Southern Man

A Novel

De: Greg Iles

Narrado por: Scott Brick

“Greg Iles is one of America’s great storytellers. –Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author

?""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.

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

Not Like other Greg Iles’ Penn Cage Series

This one was personal for the author. As far as the story, it had an air of unbelievability. But with recent information coming to light on the 1921 Tulsa Massacre, maybe it can happen.