume two."--"Booklist" (starred review)
""Natchez Burning" excels as a contemporary thriller . . . utterly--and chillingly--believable. Epic."--"Clarion-Ledger" (Jackson, MS)
""Natchez Burning" obliterates the artificial distinction between genre and literary fiction with passion, grace and considerable style. This is Greg Iles at his formidable best. It's good to have him back."--"Washington Post"
"The thriller of the year, of the decade even, is Natchez Burning... The first of a projected trilogy, Natchez Burning is Penn Cage's fourth outing. But you don't need to read its predecessors to be wholly consumed by this wonderful book. Buy, read, and marvel."--The Times (London)
A whopping tale, filled with enough cliff-hanging crises for an old summer-long movie-serial. Yet there are still enough unresolved matters at the end of "Natchez Burning" for two already-promised sequels. --"Wall Street Journal""
Every single page of "Natchez Burning" is a cliffhanger that will keep you devouring just one more chapter before you put it down. --Jodi Picoult, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Storyteller""
"Natchez Burning" is just flat-out terrific . . . its themes about race, violence, tradition, and the eternal smoldering anger of the South [bring] to mind Thomas Wolfe and William Faulkner . . . Greg Iles is back and truly better than ever. --Scott Turow, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author"
"Natchez Burning" is extraordinarily entertaining and fiendishly suspenseful. I defy you to start it and find a way to put it down . . . This is an amazing work of popular fiction. --Stephen King"
A searing tale of racial hatreds and redemption in the modern South, courtesy of Southern storyteller extraordinaire Iles. . . . A memorable, harrowing tale. --"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)"
An absorbing and electrifying tale that thriller fans will be sure to devour. --"Library Journal" (starred review)"
Much more than a thriller, Iles s deftly plotted fourth Penn Cage novel doesn t flag for a moment . . . This superlative novel s main strength comes from the lead s struggle to balance family and honor. --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)"
It s been half a decade since Iles last Penn Cage novel, but, oh boy, was it worth the wait! . . . This beautifully written novel represents some of the author s finest work, with sharper characterizations and a story of especially deep emotional resonance, and we eagerly await volume two. --"Booklist" (starred review)"
"Natchez Burning" excels as a contemporary thriller . . . utterlyand chillinglybelievable. Epic. --"Clarion-Ledger" (Jackson, MS)"
"Natchez Burning" obliterates the artificial distinction between genre and literary fiction with passion, grace and considerable style. This is Greg Iles at his formidable best. It s good to have him back. --"Washington Post""
The thriller of the year, of the decade even, is Natchez Burning... The first of a projected trilogy, Natchez Burning is Penn Cage s fourth outing. But you don t need to read its predecessors to be wholly consumed by this wonderful book. Buy, read, and marvel. --The Times (London)"