Southern Man
The hugely anticipated new Penn Cage novel 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.
‘A first-rate political thriller…. an unflinching look at the frightening rise of fascism and Trumpism.’ John Grisham
‘Greg Iles is one of America’s great storytellers. His books are page-turners with real literary resonance. Southern Man is the latest and the best’ Stephen King
A senseless tragedy
When a brawl at a rap festival triggers a bloody mass shooting in Mississippi, Penn Cage finds himself in a country on the brink of eruption. As the stunned cities of Natchez and Bienville reel, antebellum plantation homes are being torched and the deadly attacks are claimed by a Black radical group as historic acts of justice. Panic quickly sweeps through the communities, driving the prosperous Southern towns inexorably toward a race war.
A rising star
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 on social media, a Southern war hero funded by an eccentric Mississippi billionaire, who seizes the public imagination as a third-party candidate.
A country ready to implode
As his hometown devolves into chaos, Penn Cage 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.
”'A first-rate political thriller…. an unflinching look at the frightening rise of fascism and Trumpism.” - John Grisham
”'Greg Iles is one of America’s great storytellers. His books are page-turners with real literary resonance. Southern Man is the latest and the best” - Stephen King
'A blistering masterpiece that is both relevant and impactful.' Real Book Spy -
”'Readers undaunted by the Proustian length of Iles” - sprawling epic will find crime writing of a rare order… As much a trenchant state-of-the-nation novel as a mesmeric page-turner' Financial Times
Praise for Greg Iles: -
”'Exceptional … literary crime fiction at its finest - fluent, intelligent, high-octane and yet with deep moral purpose … Unputdownable” - The Times
”'A cracking courtroom drama … a compelling read” - Sun
”'Epic … operatic in its reach … with courtroom drama that is far more blistering than the John Grisham variety” - Financial Times
”'The thriller of the year, of the decade even” - The Times
”'Iles is a phenomenal thriller writer” - Independent on Sunday
”'His thrillers grip from start to finish” - Sunday Telegraph
”'Terrific, engrossing” - Sunday Times
”'A tale that is both riveting in detail and amazing in its sheer scope” - Sun
”'Exciting, moving and inspirational” - Metro
”'Often seen as a John Grisham imitator, Iles clearly outperforms the master of the Deep South thriller in this angry yet engrossing novel” - Sunday Times
”'Extraordinarily entertaining and fiendishly suspenseful. I defy you to start it and find a way to put it down …This is an amazing work of popular fiction” - STEPHEN KING
”'A scorching read” - John Grisham
”'An incredible web of intrigue and suspense” - Clive Cussler
”'My favourite kind of novel … Ambitious in its scope and superbly satisfying in its execution” - Dan Brown