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"The second installment of his hard-boiled Natchez trilogy finds Iles' hero Penn Cage on even swampier, and surely deadlier, ground than before."--Kirkus Reviews

"Richly plotted...[and] the action-packed narrative moves swiftly to a surprising and moving conclusion."--Publishers Weekly

"Race relations, adultery, murder, parenthood and friendship are all smashed together to form a searing saga of remorse and revenge. . . . Better than Natchez Burning. If the third book surpasses the first two then Iles will be elevated to the highest heights of famed storytellers."--Huffington Post

Best-selling author Iles superbly blends past and present in his swift and riveting story line. --Library Journal (starred review)"

Richly plotted [and] the action-packed narrative moves swiftly to a surprising and moving conclusion. --Publishers Weekly"

The second installment of his hard-boiled Natchez trilogy finds Iles hero Penn Cage on even swampier, and surely deadlier, ground than before. --Kirkus Reviews"

Absolutely compelling A beautifully constructed story, some extremely fine writing, and some hard-to-bear tragedy. Everything is big about this one: its epic scale [and] its built-in readership based on the success of its predecessor. --Booklist (starred review)"

Race relations, adultery, murder, parenthood and friendship are all smashed together to form a searing saga of remorse and revenge. . . . Better than Natchez Burning. If the third book surpasses the first two then Iles will be elevated to the highest heights of famed storytellers. --Huffington Post"

Great Expectations transplanted to an American South laced with comparably gothic overtones. . . . Establishes Iles as this generation s William Faulkner, usurping Pat Conroy as our preeminent Southern writer and potentially establishing him as this era s finest American novelist, thanks to this moving and meaningful masterpiece of storytelling. --Providence Journal"

Filled with menace, betrayal, [and] unexpected plot twists. . . . Running through this vast enterprise is the implicit belief that crime fiction is capable of addressing - and illuminating - any aspect of human behavior, including the tragic history of race relations in 20th-century America. --Washington Post"