Southern Man

A Novel

De: Greg Iles

Narrado por: Scott Brick

"A first-rate political thriller."–John Grisham, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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

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 into our current moment—where America itself teeters on the brink of anarchy.

©2022 Greg Iles (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

Greg Iles and Penn Cage both showing thier age

I love the Penn Cage series but this is no doubt Greg Iles' worst. It is a combination of same old mississippi racist tales with a lack of action and a new prominent hate for anything conservative/republican. Certainly his perogative, but comes across like an old man ranting. It was a chore to get through the entire book.

Author needs to stick to story not political opinions

The Penn Cage was great as always. I live in Mississippi & Isles gave a very one sided liberal view of our state and current politics. This was unnecessary and irrelevant to the story line of the book. He only continue to set Mississippi back and give a negative perception. If we would have stuck to the Penn Cage storyline it would have been 5 stars.

too long

enjoyable book storyline with well developed characters. 45 hours is just too long. Better as 2 more books

Typical Greg Isles.

As always Greg Isles writes an amazing story. My only complaint is that his character is usually far left politically. And this one seems to be the furthest left of them all. But overall the story is a page turner ! Great read

The best yet from Greg Iles.

I couldn’t stop listening to this story, it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Awesome book!

Good, but longer than necessary

I've enjoyed all of the Penn Cage stories. It's a series worth listening to.

The past is never past

I love the way the Penn Cage novels are written. They do what good novels are suppose to do: make us question everything and recognize parts of ourselves in them.
I’ve read them and listened to them and the audible versions are so well produced there is no difference in their quality.
This particular Cage novel brought favorite characters together in unique and timely ways. Our world right now is so morally ambiguous that it is refreshing to see all the bullshit swept aside. In good vs evil…good is just good at the end of the day.

Thanks Mr Iles!

Storyline

The storyline kept me fully engaged … it was a long book, but not too long, at all !
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It was a long read and I wanted it to keep going!

This is a you love it or you hate it book. It's based on civil rights and I thought it was a powerful read. I love Greg Iles!

Liberal Rantings

I’ve enjoyed all of this author’s previous books, and I love the Penn Cage saga…but really!! This book was so political and dragged on and on about civil rights. It’s not a bad story line, I just think it should have been condensed to fewer hours by taking out the harping against conservative beliefs…and I am a moderate! I loved “Turning Angel,” in fact I couldn’t stop reading it, but I’m not sure I’ll buy another Greg Ile’s book after reading MOST of this one. It’s very rare that I will stop reading a book mid-stream, but I just couldn’t go on.