Synopses & Reviews
After winning the most dangerous case of his career, prosecutor Penn Cage decides to remain in his Southern hometown to raise his young daughter in a safe haven. But nowhere is truly safe not from long-buried secrets, or murder...
When the nude body of prep school student Kate Townsend is found near the Mississippi River, Penn's best friend, Drew Elliott, is desperate for his counsel. An esteemed family physician, Drew makes a shocking confession that could put him on death row. Penn will do all he can to exonerate Drew, but in a town where the gaze of a landmark cemetery statue the Turning Angel never looks away, Penn finds himself caught on the jagged edge of blackmail, betrayal, and deadly violence.
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"[A] powerful tale of murder, sex, drugs, Deep South societal unrest and generational confusion....Iles's genuinely suspenseful and well-plotted thriller puts Cage through much emotional upheaval." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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"This book will certainly please fans of Iles's earlier novels, while its thrill-a-minute pace and frequent plot twists are certain to appeal to new readers." Library Journal
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"Iles dishes out...much violence....But the killings in this novel are finally less alarming than its portrait of a generation living lives that most of us can't comprehend. If you can deal with that, this is a powerful piece of popular fiction." Washington Post
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"Iles is the best-selling author of nine other novels, but if you haven't yet discovered him, Turning Angel will have you wondering where he has been all your life." USA Today
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"Much more than a thriller....The lurid scenes of pornography, drugs, and sex will attract many readers, but so will Iles's portrayal of emotions and morality." Bookmarks Magazine
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"Iles writes gracefully, letting us get to know his characters gradually....The story is solidly plotted, too....Unfortunately, for those who spot the killer, much of the novel's suspense is ruined....Call this one a well-written misfire." Booklist
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"Lively scenes pop up here and there, but 500-plus pages will transmogrify most thrillers into a relentless march of predictable events." Kirkus Reviews
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"Turning Angel sounds like a John Grisham story that's been left to fester in the Southern humidity....Buried within this book is a tighter, leaner thriller trying to break out." Janet Maslin, The New York Times
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"What makes the novel nauseating is the pretense of a moral point of view in what amounts to an NC-17-rated male fantasy. What makes the book virtually unreadable is the multi-car pileup of a plot. (Grade: C-)" Entertainment Weekly
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"[O]ne of the finest novels of the year....Turning Angel...isn't just a great thriller; it's a frank and honest exploration of deep-seated emotions as well as a brilliant depiction of the new world below the Mason-Dixon line." Providence Journal
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"What sets Turning Angel head shoulders above similar novels are the well-drawn characters which, even when bordering on cliché, ring so true." Denver Post
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"Any reader with a taste for a literary challenge in this genre is going to be more than satisfied. Turning Angel is a definite keeper." BookReporter.com
Synopsis
When the body of Kate Townsend turns up near the Mississippi River and his close friend, physician Drew Elliott, admits to a love affair with the murdered girl, attorney Penn Cage once again tangles with the dark side of his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, to investigate the secret world of an elite nearby high school, teenage sex, drugs, and violence. Reprint.
Synopsis
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mississippi Blood, Greg Iles, keeps the secrets of the South alive in this vibrant novel of infatuation, murder, and sexual intrigue set in his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi.
After winning the most dangerous case of his career, prosecutor Penn Cage decides to remain in his Southern hometown to raise his young daughter in a safe haven. But nowhere is truly safe -- not from long-buried secrets, or murder....When the nude body of prep school student Kate Townsend is found near the Mississippi River, Penn's best friend, Drew Elliott, is desperate for his counsel. An esteemed family physician, Drew makes a shocking confession that could put him on death row. Penn will do all he can to exonerate Drew, but in a town where the gaze of a landmark cemetery statue -- the Turning Angel -- never looks away, Penn finds himself caught on the jagged edge of blackmail, betrayal, and deadly violence.
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New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles brings the secrets of the South alive in this vibrant novel now in this Premium Edition of infatuation, murder, and sexual intrigue set in his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Greg Iles andlt;/bandgt;was born in 1960 in Germany, where his father ran the U.S. Embassy medical clinic during the height of the Cold War. After graduating from the University of Mississippi in 1983, he performed for several years with the rock band Frankly Scarlet and is currently a member of the band The Rock Bottom Remainders. His first novel, andlt;i andgt;Spandau Phoenixandlt;/iandgt;, a thriller about Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess, was published in 1993 and became a andlt;i andgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestseller. Iles went on to write numerous bestselling novels, including andlt;i andgt;Third Degreeandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;i andgt;True Evilandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;i andgt;Turning Angelandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;i andgt;Blood Memoryandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;i andgt;The Footprints of Godandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;i andgt;24 Hoursandlt;/iandgt; (released by Sony Pictures as andlt;i andgt;Trappedandlt;/iandgt;, with full screenwriting credit for Iles). He lives in Natchez, Mississippi.