Cemetery Road - Greg Iles

Cemetery Road

By Greg Iles

  • Release Date: 2019-03-05
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 1,699 Ratings)

Book Synopsis

Don’t miss the latest Natchez Burning novel, SOUTHERN MAN

Sometimes the price of justice is a good man’s soul.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Natchez Burning trilogy returns with an electrifying tale of friendship, betrayal, and shattering secrets that threaten to destroy a small Mississippi town.

“An ambitious stand-alone thriller that is both an absorbing crime story and an in-depth exploration of grief, betrayal and corruption… Iles’s latest calls to mind the late, great Southern novelist Pat Conroy. Like Conroy, Iles writes with passion, intensity and absolute commitment.”

   — Washington Post

When Marshall McEwan left his Mississippi hometown at eighteen, he vowed never to return. The trauma that drove him away spurred him to become one of the most successful journalists in Washington, DC. But as the ascendancy of a chaotic administration lifts him from print fame to television stardom, Marshall discovers that his father is terminally ill, and he must return home to face the unfinished business of his past.

On arrival, he finds Bienville, Mississippi very much changed. His family’s 150-year-old newspaper is failing; and Jet Talal, the love of his youth, has married into the family of Max Matheson, one of a dozen powerful patriarchs who rule the town through the exclusive Bienville Poker Club. To Marshall’s surprise, the Poker Club has taken a town on the brink of extinction and offered it salvation, in the form of a billion-dollar Chinese paper mill. But on the verge of the deal being consummated, two murders rock Bienville to its core, threatening far more than the city’s economic future.

An experienced journalist, Marshall has seen firsthand how the corrosive power of money and politics can sabotage investigations. Joining forces with his former lover—who through her husband has access to the secrets of the Poker Club—Marshall begins digging for the truth behind those murders. But he and Jet soon discover that the soil of Mississippi is a minefield where explosive secrets can destroy far more than injustice. The South is a land where everyone hides truths: of blood and children, of love and shame, of hate and murder—of damnation and redemption. The Poker Club’s secret reaches all the way to Washington, D.C., and could shake the foundations of the U.S. Senate. But by the time Marshall grasps the long-buried truth about his own history, he would give almost anything not to have to face it.

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Latest Impressions

  • A plus

    5
    By cuddle kids mecari
    Amazing book! I have read a lot of books but this is definitely a five star one. Very intricate and never stops moving.
  • Disappointing

    1
    By GB Florida
    Started out beautifully, introduction promised the book would not follow a script as many do in this genre. Then it followed that script exactly. Same old story,with shallow characters and plot full of holes.
  • A great book!

    5
    By Kidsnapple
    Awesome story. There were parts that I could put the book down. Excellent story!
  • Frustrating

    2
    By Spray1961
    I am so tired of authors, actors etc who feel they need to force their political views on those who just want to be entertained. A waste of obvious skills. I will not read this man’s work again.
  • The book that wouldn’t end…

    2
    By Skweezer
    One of the longest endings to any book I’ve ever read. Enough already!
  • Cemetary Road

    5
    By B H Phill
    I’m a Greg Isles fan. Initially found myself trying to fit in Isles Natchez bases characters into this story, but these characters fully stand by themselves. Background, people and a multi-faceted plot make this book hard to put dow.
  • Poor read

    4
    By Lostinapp
    A slog of a read. Good subject that dragged on with meaningless information that added nothing but pages. Political comments added nothing as well.
  • Great!

    5
    By Jazzbeaux
    Greg Iles best novel. I’ve read them all. He’s every bit the equal of Grisham, Connelly, DeMille.
  • Great

    5
    By bfrank40
    Great book!! Loved it!
  • Gooder

    5
    By MeanMad
    Just a great book. Well written and engaging. I love the Mississippi references. I am looking forward to reading more of Iles work.