Book Club News
September, 2014
Issue 4
"Natchez Burning" by Greg Iles
Natchez Burning is the first installment in an epic trilogy that weaves crimes, lies, and secrets past and present into a mesmerizing thriller featuring southern mayor and former prosecutor Penn Cage. Book two, The Bone Tree, will be published April 28, 2015.
Professional Reviews
“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
“Iles is a master of regional literature, though he's dealing with universals here, one being our endless thirst to right wrongs. A memorable, harrowing tale.” – Kirkus starred review
“In this first of a trilogy, best-selling author Iles brings back his Southern lawyer (The Devil's Punch Bowl) in an absorbing and electrifying tale that thriller fans will be sure to devour.” – Library Journal starred review
“This superlative novel's main strength comes from the lead's struggle to balance family and honor.” – Publisher’s Weekly starred review
Greg Iles talks about writing about the South
HarperCollins employees express their love for the book
Greg Iles
Greg Iles was born in Germany in 1960, where his father ran the US Embassy Medical Clinic during the height of the Cold War. Iles spent his youth in Natchez, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1983. While attending Ole Miss, Greg lived in the cabin where William Faulkner and his brothers listened to countless stories told by “Mammy Callie,” their beloved nanny, who had been born a slave. Iles wrote his first novel in 1993, a thriller about Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess, which became the first of twelve New York Times bestsellers.
Website: http://www.gregiles.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GregIlesAuthor
Twitter: @Gregiles