MISSISSIPPI BLOOD BY GREG ILES is the third in the book of trilogies starting with Natchez Burning, & The Bone Tree. In all honesty this is the first book of Mr.Iles I have read, so in other words I started at the ending. It doesnt matter to me though. MISSISSIPPI BLOOD is so fast paced and so page turning that I picked up the nuances of the trilogy right away.
Set in Natchez, Mississippi (the authors home town) Penn Gage and his family are battling forces of evil that have been around decades. These forces are men who feels its justified now & back in the 60's the KKK or in this case a very radical version the Double Eagles to beat, kill, rape African Americans & any whites who stand with them or love them.
Lives are at stake in Mississippi Blood, lives of Penn Gage's family, friends & yes Penn Gage himself. Lives of the past, lives of the present & the future. Penn Gage must not only try to save his father from death but keep away from and help capture the worst of the worst member of the Double Eagles.
Its never easy to walk right into a series or in this instance a trilogy,but Mr Iles writes so well that I did not have to read the first two books even though I plan to . I had no trouble enjoying MISSISSIPPI BLOOD to the very last page. The book is fairly long, over six hundred pages but dont be daunted because of it. This book reads so fast and the pace stays so strong you will be done before you know it.
I recieved this book from goodreads free in exchange for a review.
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