Jun 10, 2022PDBurt rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I'm just starting this 791 page paperback with smaller print. If the first chapters is indicative of the rest it should be a good read. LATER: No this book is not about family and No, the first chapter did not show what was to come; it is…
This is a story about family - the struggle between fathers and grown sons on both sides of the law. There are questions to be answered and seeds of doubt to be planted. The author’s skilled use of foreshadowing develops a smoldering…
Apr 28, 2019jontalk rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Given the current political climate as related to racism, this was a great find. Unfamiliar with the author, his storytelling talent is outstanding and like the story, he's had a personal life 'plot twist' which hasn't impacted his ability…
I have read the trilogy and wish there had been a Readers Digest Condensed version. I'm sure two books would have sufficed. Way to wordy and repetitive. Characters that repeatedly make horrible decisions. The author must have set out with…
Jun 27, 2017Joeybiomaster rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This book was a disservice to the black men, women, and children who died during the Civil Rights Movement. I won't go into detail on this thought because it would lead to many spoilers, but there is not one black character who is a main…
Feb 01, 2017Memawrayne rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Great action book with a historical background about a dark time in our country's history. Good characters and lots of twists and turns. I'm going to read the next one very shortly.
Jan 03, 2017JILLYJELLY rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book! I immediately got the follow up to it, "The Bone Tree" and was up till 4 a.m. this morning finishing it. Thoroughly enjoyed both and I'm on pins and needles until the 3rd and final installment comes out in March 2017.
Dec 21, 2015cmlibrary_cwood rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The first of a trilogy, although the fourth book involving main character Penn Cage, Natchez Burning takes you to present day Natchez, Mississippi where lawyer turned writer turned mayor Penn Cage suddenly finds himself trying to help his…
Another Iles book featuring Penn Cage and his father who is accused of murder. Set in the southern USA ,it jumps back and forth from the present to the 60's and features that toxic mix of racism, the KKK and the murder of Blacks, Although…
Jan 13, 2015Daphne57 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is identified as a novel; it reads like a history of the southern US in the 60's; absolutely riveting. It is also beautifully crafted and written.
Congratulations Mr. Isles; it will certainly be commented on and will likely…
One of my favorite authors but I struggled through this one. Far too much detail that made the story drag. It should have been a fast paced exciting story but instead the good parts lost their punch due to an unnecessary ongoing history…
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