Turning Angel
Turning Angel marks the long-awaited return of Penn Cage, the lawyer
hero of The Quiet Game, and introduces Drew Elliott, the highly
respected doctor who saved Penn's life in a hiking accident when they
were boys. As two of the most prominent citizens of Natchez, Drew and
Penn sit on the school board of their alma mater, St. Stephen's Prep.
When the nude body of a young female student is found near the
Mississippi River, the entire community is shocked--but no one more than
Penn, who discovers that his best friend was entangled in a passionate
relationship with the girl and may be accused of her murder.
The Devil's Punchbowl
As a prosecutor in Houston, Penn Cage sent killers to death row. But as
mayor of his hometown--Natchez, Mississippi--Penn will face his most
dangerous threat. Urged by old friends to try to restore this fading
jewel of the Old South, Penn has ridden into office on a tide of support
for change. But in its quest for new jobs and fresh money, Natchez has
turned to casino gambling, and now five steamboats float on the river
beside the old slave market, like props from Gone With the Wind.