New Releases by Greg Iles

An instant New York Times bestseller! “Greg Iles is one of America’s great storytellers." –Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author "A first-rate political thriller."–John Grisham, #1 New York Times bestselling author The final thrilling, page-turner following Penn Cage from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Natchez Burning trilogy and Cemetery Road, about a man—and a town—rocked by anarchy and tragedy, but unbowed in the fight to save those they love. Fifteen years after the events of the Natchez Burning trilogy, Penn Cage is alone. Nearly all his loved ones are dead, his old allies gone, and he carries a mortal secret that separates him from the world. But Penn’s exile comes to an end when a brawl at a Mississippi rap festival triggers a bloody mass shooting—one that nearly takes the life of his daughter Annie. As the stunned cities of Natchez and Bienville reel, antebellum plantation homes continue to burn and the deadly attacks are claimed by a Black radical group as historic acts of justice. Panic sweeps through the tourist communities, driving them inexorably toward a race war. But what might have been only a regional sideshow of the 2024 Presidential election explodes into national prominence, thanks to the stunning ascent of Robert E. Lee White, a Southern war hero who seizes the public imagination as a third-party candidate. Dubbed “the Tik-Tok Man,” and funded by an eccentric Mississippi billionaire, Bobby White rides the glory of his Special Forces record to an unprecedented run at the White House—one unseen since the campaign of H. Ross Perot. To triumph over the national party machines, Bobby evolves a plan of unimaginable daring. One fateful autumn weekend, with White set to declare his candidacy in all fifty states, the forces polarizing America line up against one another: Black vs. white, states vs. the federal government, democracy vs. Fascism. Teaming with his fearless daughter (now a civil rights lawyer) and a former Black Panther who spent most of his life in Parchman Prison, Penn tears into Bobby White’s pursuit of the Presidency and ultimately risks a second Civil War to try to expose its motivation to the world, before the America of our Constitution slides into the abyss. In Southern Man, Greg Iles returns to the riveting style and historic depth that made the Natchez Burning trilogy a searing masterpiece and hurls the narrative fifteen years forward—where America itself teeters on the brink of anarchy.

Lawyer Penn Cage goes up against a mix of murder, racial tension, double-crosses, illicit sex ... and all of the ensuing violent consequences in the kudzu-strangled, snake- rat- and armadillo-infested hole of the Devil''s Punchbowl.

Blutiger Einsatz. Penn Cage ist Bürgermeister in Natchez, Mississippi. Um seiner Stadt zu Geld zu verhelfen, hat er auf das Glücksspiel gesetzt. Nun fahren prächtige Dampfschiffe auf dem Fluss, alle zu Kasinos umgebaut. Doch ein Schiff unterscheidet sich von den anderen: die Magnolia Queen, auf der die finanzstärksten Spieler ein- und ausgehen. Ein Freund von Penn Cage hat Beweise, dass an Bord massive Verbrechen verübt werden. Als er kurz darauf brutal ermordet wird, verbeißt Cage sich in den Fall. Bald steht fest: Die Gäste der Magnolia Queen kommen nicht nur wegen des Glücksspiels. Sie wollen Blut sehen - Menschenblut ...

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, 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?

Ein dunkler Plan in einer noch dunkleren Zeit ... Im Januar 1944 halten vier Menschen das Schicksal der Welt in ihren Händen: ein amerikanischer Arzt, eine deutsche Krankenschwester, ein zionistischer Attentäter und eine junge jüdische Witwe. Im Auftrag des britischen Premierministers Winston Churchill sollen sie eine Mission erfüllen, die ihnen allen den Tod bringen kann. In einem Gefangenenlager in Mecklenburg arbeiten die Deutschen fieberhaft an der Herstellung von Giftgas, dessen Einsatz den Krieg entscheiden soll. Die Briten verfügen ebenfalls über diese Wunderwaffe, und Churchills Plan ist einfach - aber auch perfide: Die vier Auserwählten sollen das britische Giftgas in dem deutschen Lager freisetzen und die Pläne der Nazis zunichtemachen - ohne Rücksicht auf die zumeist jüdischen Gefangenen ... Spannung pur - ein fesselnder historischer Thriller von Greg Iles und laut Autor sein bestes Buch! eBooks von beTHRILLED - mörderisch gute Unterhaltung.

Sotva bývalý prokurátor Penn Cage a jeho snoubenka, reportérka a vydavatelka Caitlin Mastersová, vyvázli ze spárů zámožného byznysmena Brodyho Royala – zakladatele ultra tajné odnože Kukluxklanu zvané Dvojití orli – a doslova o vlásek tak unikli smrti, musí čelit další hrozbě. Ukazuje se totiž, že Brody coby vůdce Dvojitých orlů už dávno skončil a ve skutečnosti tahá za nitky někdo úplně jiný. Někdo mnohem nebezpečnější. Šéf Úřadu pro vyšetřování u louisianské státní policie Forrest Knox. Chce-li Penn zachránit svého otce prchajícího před zkorumpovanými policajty, kteří se ho za každou cenu snaží dostat, nemá příliš na vybranou. Musí s Knoxem buď uzavřít ďábelskou dohodu, nebo ho zničit. Caitlin se mezitím pokouší rozkrýt skutečné pozadí série nevyřešených vražd z doby boje za občanská práva a stopy, které sleduje, ji přitom zavedou až do odlehlého temného močálu – k hrůznému místu, jež už po staletí bylo pro mnohé z těch, kteří se na něm ocitli, tím posledním, co v životě spatřili. K legendami opředenému Stromu kostlivců.

“One of America’s greatest storytellers” (Stephen King) and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Southern Man and the Natchez Burning trilogy returns with a Southern Gothic thriller of murder, memory, and redemption—perfect for fans of The Silent Patient and dark, atmospheric crime fiction. Some memories live deep in the soul, indelible and dangerous, waiting to be resurrected… Forensic expert “Cat” Ferry is suspended from an FBI task force when she is inexplicably stricken with panic attacks and blackouts while investigating a chain of brutal murders. Returning to her Mississippi hometown, Cat finds herself battling with alcohol, plagued by nightmares, and entangled with a married detective. Then, in her childhood bedroom, some spilled chemicals reveal two bloody footprints…and the trauma of her father’s murder years earlier comes flooding back. Facing the secrets of her past, Cat races to connect them to a killer’s present-day violence. But what emerges is the frightening possibility that Cat herself has blood on her hands… “As Southern Gothic as it gets” (Kirkus Reviews), Blood Memory is a gripping murder mystery and psychological thriller that will keep readers turning pages at a breakneck pace. A chilling exploration of memory, identity, and redemption, this novel cements Greg Iles’s reputation as a master of Southern crime fiction.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Natchez Burning trilogy returns with an electrifying tale of friendship, betrayal, and shattering secrets that threaten to destroy a small Mississippi town. When Marshall McEwan left his hometown at age eighteen, he vowed never to return. The trauma that drove him away ultimately spurred him to become one of the most successful journalists in Washington D.C. But just as the political chaos in the nation’s capital lifts him to new heights, Marshall is forced to return home in spite of his boyhood vow. His father is dying, his mother is struggling to keep the family newspaper from failing, and the town is in the midst of an economic rebirth that might be built upon crimes that reach into the state capitol—and perhaps even to Washington. More disturbing still, Marshall’s high school sweetheart, Jet, has married into the family of Max Matheson, patriarch of one of the families that rule Bienville through a shadow organization called the Bienville Poker Club. When archeologist Buck McKibben is murdered at a construction site, Bienville is thrown into chaos. The ensuing homicide investigation is soon derailed by a second crime that rocks the community to its core. Power broker Max Matheson’s wife has been shot dead in her own bed, and the only other person in it at the time was her husband, Max. Stranger still, Max demands that his daughter-on-law, Jet, defend him in court. As a journalist, Marshall knows all too well how the corrosive power of money and politics can sabotage investigations. Without telling a soul, he joins forces with Jet, who has lived for fifteen years at the heart of Max Matheson’s family, and begins digging into both murders. With Jet walking the dangerous road of an inside informer, they soon uncover a web of criminal schemes that undergird the town’s recent success. But these crimes pale in comparison to the secret at the heart of the Matheson family. When those who have remained silent for years dare to speak to Marshall, pressure begins to build like water against a crumbling dam. Marshall loses friends, family members, and finally even Jet, for no one in Bienville seems willing to endure the reckoning that the Poker Club has long deserved. And by the time Marshall grasps the long-buried truth, he would give almost anything not to have to face it.

Dans cette trilogie événement, Penn Cage revient dans un thriller mêlant crimes, mensonges et secrets. L''ancien procureur, aujourd''hui maire de Natchez, a appris tout ce qu''il sait de l''honneur et du devoir de son père, le Dr Tom Cage. Mais aujourd''hui, le médecin de famille respecté de tous et pilier de sa communauté est accusé du meurtre de Viola Turner, l''infirmière afro-américaine avec laquelle il travaillait dans les années 1960. Penn est déterminé à sauver son père, mais Tom, invoquant obstinément le secret professionnel, refuse de se défendre. Penn va devoir se plonger dans le passé de son père. Comprenant que son père a eu affaire à une organisation proche du KKK, contrôlée par quelques uns des hommes les plus riches et les plus puissants de l''état, Penn est confronté au plus grand dilemme sa vie : choisir entre son père et la vérité. Imprégné de l''atmosphère poisseuse du sud, Brasier noir marque le brillant retour d''un maître américain du suspense. Tendu, inquiétant et rempli de rebondissements électrisants, ce roman ouvre la saga la plus ambitieuse de l''auteur.

Das große Finale. Penn Cage, der Bürgermeister von Natchez, sieht sein Leben in Trümmern. Die Frau, die er liebte, ist tot – ermordet von Mitgliedern der Doppeladler, jener Organisation von rassistischen Weißen, die seit den sechziger Jahren in Natchez ihr Unwesen treibt. Nun steht auch noch sein Vater, der Arzt Tom Cage, vor Gericht, weil er Viola Turner, eine Schwarze, mit der er eine Affäre hatte, getötet haben soll. Snake Forrest, das Oberhaupt der Doppeladler, tut alles, um Penn und seinen Vater einzuschüchtern. Er lässt auf eine Journalistin, die über den Prozess schreiben will, ein Giftattentat verüben und bedroht Penns Tochter. Penn weiß, dass in seiner Stadt erst Frieden einziehen wird, wenn auch Snake aus dem Weg geräumt worden ist ... Spannend, voller Atmosphäre – ein Meisterwerk. Der große Abschluss der Natchez-Trilogie.

Místo aby se chystal na blížící se svatbu, musí Penn Cage, bývalý prokurátor a nyní starosta Natchezu v Mississippi, řešit nečekané problémy. Jeho otec, vzor ctnosti, válečný hrdina a všemi milovaný lékař Tom Cage, je obviněn z vraždy afroamerické zdravotní sestry, s níž v minulosti – v pohnutých šedesátých letech – pracoval. Penn je odhodlán mu pomoci, avšak otec jeho úsilí bojkotuje. Namísto toho, aby se hájil, mlčí. Co se snaží utajit? Bylo mezi ním a jeho zdravotní sestrou něco víc než jen čistě pracovní vztah? A jak s tím vším souvisí ultra tajná brutální odnož Kukluxklanu zvaná Dvojití orli, napojená na nejmocnější muže ve státě? Spolu s místním novinářem, jenž celý život zasvětil snaze o objasnění nevyřešených vražd ze šedesátých let, a svojí snoubenkou Caitlin Mastersovou se Penn pouští do pátrání, které ho zavede hluboko do minulosti - a na povrch začínají pomalu vyplouvat temná a nebezpečná tajemství, jež měla zůstat navždy pohřbená...

After midnight on December 10, 1964, in Ferriday, Louisiana, African American Frank Morris awoke to the sound of breaking glass. Outside his home and shoe shop, standing behind the shattered window, Klansmen tossed a lit match inside the store, now doused in gasoline, and instantly set the building ablaze. A shotgun pointed to Morris’s head blocked his escape from the flames. Four days later Morris died, though he managed in his last hours to describe his attackers to the FBI. Frank Morris’s death was one of several Klan murders that terrorized residents of northeast Louisiana and Mississippi, as the perpetrators continued to elude prosecution during this brutal era in American history. In Devils Walking: Klan Murders along the Mississippi in the 1960s, Pulitzer Prize finalist and journalist Stanley Nelson details his investigation—alongside renewed FBI attention—into these cold cases, as he uncovers the names of the Klan’s key members as well as systemized corruption and coordinated deception by those charged with protecting all citizens. Devils Walking recounts the little-known facts and haunting stories that came to light from Nelson’s hundreds of interviews with both witnesses and suspects. His research points to the development of a particularly virulent local faction of the Klan who used terror and violence to stop integration and end the advancement of civil rights. Secretly led by the savage and cunning factory worker Red Glover, these Klansmen—a handpicked group that included local police officers and sheriff’s deputies—discarded Klan robes for civilian clothes and formed the underground Silver Dollar Group, carrying a silver dollar as a sign of unity. Their eight known victims, mostly African American men, ranged in age from nineteen to sixty-seven and included one Klansman seeking redemption for his past actions. Following the 2007 FBI reopening of unsolved civil rights–era cases, Nelson’s articles in the Concordia Sentinel prompted the first grand jury hearing for these crimes. By unmasking those responsible for these atrocities and giving a voice to the victims’ families, Devils Walking demonstrates the importance of confronting and addressing the traumatic legacy of racism.

Penn Cage, der Bürgermeister von Natchez, Mississippi, und seine Verlobte, die Chefredakteurin Caitlin Masters, sind einem Anschlag entkommen, hinter dem die Doppeladler stecken, eine rassistische Organisation, die seit den sechziger Jahren ihr Unwesen treibt. Aber die Gefahr ist keineswegs beseitigt. Forrest Knox, ausgerechnet der Chef der State Police, ist der wahre Kopf der Doppeladler. Er will verhindern, dass Penn Beweise vorbringt, welche Morde die Doppeladler begangen haben. Doch Penn hat eine Spur, um die Toten zu finden. Sie führt in die Sümpfe des Mississippi River, zu einem geheimnisvollen Ort, an dem ein ganz besonderer Baum steht. Ein Thriller, der alles mit sich bringt: Hochspannung, großartige Charaktere und tiefe Einblickte in die Abgründe unserer Gesellschaft. »Voller unerwarteter Wendungen ... Dieser grandiose Roman zeigt, dass Kriminalliteratur jeden Aspekt des menschlichen Lebens beleuchten kann.« Washington Post.

#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 fiancée, 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.

The electrifying second installment of the NATCHEZ BURNING trilogy by No.1 New York Times bestseller, Greg Iles

Death is the end, and if a man doesn''t speak before it silences him, then his deepest secrets go with him. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles comes an e-original novella featuring former prosecutor Penn Cage, a story of family secrets and justice denied, plus an excerpt from his new novel, Natchez Burning. When a heart attack sends Penn''s father, Tom Cage, to the ER, Tom begs that his son be brought to his side to hear a dying declaration. But when Penn arrives, Tom denies ever making the request—keeping his secrets for another day. The emergency hurls Penn back to a chilling case in Houston, where he worked in a DA''s office known as the "death factory," which sent more killers to death row than any other in America. While Penn cares for his ailing wife, a tormented forensic technician brings him evidence of a crime lab in chaos, throwing past convictions into doubt and begging Penn to prevent an imminent travesty of justice. With the desperation of a man fighting death in his own home, Penn must find a way to bring the machinery of the death factory to a halt. Included here is an extended sneak preview of Natchez Burning, the first installment in an epic trilogy featuring Penn Cage.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles returns with his most eagerly anticipated novel yet and his first in five years—Natchez Burning—the first installment in an epic trilogy that interweaves crimes, lies, and secrets past and present in a mesmerizing thriller featuring Southern lawyer and former prosecutor Penn Cage. 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 and pillar of the community is accused of murdering Violet Turner, the beautiful nurse with whom he worked in the dark days of the early 1960s. A fighter who has always stood for justice, Penn is determined to save his father, even though Tom, stubbornly evoking doctor-patient privilege, refuses to speak up in his own defense. 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. With the aid of a local friend and reporter privy to some of Natchez''s oldest and deadliest secrets, Penn follows 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. With everything on the line, including his own life, Penn must decide how far he will go to protect those he loves . . . and see justice done, once and for all. Rich in Southern atmosphere and electrifying plot turns, Natchez Burning marks the brilliant return of a genuine American master of suspense. Tense and disturbing, it is the most explosive, exciting, sexy, and ambitious story Greg Iles has written yet.

‘Extraordinarily entertaining and fiendishly suspenseful’ (Stephen King). The stunning new Penn Cage thriller in which a shocking murder from the 1960s finds new life – and victims – in the present.

‘Extraordinarily entertaining and fiendishly suspenseful’ (Stephen King). The stunning new Penn Cage thriller in which a shocking murder from the 1960s finds new life – and victims – in the present.

Penn Cage kennt den Tod wie seine Westentasche: Als Staatsanwalt in Houston hat er sechzehn Menschen in die Todeszelle gebracht. Doch nach dem plötzlichen Tod seiner Frau sehnt er sich nach Ruhe und Frieden. Mit seiner kleinen Tochter begibt er sich in die Stadt seiner Kindheit, um den Schatten der Vergangenheit zu entfliehen. Doch Natchez, Mississippi, ist nicht der Ort, um seine Trauer zu begraben. Ein dunkles Geheimnis umgibt diese Stadt im Süden der USA, ein Geheimnis, das mit den Rassenunruhen der 60er Jahre verknüpft ist, und an dessen Aufdeckung niemand Interesse bekundet. Doch Penn Cage ist ein zu integrer Staatsanwalt, um ungesühnte Verbrechen ═ zumal solche, die bis in die höchsten Kreise des amerikanischen Establishements reichen ═ dem Vergessen anheimzustellen. Eine junge und attraktive Journalistin unterstützt ihn bei den Recherchen, die beide in große Gefahr bringen.

Als im Mississippi die nackte Leiche eines Mädchens gefunden wird, ist die ganze Gemeinde von Natchez geschockt - am meisten aber der Anwalt Penn Cage. Denn er muss erfahren, dass sein bester Freund, der Arzt Drew Elliott, der ihm als Junge einmal das Leben gerettet hat, ein Verhältnis mit der Schülerin hatte und somit unter Mordverdacht steht. Wider Willen übernimmt Penn den Fall und wird hineingerissen in einen Sog von Erpressung, Rassenpolitik und sexuellen Begierden. Seine einzige Chance, den Freund zu retten, ist die Wahrheit zu finden. Eine Wahrheit, die keiner wissen will ...

In the span of 24 hours, everything Laurel Shields believes about her life and her marriage to a prominent doctor will be shattered if she survives.

Resisting those who would use a revolutionary new technology for unethical purposes, doctor David Tennant and psychiatrist Rachel Weiss run for their lives from ruthless NSA agents and turn to David''s unusual dreams for guidance.

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Mississippi Blood and The Bone Tree keeps the secrets of the South alive in this “powerful…heartfelt…entirely gripping” (The Washington Post) novel of infatuation, murder, and sexual intrigue set in his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi. When the nude body of a beautiful young female student is found near the Mississippi River, the entire community is shocked—but no one more than Penn Cage, who discovers that his best friend, Drew Elliott, was entangled in a passionate relationship with the girl and may be accused of her murder. On the surface, Kate Townsend seems the most unlikely murder victim imaginable. A star student and athlete, she’d been accepted to Harvard and carried the hope and pride of the town on her shoulders. But like her school and her town, Kate also had a secret life—one about which her adult lover knew little. Penn will do all he can to exonerate Drew, but in a town where the gaze of a landmark cemetery statue—the Turning Angel—never looks away, Penn finds himself caught on the jagged edge of blackmail, betrayal, and deadly violence. By the time Penn arrives at the shattering truth, this quiet Southern town will never be the same and “Turning Angel will have you wondering where Greg Iles has been all your life” (USA TODAY).

The beautiful stranger John Waters has just met reminds him too much of his old girlfriend-because she is.

A woman comes face-to-face with a serial killer who glorifies the art of death in this “ingenious”* thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Penn Cage series. They are called “The Sleeping Women.” A series of unsettling paintings in which the nude female subjects appear to be not asleep, but dead. Photojournalist Jordan Glass has another reason to find the paintings disturbing…The face on one of the nudes is her own—or perhaps the face of her twin sister, who disappeared and is still missing. At the urging of the FBI, Jordan becomes both hunter and hunted in a search for the anonymous artist—an obsessed killer who seems to know more about Jordan and her family than she is prepared to face...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles takes readers on a daringly executed roller-coaster ride as a family under attack takes justice into their own hands. It begins on a perfect night, with a perfect family about to be trapped in a perfect crime... Will Jennings is a successful young doctor in Jackson, Mississippi, with a thriving practice, a beautiful wife, and a five-year-old daughter he loves beyond measure. But Will and his family are being watched by a con man and psychopath who may be a genius. A man who has never been caught and whose victims have never talked to the police. A man whose life''s work strikes at the heart of every family''s unspoken fear: the unstoppable kidnapping. But this time he''s picked the wrong family to terrorize. Because Will and Karen Jennings aren''t going to watch helplessly as he victimizes them. They aren''t going to let him get away with it. They''re going to fight back...