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With his gift for crafting βa keep-you engaged- to-the-very-last-page thrillerβ (USA Today) at full throttle, Greg Iles brings back the unforgettable Penn Cage in this electrifying suspense masterpiece.
A new day has dawned . . . but the darkest evils live forever in the murky depths of a Southern town.
Penn Cage was elected mayor of Natchez, Mississippiβthe hometown he returned to after the death of his wifeβon a tide of support for change. Two years into his term, casino gambling has proved a sure bet for bringing new jobs and fresh money to this fading jewel of the Old South. But deep inside the Magnolia Queen , a fantastical repurposed steamboat, a depraved hidden world draws high-stakes players with money to burn on their unquenchable taste for blood sport and the dark vices that go with it. When an old high school friend hands him blood-chilling evidence, Penn alone must beat the odds tracking a sophisticated killer who counters his every move, placing those nearest to himβincluding his young daughter, his renowned physician father, and a lover from the pastβin grave danger, and all at the risk of jeopardizing forever the town he loves.
"A knockout thriller that's just the right degree of chilly to combat the dog days of summer... Iles' knack for perfectly integrating character and plot could serve as a master's class for other authors." -- The Dallas Morning News
Greg Iles is the author of thirteen New York Times bestselling novels, including Third Degree , True Evil , Turning Angel , Blood Memory , and The Footprints of God. He lives in Natchez, Mississippi.
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