Natchez Burning by Greg Isles. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins. 2014. Adult fiction.Dr. Cage has treated almost everyone over the years and when he is charged with a crime, many of the residents of Natchez, both black and white, are willing to do anything to help him. Not the least of these is his son, Penn, the mayor and a former prosecutor. Penn's fiance, the smart and beautiful publisher of the local newspaper, has already won a Pulitzer. When old racial troubles and past history influence the present, the three characters are tied in a race for their lives. Full of violent, emotional and really mean people who want the past to stay in the past, this is a huge tale that will carry the reader along for a wild ride into the South's mossy swamps, juke joints, and even homes of the privileged few. A thriller to the very end!
