Natchez Burning is the first book in the Natchez Burning trilogy— which also includes The Bone Tree and Mississippi Blood— written by, Greg Iles. Iles does an amazing by adding complex and intriguing facts of history, and fiction, making the book fall under the following genres: historical fiction, thriller, mystery. Natchez Burning, is an incredible phenomenon that combines crimes, lies, and secretive pasts and presents in an enticing thriller/suspense, that features main character, Penn Cage, who is a southern lawyer and former prosecutor.
The book revolves around Penn Cage, who grew up in the rural area of South known as Natchez, Mississippi, where he learned from his father, Dr. Tom Cage, what honor and duty truly mean. The plot of the book thickens when Dr. Tom Cage, a character widely supported within the community, is…show more content… Norris charges the couples a fee and he records all the interactions in a book log he keeps hidden within his store. However, Norris is hiding something even bigger; a young black man named Pookie Wilson is dating the white daughter of one of the richest men in the parish, Brody Royal. Brody Royal and Frank Knox, leader of a KKK gang, ventured in the music store in search of Pookie. But, Albert had a different idea on his mind and kept quiet on the situation. However, later that same night Brody hired Knox and his men to set fire to Albert’s store. Although Albert escaped with little to no injuries, the music shop was in ruins.
In chapter 2, the author proclaims that Albert and Pookie are dead from a series of violent acts and events. Frank Knox informs his klansmen, including a newcomer named Sonny Thornstein about his plan to divide up from the Klan to form a bigger and more serious Ku Klux’s Klan gang. Yet, new gang member Sonny has developed a secret “crush” on the nurse, Viola. Frank and his Klansmen assert their
