Greg Iles spent most of his youth in Natchez, 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' novels have been made into films and published in more than thirty-five countries.

'A blistering masterpiece that is both relevant and impactful.' Real Book Spy‘Readers undaunted by the Proustian length of Iles’ sprawling epic will find crime writing of a rare order… As much a trenchant state-of-the-nation novel as a mesmeric page-turner' Financial Times Praise for Greg Iles: ‘Exceptional … literary crime fiction at its finest – fluent, intelligent, high-octane and yet with deep moral purpose … Unputdownable’ The Times‘A cracking courtroom drama … a compelling read’ Sun‘Epic … operatic in its reach … with courtroom drama that is far more blistering than the John Grisham variety’ Financial Times“The thriller of the year, of the decade even’ The Times‘Iles is a phenomenal thriller writer’ Independent on Sunday‘His thrillers grip from start to finish’ Sunday Telegraph‘Terrific, engrossing’ Sunday Times‘A tale that is both riveting in detail and amazing in its sheer scope’ Sun‘Exciting, moving and inspirational’ Metro‘Often seen as a John Grisham imitator, Iles clearly outperforms the master of the Deep South thriller in this angry yet engrossing novel’ Sunday Times‘Extraordinarily entertaining and fiendishly suspenseful. I defy you to start it and find a way to put it down …This is an amazing work of popular fiction’ STEPHEN KING‘A scorching read’ John Grisham‘An incredible web of intrigue and suspense’ Clive Cussler‘My favourite kind of novel … Ambitious in its scope and superbly satisfying in its execution’ Dan Brown

Greg Iles spent most of his youth in Natchez, 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' novels have been made into films and published in more than thirty-five countries.

'A blistering masterpiece that is both relevant and impactful.' Real Book Spy‘Readers undaunted by the Proustian length of Iles’ sprawling epic will find crime writing of a rare order… As much a trenchant state-of-the-nation novel as a mesmeric page-turner' Financial Times Praise for Greg Iles: ‘Exceptional … literary crime fiction at its finest – fluent, intelligent, high-octane and yet with deep moral purpose … Unputdownable’ The Times‘A cracking courtroom drama … a compelling read’ Sun‘Epic … operatic in its reach … with courtroom drama that is far more blistering than the John Grisham variety’ Financial Times“The thriller of the year, of the decade even’ The Times‘Iles is a phenomenal thriller writer’ Independent on Sunday‘His thrillers grip from start to finish’ Sunday Telegraph‘Terrific, engrossing’ Sunday Times‘A tale that is both riveting in detail and amazing in its sheer scope’ Sun‘Exciting, moving and inspirational’ Metro‘Often seen as a John Grisham imitator, Iles clearly outperforms the master of the Deep South thriller in this angry yet engrossing novel’ Sunday Times‘Extraordinarily entertaining and fiendishly suspenseful. I defy you to start it and find a way to put it down …This is an amazing work of popular fiction’ STEPHEN KING‘A scorching read’ John Grisham‘An incredible web of intrigue and suspense’ Clive Cussler‘My favourite kind of novel … Ambitious in its scope and superbly satisfying in its execution’ Dan Brown