From #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles comes the first novel in his Natchez Burning trilogy—which also includes The Bone Tree and the upcoming Mississippi Blood—an epic trilogy that interweaves crimes, lies, and secrets past and present in a mesmerizing thriller featuring Southern lawyer and former prosecutor Penn Cage. Raised in the southern splendor of Natchez, Mississippi, Penn … splendor of Natchez, Mississippi, Penn Cage learned all he knows of duty from his father, Dr. Tom Cage. But now the beloved family doctor has been accused of murdering the African American nurse with whom he worked in the dark days of the 1960s. Once a crusading prosecutor, Penn is determined to save his father, but Tom, stubbornly invoking doctor-patient privilege, refuses even to speak in his own defense.
Penn’s quest for the truth sends him deep into his father’s past, where a sexually charged secret lies. More chilling, this long-buried sin is only one thread in a conspiracy of greed and murder involving the vicious Double Eagles, an offshoot of the KKK controlled by some of the most powerful men in the state. Aided by a dedicated reporter privy to Natchez’s oldest secrets and by his fiancée, Caitlin Masters, Penn uncovers a trail of corruption and brutality that places his family squarely in the Double Eagles’ crosshairs.
With every step costing blood and faith, Penn is forced to confront the most wrenching dilemma of his life: Does a man of honor choose his father or the truth?
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Great book!!!
A lot of characters to follow, but a very good read that leaves a dent in your soul. It took me a little while to really get into it, mostly due to interruptions. But once I was in, it was hard to put down. Well written with part history and part fiction. It definitely made me feel for all the folks who had to live that horror.
I felt like I knew each of these characters personally.
Good book that allows you to think about what all transpired during a really tough time in American History
It was so good that I bought the whole series!
Outstanding & riveting. I remember how things were. Read next 2 books immediately. Recommended it to many.
As we try to comprehend the division in America today, reading this riveting page-turner by Greg Iles would help anyone put a big building block in the masonry of their understanding.
Great beginning for his trilogy!
Good but too long
Not my kind of book. Do not like politically biased books, left or right.
A reminder of the past of our country and the unacknowledged power some people of political or financial excess exercise over the general population.
Uncouth and nasty language was uncalled for!
Good book, good series.
Really dragged
Love anything by Greg Iles.
Good reading but WAY WAY TOO MANY PAGES! Couldn’t make myself finish the book.
Great series!
You can always count on a great book from Greg Iles. I’ve read them all and wish he would write faster.
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Excellent book. Great characters, great story, fiction immersed in history such a intriguing read. Could not wait to read the next book.