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The Book Show #1498 - Greg Iles

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published April 4, 2017 at 3:00 PM EDT
Book Cover - Mississippi Blood

Greg Iles’ Natchez trilogy has been compared to Faulkner and Conroy – the greatest Southern Gothic writers.

The themes in the trilogy include race issues in the south, past and present, the legacy of a father, small town relationships and unattainable love. The culmination of the trilogy, Mississippi Blood, is now out. 
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