![]() ![]() Now, in “Mississippi Blood,” the saga comes to an end with the mayor and his family under an intense 24-hour guard while facing more threats from the Double Eagles as the trial finally begins for Dr. In “The Bone Tree” the second volume in the trilogy, Cage and his fiancée, newspaper publisher Caitlin Masters, continue the investigation that exposes corruption in the highest places and leads Masters to her death. ![]() His father refuses to defend himself so the mayor and some newspaper folks place themselves in mortal danger by exploring his past, uncovering sexual secrets and a conspiracy involving the Double Eagles, a deadly offshoot of the KKK. ![]() Tom Cage, is accused of murdering his dying former nurse. In the first book of his trilogy, “Natchez Burning,” Mayor Cage’s beloved father, Dr. In Book 3, “Devil’s Punch Bowl,” he is elected mayor and finds he must fight nasties who have come to town with casino gambling. In Book 2, “Turning Angel,” he fights to keep his best friend off death row. The storyline began 18 years ago with “The Quiet Game,” as Cage, a widowed Texas prosecutor, returns to his hometown of Natchez, Miss., with his daughter, and soon begins reopening old wounds. ![]() This is Iles’ sixth book featuring Natchez lawyer, now mayor, Penn Cage. After eight years, a tragic accident, and more than 2,300 pages, Mississippi author Greg Iles closes the door on his “Natchez Burning” trilogy with the final volume: “Mississippi Blood.” ![]()
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