A new day has dawned...but the darkest evils live forever in the murky
depths of a Southern town.
Penn Cage was elected mayor of Natchez, Mississippi--the hometown he
returned to after the death of his wife--on a tide of support for
change. Two years into his term, casino gambling has proved a sure bet
for bringing new jobs and fresh money to this fading jewel of the Old
South. But deep inside the Magnolia Queen, a fantastical repurposed
steamboat, a depraved hidden world draws high-stakes players with money
to burn on their unquenchable taste for blood sport and the dark vices
that go with it. When an old high school friend hands him blood-chilling
evidence, Penn alone must beat the odds tracking a sophisticated killer
who counters his every move, placing those nearest to him--including his
young daughter, his renowned physician father, and a lover from the
past--in grave danger, and all at the risk of jeopardizing forever the
town he loves.
With his gift for crafting "a keep-you-engaged-to-the-very-last-page
thriller" (USA Today) at full throttle, Greg Iles brings back Penn
Cage, the sharply honed, unforgettable hero from his most popular
novels, in this electrifying suspense masterpiece.
