Cemetery Road

A Novel

De: Greg Iles

Narrado por: Scott Brick

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Natchez Burning trilogy returns with an electrifying tale of friendship, betrayal, and shattering secrets that threaten to destroy a small Mississippi town.

When Marshall McEwan left his hometown at age eighteen, he vowed never to return. The trauma that drove him away ultimately spurred him to become one of the most successful journalists in Washington D.C. But just as the political chaos in the nation’s capital lifts him to new heights, Marshall is forced to return home in spite of his boyhood vow.

His father is dying, his mother is struggling to keep the family newspaper from failing, and the town is in the midst of an economic rebirth that might be built upon crimes that reach into the state capitol—and perhaps even to Washington. More disturbing still, Marshall’s high school sweetheart, Jet, has married into the family of Max Matheson, patriarch of one of the families that rule Bienville through a shadow organization called the Bienville Poker Club.

When archeologist Buck McKibben is murdered at a construction site, Bienville is thrown into chaos. The ensuing homicide investigation is soon derailed by a second crime that rocks the community to its core. Power broker Max Matheson’s wife has been shot dead in her own bed, and the only other person in it at the time was her husband, Max. Stranger still, Max demands that his daughter-on-law, Jet, defend him in court.

As a journalist, Marshall knows all too well how the corrosive power of money and politics can sabotage investigations. Without telling a soul, he joins forces with Jet, who has lived for fifteen years at the heart of Max Matheson’s family, and begins digging into both murders. With Jet walking the dangerous road of an inside informer, they soon uncover a web of criminal schemes that undergird the town’s recent success. But these crimes pale in comparison to the secret at the heart of the Matheson family. When those who have remained silent for years dare to speak to Marshall, pressure begins to build like water against a crumbling dam.

Marshall loses friends, family members, and finally even Jet, for no one in Bienville seems willing to endure the reckoning that the Poker Club has long deserved. And by the time Marshall grasps the long-buried truth, he would give almost anything not to have to face it.

Great storytelling, but leave out the politics

This is my second time writing anything after enjoying a good story. I love good stories. This is a good story, but I was put off by: 1) the political perspective (and I'm not a Trump fan), and, the gratuitous sex descriptions (I'm not a puritan). The next time Greg Iles writes anything, I will read/listen to it because I am always engaged in the story. But, I'm disappointed by the road he has taken in this novel to probably sell more copies.

Ignore the bad reviews

I almost skipped over this book because of the
1 & 2 star reviews I read. But I’ve read all of his books and was never disappointed. This book was no different. It’s actually one of his best. Enjoy!

Captivating!!

The only problem with reading a Greg Iles novel is it ENDS! Then I have to wait about another year for the next one. (Sigh) Such is life.

even better than expected!

Probably the best book I've read in 2 years. The author was very vividly descriptive in his details. I could envision the places times and emotions very well. loved this book!

Disappointing

Scott Brick's narration is excellent as always, but this convoluted story based on stereotypical bashing of the South manages to even use words like misogynistic and homophobic while injecting plenty of stereotypical anti-Trump rhetoric. All told from the main charactercharacter's viewpoint - a viewpoint presented somehow as coming from a superior moral intellect that springs from the morally dereft bowels of both the Washington and the media elite. It's a tortured story from a tortured protagonist, and most definitely springs from the tortured and confused mind of the author.

Loved it

Thrilling and fun, captivating, lots interesting twist and turn. The story had me from the beginning, and it developed nicely.

should have left politics out.

would have been a great read other than the liberal slant ruined the story ,too bad.

Great Book

I loved all of the Penn Cage series but his was a great book with lots of twist and turns. Action and suspense throughout the whole book. I enjoyed every minute.

Cannot go wrong with Greg Iles but not his best work

Greg Iles is one of my very favorite writers, I have never read a bad book written by him. With that said I must admit this vwas not one of his best. The story started slow & did not pick up until 2/3 of the way through then it did pick up, it still felt a bit sluggish. Parts of the text seemed like they were just there to increase word count. I did enjoy the last 1/3, as the story finally started to come together. This was not my favorite lead character either. I could not relate to him at all & felt that his moral compass was skewed. The performance to me was flat and there was no delineation between the different people. I could tell the difference between male & female but that was about it. So this was not, to me, his best work. But I will look forward to his next book knowing it will be better.

Somewhat tedious read!

I really like the reader Scott Brick but unfortunately this story was so tedious that to finish it I had to listen to it at 2x speed. The story really flounders in many areas and the not so subtle Christian bashing is just irritating. I am just glad it is over! 👐