Turning Angel: Part 1, Prologue to Chapter 2 inclusive: A suspenseful crime thriller novel set in the Deep South

by Greg Iles

The second thriller in the New York Times No.1 bestselling series featuring Penn Cage: a man who must face the dark heart of the Deep South – and question everything he believes in…

This novel has been serialized into 5 parts – this is PART 1 of 5 (Prologue to Chapter 2 of 42)

Rape and murder aren’t new to the Deep South, but when the body of a popular high school girl is found dumped in the local river, the whole town of Natchez, Mississippi is shocked.

Penn Cage no longer practises law, but when his best friend Drew is accused of the murder and asks for help, Penn must face the hardest questions of his life: Can he defend Drew against the town, the police and overwhelming evidence?

Or could it be true that his friend is a brutal killer who has deceived Penn and everyone else?

41 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 10, 2014

About the author

Greg Iles spent most of his life in Natchez, Mississippi. His first novel, Spandau
Phoenix, was the first of seventeen New York Times bestsellers. His Natchez
Burning trilogy continued the story of Penn Cage, the 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 was a
member of the lit-rock group The Rock Bottom Remainders.

Reviews

[Beth Wrigley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slow to start, but persevere, all of a sudden it's a gripping read!