Greg Iles (Get this book) A searing tale of racial hatreds and redemption in the modern South, courtesy of Southern storyteller extraordinaire Iles. Natchez didn't burn in the Civil War, having surrendered to the Yankees while its neighbors endured scarifying sieges. It burns in Iles' pages, though, since so many of the issues sounded a century and a half ago have yet to be resolved. His story is long in the telling, but a patient reader will find that the pages scoot right along without missing a beat. Iles is a master of regional literature, though he's dealing with universals here, one being our endless thirst to right wrongs. A memorable, harrowing tale.--Kirkus
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