Natchez Burning (Penn Cage #4)

Posted on 03 April 2017 by Greg Iles

1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles returns with his most eagerly anticipated novel yet 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 CageGrowing 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. Free Download Natchez Burning (Penn Cage #4) by Greg Iles For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr My god, have I been living under a rock How is it I have not read one of this man s books before now Further still, something, rang familiar, but what A quick scan of my physical shelves gave it up I have another one of Iles books languishing there as yet unread Let me tell you that will change It s true I wanted to like this book I was not however, prepared to be knocked off my socks, but I was This man writes with the absolute authority of someone who knows well, his landscape, but he My god, have I been living under a rock How is it I have not read one of this man s books before now Further still, something, rang familiar, but what A quick scan of my physical shelves gave it up I have another one of Iles books languishing there as yet unread Let me tell you that will change It s true I wanted to like this book I was not however, prepared to be knocked off my socks, but I was This man writes with the absolute authority of someone who knows well, his landscape, but he still wants you to meet its people, gradually, over time, as the story builds Which it does, every page led to the next and even though I knew I should stop reading right then, I could not talk myself into doing so With each page the story grew, with me held firmly in its claws, my eyes burning every time I put it downIf a man is forced to choose between the truth and his father, only a fool chooses the tr...I don t understand all the great ratings It started off well but I couldn t stand the repetition of the same information By page 350, it really slows down By 520 I skipped to the last chapter and I don t think I missed anything And this is the 1st of a trilogy How can ...5 Stars.A Riveting and Monumental Beginning to an Incredible Trilogy.Natchez Burning is an epic story of family, friends, the KKK, an off shoot group called the Double Eagles and race relations in the South How far each group will go to take care of and protect each other Loyalties are tested And the past refuses to stay buried At the heart of this story is Penn Cage, the Mayor of Natchez, Mississippi and his father, Dr Tom Cage Penn is a former prosecutor His dad, Dr Cage is an old scho 5 Stars.A Riveting and Monumental Beginning to an Incredible Trilogy.Natchez Burning is an epic story of family, friends, the KKK, an off shoot group called the Double Eagles and race relations in the South How far each group will go to take care of and protect each other Loyalties are tested And the past refuses to stay buried At the heart of this story is Penn Cage, the Mayor of Natchez, Mississippi and his father, Dr Tom Cage Penn is a former prosecutor His dad, Dr Cage is an old school doctor who still makes house calls and treats everyone the same, regardless of their skin color, which is very rare in Natchez and was even rarer back when Dr Cage was a young physician Race relatio...Atthan 800 pages Natchez Burning is a big book which tells a big story My prediction is it will be a big bestseller too.My sincere thanks to William Morrow for allowing me to read Natchez Burning prior to its April 2014 publication I don t like to know too much about a book going in Sometimes reading a publisher synopsis or pre publication reviews can be helpful but often they over reveal I didn t know going in that Natchez Burning was planned as a trilogy I didn t even know that ther Atthan 800 pages Natchez Burning is a big book which tells a big story My prediction is it will be a big bestseller too.My sincere thanks to William Morrow for allowing me to read Natchez Burning prior to its April 2014 publication I don t like to know too much about a book going in Sometimes reading a publisher synopsis or pre publication reviews can be helpful but often they over reveal I didn t know going in that Natchez Burning was planned as a trilogy I didn t even know that there are already three Penn Cage novels I didn t re...Natchez Burning by Greg Iles is a 2014 William Morrow publication I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.Since we last caught up with Penn Cage, his father has survived a heart attack and Penn is now the mayor of Natchez and preparing to marry his long time girlfriend Caitlyn Before the wedding can take place all hell breaks loose, literally A former nurse for Tom Cage has died of terminal cancer Her son, Lincoln, believes Dr Cage Natchez Burning by Greg Iles is a 2014 William Morrow publication I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.Since we last caught up with Penn Cage, his father has survived a heart attack and Penn is now the mayor of Natchez and preparing to marry his long time girlfriend Caitlyn Before the wedding can take place all hell breaks loose, literally A former nurse for Tom Cage has died of terminal cancer Her son, Lincoln, believes Dr Cage performed an assisted suicide and is livid He has the D.A., a long time enemy of Penn s, believing Dr Cage committed murder and now Tom is facing prison Penn will go to any length to prevent this from happening As a result, Penn will learn many things about the father, he idolized his whole ...This is a suspenseful, mystery novel that loses its punch midway through and, as the violence piles up, loses its believability Iles created characters that are so worn and clich d the heroes being the white, liberal lawyer and newspaper reporter...n o nee neit nein noOh, I m sorry Am I being repetitive Does that bug you You might not want to read this for that and numerous other reasons.A GR 2014 nominee for Mystery Thriller Described as an intelligent thriller which is probably why I added it to my tbr and why I had to wait a l o n g time for my turn on Overdrive What I don t know and cannot understand is why I finished the 850 pages Admittedly I was liking the first 400 when the plane started losing po...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I was hoping to like Natchez Burning after deciding to devote time reading through Greg Iles almost 800 page thriller, but I ve got some serious issues with this story 1 Too many loose ends for a novel this size What happens to Viola s son Was it purely a Mercy killing Why was the good Doctor cavorting with the Klansmen, as portrayed in the incriminating photo and at the time of the murder 2 All the positive Black characters get killed off, one notably in effort to sa...Holy smokes This was quite a page turner A good old mystery, family secrets and lots of drama I really enjoyed this book and will look into readingof Iles s books in the future.Are you kidding, Greg Iles I just wasted 800 pages of my reading life for about 600 pages of reiterations and NO ENDING Upon reading the other reviews, I realize this is a first book in a trilogy but you don t leave whole characters completely in the middle of a storyline and just stop writing about them until the next book No wrap up whatsoever on 1 2 of the main characters Ridiculous And the worst part is that not only has this book wasted my time, it s also tarnished my credibility bec Are you kidding, Greg Iles I just wasted 800 pages of my reading life for about 600 pages of reiterations and NO ENDING Upon reading the other reviews, I realize this is a first book in a trilogy but you don t leave whole ch...

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03 April 2017

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