A Southern doctor is pulled into a terrifying ring of murderous secrets in this powerhouse thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of the Penn Cage series. Dr. Chris Shepard has never seen his new patient before. But the attractive young woman with the scarred face knows him all too well. An FBI agent working undercover, Alex Morse has come to Dr. Shepard’s office in Natchez, … in Natchez, Mississippi, to unmask a killer. A local divorce attorney has a cluster of clients whose spouses have all died under mysterious circumstances. Agent Morse’s own brother-in-law was one of those clients, and now her beloved sister is dead. Then comes Morse’s bombshell: Dr. Shepard’s own beautiful wife consulted this lawyer one week ago, a visit Shepard knew nothing about. Will he help Alex Morse catch a killer? Or is he the next one to fall victim to a deadly trap of sex, lies, and murder?
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An attractive young woman with a scarred face visits Dr. Shepard. While he has never seen her before, she knows exactly who he is. Set in Natchez, Mississippi, FBI Agent Alex Morse has come to visit Dr. Shepard in the hopes of finding a killer. A local divorce attorney who’s client’s spouses have all died under suspicious circumstances. Agent …
I really like Greg Iles. But, I really didn’t like Alex. Alex seems to have no redeeming qualities. It is a really good story, if a little wordy at times. Felt like he could have deleted a lot of the descriptive and the story would still have been fine. It moved along at a good pace and you wanted to finish to see who did what. Was a little …
I enjoy reading Greg Isles and this book is one of his better ones
Evil physicians (yes, there may be a few of those) and corrupt lawyers (duh) collaborate to re-invent the perfect murders. Enter an honest doc and intrepid FBI agent to spoil the show while a growing relationship sparks between them. Note: There are snakes. Human and elapid.
This is my first Greg Iles book and it won’t be my last. The story was intriguing and informative. The theory behind the deaths is absolutely fascinating. This is definitely a book for anyone in the medical field or for anyone who enjoys science. There is no doubt that the author did his research for this book.
Alex Morse went through a horrific …
Great writing style.
You will lose a lot of sleep with this book as you will find it difficult to put down.
As Whodunits go, this one gives you murderers and motives right up front but that doesn’t diminish the reader’s hope that intrepid FBI detective Alex Morse can unmask and apprehend the criminals while saving her young nephew. Thoroughly enjoyable read but that’s to be expected when the author is Greg Iles!
In True Evil, FBI agent Alexandra Morse arrives at the hospital to find her sister, Grace, on her death bed. Just before Grace dies, she tells “Alex” that her husband killed her. Alex begins to investigate her brother-in-law and becomes suspicious. Clients of a divorce lawyer have died suspiciously over the years in and around Jackson, MS. Alex …