The Devil's Punchbowl

Publisher Marketing: 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." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/31/2009 pg. 52 (EAN 9781423318132, Compact Disc) Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/01/2008 pg. 94 (EAN 9780743292511, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 05/25/2009 pg. 33 (EAN 9780743292511, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2009 (EAN 9780743292511, Hardcover) Booklist 07/01/2009 pg. 36 (EAN 9780743292511, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 07/15/2009 pg. 84 (EAN 9780743292511, Hardcover) Romantic Times 09/01/2009 pg. 85 (EAN 9780743292511, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 397 (EAN 9780743292511, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 480 (EAN 9780743292511, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Iles, Greg Greg Iles spent most of his youth in Natchez, Mississippi, and studied the American novel under acclaimed southern writer Willie Morris at the University of Mississippi. His first novel, Spandau Phoenix, was the first of thirteen New York Times bestsellers, and his new trilogy continues the story of Penn Cage, protagonist of The Quiet Game, Turning Angel, and #1 New York Times bestseller The Devil's Punchbowl. Iles's novels have been made into films and published in more than thirty-five countries. He is a member of the lit-rock group "The Rock Bottom Remainders" and lives in Natchez with his two teenaged children. Contributor Bio:  Hill, Dick Reader of over four hundred audiobooks, Dick Hill has won three coveted Audie Awards and been nominated numerous times. He is also the recipient of several "AudioFile" Earphones Awards. "AudioFile" includes Dick on their prestigious list of Golden Voices.